Hi, Wes,

My first reaction was NO WAY to the pot. The rule of thumb for determining the correct size of a pot is based on the size of the plant. Measure the diameter of the plant, divide by three, and the result is the number in inches across of the size of the pot.

AVs like to be pot bound. If you put them in this pot size, you will have to put in a lot of them to use up the volume of potting mix this will hold. I'm afraid the end result of that would be to crowd the plants so much they will never have a chance to grow symmetrically; they'll be crowding it up with the neighbors.

That being said, I sense that you are not bound by the usual, and may look for something a little different. I would encourage you to use your pot to make a dish garden using maybe one AV and then some other houseplants that like the same conditions. I had one once that had a dracena, a schleferra (sp), ivy, plus the AV, and they all seemed quite happy for a year. They outgrew the space, and I broke it down and potted them up individually.

There will be an AV show in Mass. at the Tower Hill Botanical Gardens in April. There are usually some dish gardens shown there.

Barbara

Don't use the pot. As Barbara said the standard size pot is 1/3 the diameter of the crown. If you absolutley need to have a mass planting, I would pot them up individually and combine them into a basket or a large pot. The main problem in doing this is that the leaves will intermingle, become too crowded and eventually the plants will lose their symetrical shape.
Fred in nj

Well noted Barb and Fred thanks: Both of you are the persons I wanted to respond. I'd rather loss the pot to ugly then to waste time and loss. I'll get something else for it a weeping thing I'll find something.
April huh ? 20 minute drive ? Outside gardening stuff nahhh I'll prioity forget by then. Wish me luck on google get me a reminder thing.
Thanks again you two
Wes