Beginner Gardening: I am having trouble understanding pot sizes., 1 by dp72

dp72 wrote:
I'm sorry this picture is blurry- I copied it off the Internet- but this will give you an idea of what succulent pots look like. They are wide in comparison to their height.

Ordinary pots are fine. You might put bark mulch in the bottom 1/3 of a tall pot so that there is not so much soil beneath the shallow roots of the succulent. That way there is less chance of root rot. Clay pots breathe and that is good- they hold water for a shorter period of time. And don't water as often if you're using deeper pots.