HARRY POTTER - Mandrake & Plant pot - Salt and Pepper Shakers Set

HARRY POTTER – Mandrake & Pot – Ceramic salt and pepper set

Add a touch of magical botany to your table with this salt and pepper set designed by Paladone under official Harry Potter licence. The set comprises two ceramic pieces inspired by the famous Mandrakes studied at Hogwarts: a small Mandrake and its matching flower pot.

Both pieces feature a design directly inspired by the botany lessons in the series. The Mandrake displays its brown root-like body topped with green leaves, whilst the second piece takes the form of a terracotta pot bearing a ‘Mandrake – Mandragora’ label. The two pieces can also be stacked, with the Mandrake sitting on top of the pot to form a small decorative item when not in use.

With their compact size of around 7 cm in height, these accessories can be used daily for salt and pepper whilst also serving as a table decoration for fans of the Wizarding World. The Paladone catalogue confirms that this is indeed a set of two ceramic salt and pepper shakers.

Technical specifications

• Manufacturer: Paladone

• Licence: Harry Potter

• Theme: Botany / Mandrake

• Product type: salt and pepper set

• Contents: 2 pieces

• Design: 1 Mandrake + 1 flowerpot

• Function: salt and pepper shakers

• Configuration: stackable pieces

• Material: ceramic

• Approximate height: approx. 7 cm

• EAN: 5056577774931

• Manufacturer’s reference: PP15886HP

Origin and lore

In the world of Harry Potter, Mandrakes, or Mandragora, are magical plants whose roots resemble those of a small human being. The young plants resemble particularly noisy babies and gradually become more mature as they grow. Their cry poses the greatest danger: the cry of an adult Mandrake can be fatal, which is why pupils must wear ear protectors when handling them.

Harry, Ron and Hermione first encounter Mandrakes during Professor Pomona Sprout’s Charms lessons in the Hogwarts greenhouses. However, these plants are not merely dangerous: their powerful restorative properties make them an essential ingredient in Mandrake Potion, used to restore people who have been petrified or fallen victim to certain curses to their normal state.

This Paladone set thus transforms one of the most memorable magical plants from *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets* into a table centrepiece, featuring both the small root-like creature and the pot in which it is grown.