This $59 Alexa-shaped, dirt-free planter will help you not kill your plants and has raked in over $5.2 million on Kickstarter — here's how it works

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• A dirt-free planter priced at $59 has raised over $5 million on Kickstarter.
• The Terraplanter uses a ceramic structure with pores that hold water and slowly "feeds" your plant over time.
• It's also reusable — when you want to replace your plant with another, you can simply peel it off of the planter.

For many of us cooped up indoors during the pandemic, we're turning to houseplants for some much needed companionship and for something to do.

An inside-out hyodroponic planter that currently has over $5 million in pledges on Kickstarter could one day help with that. The Terraplanter grows your plants on its external frame rather than inside of it, and it only uses water — no soil or dirt.

It basically is a huge help for those without green thumbs and lowers the chance that your plant will turn into a dreary, wilted mess on the windowsill. It also happens to resemble another device designed to make your life easier: Amazon's cylindrical Alexa assistant, as Yanko Design writes.

A company spokesperson told Business Insider in an email that the resemblance wasn't intentional, but it's something they're leaning into now.

Here's how it works.