Scoria is a lightweight volcanic stone with a striking claret color. It offers several useful characteristics for landscaping and construction applications, including:

• Serving as an inorganic mulch in garden beds.
• Providing bottom drainage layers in pots and planter boxes.
• Acting as lightweight drainage material behind retaining walls.
• Offering high-temperature insulation.
• Functioning as bedding media for underground pipes.
• For use with Bonsai arrangements. and pot plants.

This versatile stone is somewhat porous with a high surface area and an excellent strength-to-weight ratio.