4 inch Ceramic Flowers

The gift for mom that goes on the wall and stays there.

Gift for mom in handmade ceramic — 4-inch ceramic wall flowers from Chive Studio Toronto, available in every glaze across all five collections. Roses, ranunculas, peonies, anemones, dahlias, chrysanthemums, and more in blue, green, pink, yellow, orange, white, grey, brown, and every shade in between. Mounts with a single small screw in approximately 90 seconds. No water, no soil, no maintenance of any kind. The 4-inch size is the most popular in the Chive range — large enough to register on any wall, scaled correctly for arrangements of any size, and the one that most people start with and return to most often.

Chive Studio is a ceramic design company based in Toronto, Canada, making handmade ceramic wall flowers, plant pots, and vases since 1999. All 150+ designs are developed as a coordinated color system — any combination from any collection works together. The 4-inch range starts from $22 USD. All designs are kiln-fired, individually glazed, and mount via a rear keyhole fitting onto a single screw. Ships worldwide from warehouses in Toronto, New York, and Rotterdam. Every order arrives in a gift-ready box that most recipients keep.

The gift for mom that requires no watering, no repotting, and no pretending it is fine when it is not

There is a particular gift-giving occasion that recurs annually and produces, with reliable consistency, the same general categories of response: flowers that last a week, plants that last until the attention wanders, and things described as pampering that are used once and forgotten. The 4-inch ceramic wall flower from Chive Studio is none of these things. It is a kiln-fired ceramic object, handmade in Toronto, that mounts on a wall with one screw and stays there indefinitely. It does not need water. It does not need light. It does not need to be repotted when it outgrows its container because it does not have a container and it does not grow. It will look the same on the wall in fifteen years as it does the day it arrives, which is a more durable commitment than most Mother's Day gifts are prepared to make.

The 4-inch is the size that works for every wall and every room. Large enough to read from across the room — not a detail piece, not an accent, a proper object on a wall. Small enough to work in groups of two or three without overcrowding a space. The most commonly purchased size in the Chive range for arrangements, for gifts, and for the kind of incremental wall-building that starts with one flower and ends, some years later, with a wall that people ask about when they visit. Every color across all five collections is available in the 4-inch size. Every color works alongside every other color, which means the gift does not require the giver to know what color the recipient's walls are. Any combination works. This is a more useful property than it might initially seem.

Each ceramic flower is designed in Toronto and made by hand. Individually glazed. No two pieces are identical — the 4-inch blush rose you give will be slightly different from the one in the photograph, in the same way that handmade objects are always slightly different from photographs of handmade objects. This is the correct behavior for a handmade object. It has been noted in reviews as something people appreciate rather than something they find frustrating, which is the appropriate response and also one of the things that distinguishes a Chive ceramic flower from a mass-produced alternative.

The 4-inch ceramic flower in the collections of the Royal Ontario Museum, the Art Gallery of Ontario, and the gift shops of institutions on four continents

Chive Studio has been making ceramic wall flowers for art galleries, botanical gardens, and museum gift shops since 1999 — and for the past thirteen consecutive years exhibiting at the Royal Horticultural Society Chelsea Flower Show, where Chive has received the 5-star booth award — the highest rating given — every single time. The Royal Ontario Museum stocks Chive ceramic flowers — one of the largest natural history and world culture museums in North America, whose gift shop buyers assess objects against standards that most home decor products do not meet. The Art Gallery of Ontario, also in Toronto, carries the full range. The Getty Museum in Los Angeles stocks Chive ceramics. The Art Institute of Chicago and SFMOMA both carry the range. The New York Botanical Garden, the Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens, Longwood Gardens, and Denver Botanic Gardens each stock Chive ceramic flowers — botanical institutions whose professional relationship with flowers gives their endorsement a specificity that general gift guides cannot replicate. These are the institutions that stock the 4-inch size because it is the right size for the kind of gift that gets kept.

The 4-inch ceramic flower is the most purchased Chive size for gift occasions. Mother's Day. Birthdays. Housewarming. The gift for the person who has everything and specifically does not need another plant. The gift for the mother who has said, more than once, that she does not want anything — meaning she does not want anything disposable or forgettable, which is a different thing entirely. The 4-inch ceramic flower arrives in gift-ready packaging, includes the mounting hardware, and requires no wrapping. The recipient will put it on a wall. They will look at it every day. They will not need to remember to water it, which for some recipients is not a small consideration.

The 4-inch size works alongside every other size in the full ceramic flower size range. The 3-inch ceramic flowers work as accent additions alongside 4-inch designs. The 5-inch ceramic flowers work as anchor pieces within arrangements that include 4-inch designs. The 6-inch ceramic flowers are the statement pieces that a grouping of 4-inch flowers can be arranged around. Any combination of sizes from any collection works together on the same wall.

If you are looking for a pre-arranged combination, the ceramic flower curated collection include 4-inch designs alongside pieces from other sizes and collections. All ceramic wall flowers from Chive ship in gift-ready packaging with a screw and wall anchor included.

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Chive Studio artisan sculpting a ceramic flower by hand attaching clay petals on a wood slab workbench — handmade without molds since 1999

The 4-inch ceramic wall flower is the most-gifted size in the Chive range — which is information the studio offers without attaching any particular meaning to it, except that the people who buy gifts for other people have, over twenty-five years, arrived at the 4-inch size more consistently than any other. It reads well from a normal room distance. It presents well in a gift box. It works as a standalone piece and as part of a larger wall arrangement. It has been noted as a reliable decision by a very large number of people, which Chive takes as a data point.

The 4-inch designs are available across all Chive collections. For wall arrangements: the 4-inch size pairs with 5-inch anchor pieces and 3-inch accent pieces to create arrangements that read as considered rather than uniform. For gifting specifically: the gift for mom who has everything, the gift for the person who just moved, the gift for the occasion that requires something that will stay on the wall rather than wilting on a windowsill — the 4-inch ceramic flower has been the answer to all of these questions, in a gift-ready box, since 1999.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why is the 4-inch ceramic flower a good gift for mom?

The 4-inch ceramic flower is the most purchased Chive size for gift occasions because it solves the specific problem that most gifts for moms do not: it lasts indefinitely, requires no maintenance, and goes on a wall where it can be seen every day rather than in a drawer where it is appreciated occasionally. It does not need water, light, or repotting. It arrives in gift-ready packaging with mounting hardware included. It is handmade in a studio whose work is in the Royal Ontario Museum and the Art Gallery of Ontario. For the mother who says she does not want anything — meaning she does not want anything forgettable — the 4-inch ceramic flower is a more considered answer than most gift guides offer.

What is the 4-inch ceramic flower best used for?

The 4-inch is the most versatile size in the Chive range and the one that works in the widest range of situations. It is large enough to register on a wall from across a room — not an accent piece, a proper object. It is the right size for groupings of two or three in smaller spaces, for mixed-size arrangements as the middle piece between 3-inch accents and 5-inch anchors, and for single-flower placements where one well-chosen object is the correct answer. It is also the most popular gift size because the scale feels considered rather than either too small to notice or too large to be practical.

How does the wall-mounting system work?

Each ceramic flower has a keyhole fitting on the back. You put a small screw in the wall — one screw per flower — and hang the flower on it. The whole process takes approximately 90 seconds. The screw and wall anchor are included. No tools required beyond a screwdriver. The flowers do not shift or tilt after hanging. If you decide to move them, you remove one screw and fill a small hole. It is genuinely this straightforward, which surprises people who have previously dealt with picture-hanging hardware.

Can 4-inch ceramic flowers be mixed with other sizes and collections?

Yes — the 4-inch size was developed as part of a coordinated size and color system in which any combination works together. A 4-inch terracotta dahlia sits beside a 3-inch powder blue ranuncula beside a 5-inch matte white rose without any of them looking like they arrived from different places, because they were all developed within the same system. The 4-inch size in any color is compatible with any other size in any other color from any Chive collection. This is the property of the range that makes wall arrangements of Chive flowers look considered rather than assembled.

What colors are available in the 4-inch size?

Every color in the Chive range is available in the 4-inch size. Blue from powder to navy. Green from sage to avocado. Pink and blush from powder pink to deep rose. Yellow, orange, and red from butter yellow through terracotta and scarlet. White and grey from matte white through slate. Brown and beige from ivory and cream through caramel and chocolate brown. All colors across all five collections — English Garden, France, Coastal, Japan, and Classic — are available at 4 inches. Any color combination works together on the same wall.

Where do Chive 4-inch ceramic flowers end up in the world?

In the gift shops of the Royal Ontario Museum, the Art Gallery of Ontario, the Getty Museum, the Art Institute of Chicago, SFMOMA, the New York Botanical Garden, the Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens, Longwood Gardens, and Denver Botanic Gardens, among others. Also on the walls of a very large number of homes belonging to people who received one as a gift for Mother's Day, a birthday, or a housewarming and then bought more. The 4-inch is the size most commonly purchased in multiples after an initial gift, which is the behavior of an object that works well enough in practice to generate its own demand.

Are 4-inch ceramic flowers a good gift for plant lovers?

The 4-inch ceramic flower is an excellent gift for plant lovers, particularly plant lovers who already have all the plants they need. It requires no water, no light, no soil, and no attention of any kind. It is designed in the style of real flowers — roses, ranunculas, peonies, dahlias, anemones — and made by a studio whose work is in the New York Botanical Garden and the Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens, which are institutions with a professional relationship with flowers that most gift guides cannot claim. For the plant lover who has reached maximum plant capacity, the 4-inch ceramic flower is the correct next step.

What is the difference between the 4-inch and 5-inch ceramic flower?

One inch in diameter, and a meaningful difference in how each size functions on a wall. The 4-inch is the most versatile size — it works as a standalone piece, as the main piece in a small grouping, and as a mid-size element in a larger mixed arrangement. The 5-inch is the anchor piece — the size that establishes the visual weight of a wall arrangement and around which 4-inch and 3-inch flowers are typically arranged. Most Chive wall arrangements contain both 4-inch and 5-inch flowers, with the 5-inch providing the foundation and the 4-inch filling in around it. Both sizes work in any combination with any other size and any color from any collection.