Hanging Plant Pots

A hanging planter is a pot designed to hang from the ceiling or a wall bracket rather than sit on a surface. The hanging mechanism is part of the design — cord, chain, or bracket, set at the correct angle to keep it level. Chive hanging planters are ceramic, install with one screw, and have no drainage holes: use with a liner or grower pot inside, or choose plants that don't need drainage.

The best trailing plants for hanging planters are pothos, string of pearls, heartleaf philodendron, English ivy, spider plants, and tradescantia. Pothos are the most forgiving — they trail in low light, forgive inconsistent watering, and recover quickly from neglect. String of pearls is the most dramatic — it trails quickly and looks correct at the length that most people have between ceiling and furniture. Heartleaf philodendron is the most adaptable — it trails in almost any direction and in almost any light condition without complaint. All three work well in Chive hanging planters at the 4-inch to 5-inch diameter that covers most trailing plants at nursery size.

A ceramic hanging planter works as a new home gift because every home has at least one spot where a trailing plant would be welcome and where there's no surface to put one. A Chive hanging planter installs with one screw. No drainage holes — pair with a liner for soil-grown trailing plants.

Install a Chive hanging planter with one screw and ninety seconds. The screw goes into a ceiling stud or a wall anchor rated for the weight of the pot, the plant, and the moist soil combined. Find the stud with a stud finder or use a wall anchor appropriate for drywall. Drive the screw at the angle specified for the anchor type. Hang the planter. Adjust the cord or chain length to the desired height. The pot will be level because the hanging system is designed to keep it level. That is the installation. One screw. Ninety seconds.

The correct hanging planter size is two inches larger in diameter than the current root ball of the trailing plant. For a pothos purchased from a nursery in a 3-inch grower pot: a 5-inch hanging planter. For an established pothos that has been growing for a year: a 6-inch hanging planter. The vertical space below the hanging planter should be at least eighteen inches for trailing plants to develop without contacting the furniture or floor below. More vertical space produces a more dramatic trail. The plant will use the space it is given.

Chive hanging planters have no drainage holes. For trailing plants that need drainage, put a liner or grower pot inside and water carefully — let it drain from the liner before replacing. Pothos, philodendron, and string of hearts manage well in a no-drainage setup with careful watering. They're forgiving plants, which is part of why they're trailing plants.

Chive hanging planters have no drainage holes. For trailing plants that need drainage, put a liner or grower pot inside and water carefully — let it drain from the liner before replacing. Pothos, philodendron, and string of hearts manage well in a no-drainage setup with careful watering. They're forgiving plants, which is part of why they're trailing plants.

The best hanging planter for indoors is ceramic, installs with one point of contact, and holds the pot level when hanging. The Chive ceramic hanging planter meets these criteria: ceramic with a glaze that does not fade, one-screw installation, level hang confirmed before the design was finalized. No drainage holes — designed for use with a liner or for plants that tolerate a no-drainage setup.

Most plants have no preference about hanging. They trail in the direction that gravity suggests and absorb light from whatever angle it comes from. The trailing plants specifically — pothos, string of pearls, philodendron — have evolved for exactly this situation and experience hanging as a correct and expected condition rather than an imposition. If your plant seems reluctant to trail, the issue is usually insufficient light from below rather than an objection to the concept of hanging, and repositioning the planter to a location with better light will resolve it without a conversation.