Chive Bobbin blue grey porcelain hanging planter pot with no drainage styled with a spider plant.
Two Chive Bobbin porcelain hanging planters in black and in white styled with plants against a neutral background.
Chive Bobbin blue grey porcelain hanging planter pot with no drainage styled with a spider plant.
Chive Bobbin blue grey porcelain hanging planter pot with no drainage showing two toned color finish.
Chive Bobbin blue grey porcelain hanging planter pot styled with a spider plant with cord loosely dropped.
Chive Bobbin porcelain hanging planters in black, white, blue grey, and light grey, styled with spider plant and philodendron.
Chive Bobbin blue grey porcelain hanging planters styled with plants against a neutral background.
Chive Bobbin black porcelain hanging planter pot without drainage styled with a philodendron plant.
Chive Bobbin black porcelain hanging planter pot with no drainage showing two toned color layer.
Chive Bobbin black porcelain hanging planter pot with no drainage styled with a spider plant.
Chive Bobbin porcelain hanging planters in black, white, blue grey, and light grey, styled with spider plant and philodendron.
Chive Bobbin black porcelain hanging planters styled with plants against a neutral background.
Chive Bobbin light grey porcelain hanging planter pot with no drainage styled with a spider plant.
Chive Bobbin black porcelain hanging planter pot with no drainage showing two toned color finish.
Chive Bobbin light grey porcelain hanging planter pot without drainage styled with a philodendron plant.
Chive Bobbin porcelain hanging planters in black, white, blue grey, and light grey, styled with spider plant and philodendron.
Chive Bobbin white porcelain hanging planter pot without drainage styled with a philodendron plant.
Chive Bobbin black porcelain hanging planter pot without drainage.
Chive Bobbin white porcelain hanging planter pot without drainage styled with a philodendron plant.
Chive Bobbin porcelain hanging planters in black, white, blue grey, and light grey, styled with spider plant and philodendron.
Chive Bobbin white porcelain hanging planters styled with plants against a neutral background.
Chive Bobbin blue grey porcelain hanging planter pot with no drainage styled with a spider plant.
Two Chive Bobbin porcelain hanging planters in black and in white styled with plants against a neutral background.
Chive Bobbin blue grey porcelain hanging planter pot with no drainage styled with a spider plant.
Chive Bobbin blue grey porcelain hanging planter pot with no drainage showing two toned color finish.
Chive Bobbin blue grey porcelain hanging planter pot styled with a spider plant with cord loosely dropped.
Chive Bobbin porcelain hanging planters in black, white, blue grey, and light grey, styled with spider plant and philodendron.
Chive Bobbin blue grey porcelain hanging planters styled with plants against a neutral background.
Chive Bobbin black porcelain hanging planter pot without drainage styled with a philodendron plant.
Chive Bobbin black porcelain hanging planter pot with no drainage showing two toned color layer.
Chive Bobbin black porcelain hanging planter pot with no drainage styled with a spider plant.
Chive Bobbin porcelain hanging planters in black, white, blue grey, and light grey, styled with spider plant and philodendron.
Chive Bobbin black porcelain hanging planters styled with plants against a neutral background.
Chive Bobbin light grey porcelain hanging planter pot with no drainage styled with a spider plant.
Chive Bobbin black porcelain hanging planter pot with no drainage showing two toned color finish.
Chive Bobbin light grey porcelain hanging planter pot without drainage styled with a philodendron plant.
Chive Bobbin porcelain hanging planters in black, white, blue grey, and light grey, styled with spider plant and philodendron.
Chive Bobbin white porcelain hanging planter pot without drainage styled with a philodendron plant.
Chive Bobbin black porcelain hanging planter pot without drainage.
Chive Bobbin white porcelain hanging planter pot without drainage styled with a philodendron plant.
Chive Bobbin porcelain hanging planters in black, white, blue grey, and light grey, styled with spider plant and philodendron.
Chive Bobbin white porcelain hanging planters styled with plants against a neutral background.

Bobbin Porcelain Modern Hanging Indoor Plant Pot

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$38.95
Colors: Black
Hanging Planter
Rope Included
30-day return policy

The Bobbin is a matte 5-inch ceramic hanging planter, named after an old wooden bobbin that's sat on a dusty sewing table in the studio for years. It isn't a deep story. It's the truest one Chive has.

Standing 6 inches tall, it holds a trailing plant with room to spill, so a pothos or a string of hearts has somewhere to fall. The two-tone finish is matte on top and smooth below, wiping clean effortlessly. The name came off a sewing table and never left, which is more than most of Chive's better ideas can say.

Product detail
  • Color: Black, Blue Grey, Light Grey, White
  • Material: Porcelain
  • Glaze finish: Matte/Glazed
  • Finish variation: Natural variation between pieces
  • Drainage: No
  • Saucer: No
  • Hanging Sting: Yes it's included
  • Dishwasher safe: Yes
  • Indoor / Outdoor: For indoor use and covered outdoor temperate weather use
  • Designed by: Chive Studio
  • Year Designed: 2017
Dimension
  • 5 inches diameter, 6 inches tall
Plants that love this pot
  • Pothos
  • String of pearls
  • String of hearts
  • English ivy
  • Heartleaf philodendron
  • Hoya
  • Burro's tail
  • Spider plant

Potting a Trailing Plant

  1. Choose a trailing plant with a root ball that fits the planter with a little room to spare.
  2. Add well-draining potting mix appropriate to your plant. Not garden soil. We know your grandmother used garden soil. She was wrong about this one thing.
  3. Transplant from the nursery pot, leaving about ½ inch at the top for watering.
  4. Water until the soil is evenly moist, letting any excess drain before you hang it.
  5. Hang it where the foliage has room to fall, in bright, indirect light.

Which pot size for my plant? →

Repotting guide →
Pot Care instructions
  1. Dishwasher-safe. Can also be hand-washed with warm soapy water and a soft cloth.
  2. The glaze is dipped and kiln-fired — it is sealed, durable, and not looking for trouble. No special cleaning products required.
  3. For pots with saucers empty the saucer periodically. Standing water in the saucer defeats the purpose of having a drainage hole, which is a thing we feel strongly about.
  4. Not frost-safe. Designed for indoor use and covered outdoor temperate weather use. Freezing temperatures are not recommended.
Shipping & returns

Shipping

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  • Standard: 5–8 business days Express 2–3 business days (at checkout)
  • International Ships: to 40 countries — rates at checkout
  • Packaging Ships: in outer box to protect gift box

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Returns

We accept returns within 30 days of delivery on unused items in original packaging. If your piece arrives damaged, contact us within 14 days with a photo and we will replace it at no charge.

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The Truest Story We Have

The Bobbin is a 5-inch ceramic hanging planter, and the name has the least romantic origin of anything we make, which is exactly why we trust it. We were running low on names by the time we got to this one, which happens more than we would like to admit in a studio that has named pots after Roman senators, Swedish record labels, and at least one band member's surname.

There are a few old sewing tables in the back of the studio, left from a previous life of the building or a previous idea that never quite materialized, and one of them still has a bobbin sitting on it that nobody has moved in years. Someone looked at the new planter, looked at the bobbin, and said bobbin, and the room had nothing better to offer. So Bobbin it was.

It is not a deep story. It is the truest one we have. At five inches across and six tall, the Bobbin holds a trailing plant with room to spill: a pothos, a heartleaf philodendron, a string of hearts that finally has somewhere to go.

It hangs where a plant can fall freely, in a corner or a window, and asks nothing of you beyond the occasional turn toward the light.

We have stopped apologizing for the name. A planter named after the first object someone happened to see is, if nothing else, honest about how it came to exist, which is more than most names around here can claim.

Potting a plant with Chive

  1. Place a 1-inch layer of small stones or LECA pebbles at the bottom of the pot. Optional, but it helps with airflow.
  2. Add well-draining potting mix appropriate to your plant. Not garden soil. We know your grandmother used garden soil. She was wrong about this one thing.
  3. Transplant from the nursery pot, leaving about 1 inch at the top for watering.
  4. Set the pot on the matching saucer.
  5. Water thoroughly until water runs out the drainage hole into the saucer. Empty the saucer once the plant has absorbed what it needs.
Repotting plants with Chive | Chive Studio

The Ultimate Repotting Guide

For those who have killed a plant. Or several. Or, frankly, many.

Before you put a plant into your new pot, you have to get it out of the nursery pot — a process that ends badly more often than any gardening influencer will admit. We wrote a full guide: when to repot (early spring, and not when you're feeling impulsive in October), which soil to use, how to tell your plant is root-bound, and how to avoid the three mistakes that kill perfectly healthy plants within a week of a well-intentioned repotting.

It is the guide we wish someone had handed us twenty-five years ago. It is written by people who have personally committed most of the errors in it.

Read the guide we wish we had
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More From the Hanging Planters

The Bobbin has relatives, the same hand and the same finish drawn larger and smaller for the plant you actually own.

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The Whole Collection Hangs Together

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Denver Botanic Gardens Did Not Ask How It Was Finished

Chive Studio designs hanging planters, pots, and ceramic flowers, and runs every shape through more revisions and arguments than anyone budgets for, because we are incapable of making something we do not mean. We design everything we sell, license nothing to other manufacturers, and have never sold to a big-box retailer.

Botanical institutions keep choosing the work, which we credit to buyers who can tell at a glance whether an object is what it claims to be. Denver Botanic Gardens carries Chive. So do the Atlanta Botanical Garden and the San Antonio Botanical Garden. We ship to over 40 countries, and the matte surface wipes clean and outlasts most of the furniture it hangs near, a claim we can make only because we have watched it hold up for years.

None of it is luck. It is the same standard applied to every planter we make, the small quiet ones and the ones named after words we are not going to print, every time.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the Bobbin best suited to?

The Bobbin is a porcelain hanging planter for indoor plants. It works well for trailing plants like pothos, string of pearls, and ivy and suits modern, boho, and minimalist rooms. As a porcelain hanging planter, the Bobbin fits a ceiling hook, bracket, or rod and pairs cleanly with the rest of the Chive pot range. It comes in several colorways to match different rooms.

Is the Bobbin a plant pot without a drainage hole?

No, the Bobbin is an indoor hanging planter without a drainage hole, so it is best used with plants that tolerate less frequent watering or as a cachepot. Either plant pothos directly and water lightly, or drop a nursery pot inside and lift it out to water. Without a drainage hole, the trick is to add water slowly and avoid leaving any pooled at the bottom.

What plants grow well in the Bobbin?

The Bobbin is a porcelain hanging planter that holds a nursery plant of a similar width, so match the grower pot to the opening rather than the mature size of the plant. Good choices include trailing plants like pothos, string of pearls, and ivy. For an indoor plant pot, size up by about an inch when you repot so roots have room without swimming in soil.

Does the Bobbin hanging planter include a tray?

The Bobbin does not include a saucer, which suits its use as a hanging planter. If you plant directly in it, water lightly so nothing collects at the base, or set a nursery pot inside and lift it out to water over a sink. A small cork pad underneath protects furniture if you keep the Bobbin on a shelf. As an indoor hanging planter without a tray, it is forgiving as long as you water with a light hand.

Are porcelain plant pots good for indoor plants?

Yes, the Bobbin is a porcelain plant pot. Porcelain is fired hard, holds glaze color well, and does not break down with watering the way untreated materials can, which makes porcelain plant pots a reliable choice for indoor plants. The Bobbin is glazed to seal the surface, so it wipes clean and keeps its finish on a sill, shelf, or table.

How do I care for plants in the Bobbin hanging planter?

To water the Bobbin, add small amounts and stop before anything pools at the bottom, since this hanging planter has no drainage hole. The easiest method is to keep the plant in its nursery pot, lift it out to water over a sink, let it drain, and set it back. Watering a pot without drainage is mostly about restraint, less water, less often.

Is the Bobbin a good porcelain pot for pothos?

The Bobbin is a good porcelain hanging planter for pothos. Trailing stems spill over the rim and hang well from a hook.Succulents like the tighter, fast-drying conditions of a pot without a drainage hole, as long as you water lightly. For anyone searching for a porcelain pot for pothos, the Bobbin covers both looks and function. Match the nursery pot to the opening and the plant settles in without fuss.

How is the Bobbin hanging planter hung?

The Bobbin hangs from a sturdy hook or bracket rated for the filled weight, which matters once soil and water are added. Hang it near a window for a trailing plant and leave room below so the foliage can drop. As an indoor hanging planter, the Bobbin works in a corner, over a sink, or beside a shelf where floor space is tight.
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Shido seeds come vacuum-sealed, non-GMO, and packaged well enough that people keep the packets after the seeds are gone. Which is either a design success or a problem, depending on how you look at it.

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