Ceramic Flower Large Orange 12

One of the first flowers we named. We have since progressed.

Sale price $33.00 Regular price $41.25
Gift Ready Box
Ready-to-hang
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A gift for a surgeon works best when it asks nothing of someone who already has no free hours, and the Ceramic Flower Large Orange 12 was built around exactly that kind of person. The color was named early in the studio's history, back when "Large Orange" sounded clever in the way certain haircuts sound clever at the time; the flower itself outgrew the name years ago. Orange this saturated reads from across a waiting room or a hallway without needing a spotlight to prove the point. Chive artisans shape every Large Orange by hand, matching the same glaze formula that made the very first batch impossible to improve on. Mounting takes one screw and about thirty seconds, after which there's no water no upkeep no calendar reminder ever again. Chicago Botanic Garden stocks this piece among a small selection of Chive ceramics in its retail shop, not far from living orange blooms that will not last nearly as long.

Product detail
  • Material: Ceramic
  • Glaze finish: Glazed
  • Mounting: Keyhole for Wall Hanging
  • Packaging: Individually packaged in gift ready box
  • Color: Orange
  • Glaze Variation: Natural variation between pieces
  • Year Designed: 2022
Dimension

5.5 inches diameter, to 2 inches tall

How to hang & display

Wall hanging

Works on drywall, plaster, or wood panelling. Drive a small screw at a slight upward angle, leaving the head proud of the wall. Slide the keyhole slot on the back over the screw head, adjust to level. Sits flush — no visible hardware.

No stud? No problem. A drywall anchor rated for the weight works fine.

Displaying a collection

Lay everything out on the floor first. Start with your anchor piece, build outward. Keep 2–3 inches between each piece and aim for the centre of the whole arrangement to land around eye level. Use painter's tape on the wall to map positions before committing to any screws.

Table & shelf display: Equally beautiful propped on a shelf, mantle, or side table. Pair with books, candles, or a small pot.

Full guide on how to hang your ceramic flower →

Care instructions
  1. Dust with a soft dry cloth or soft-bristled brush. Do not use wet cloths or liquid cleaners.
  2. Keep away from direct moisture, steam, and outdoor conditions. Indoor display only.
  3. Handle by the base or stem — avoid pressure on individual petals.
  4. If storing, return to original gift box with foam insert for protection.
Shipping & returns

Shipping

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  • 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 7 days with a photo and we will replace it at no charge.

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Orange at Its Largest

Every color in this collection gets a name early, usually before anyone's thought hard enough about whether the name will still make sense in five years. "Large Orange" was assigned on a Tuesday, by someone who has since moved departments, and it stuck the way names tend to stick around here — not because it's good, but because changing it would require a meeting. The flower itself never got the memo that its name might be a liability. It shows up saturated, unbothered, entirely too confident for something named with this little imagination. We have tried, on at least two occasions, to rename it something with more dignity. Both attempts failed at the point where someone asked what was actually wrong with "Large Orange," and nobody had a good answer. So it stays orange, it stays large, and it stays exactly as described on the box, which is more honesty than most product names offer anyone shopping for one. It hangs with one screw and asks nothing further of anyone. It doesn't fade in direct light the way a name this dated arguably should have by now, decades on from whenever "Large Orange" first sounded clever. We've made peace with it. The flower clearly never had a problem to begin with, and it's stopped waiting for us to catch up.


Three ways to display it

Stunning table accent

Prop on a table, shelf, or beside books.

A gift that arrives beautifully

Beautiful Signature box. No wrapping needed.

English Garden Collection Ceramic flowers arranged on wall display as home decor art — Chive Studio Toronto

Ready to hang wall art

One screw. No Frame. Solo or gallery wall

Keyhole slot on back of Chive ceramic wall flower, single screw installation, easy hang no tools required

How to hang ceramic wall flowers?

One screw. No contractors. No drama.

One screw. One keyhole on the back. Ninety seconds and it's on the wall. The video shows exactly how it happens — no special hardware, no second holes, no contractor on speed dial. Whether you're hanging one piece or planning a full gallery wall, the hanging guide walks you through both.

Designed to Share the Same Room

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Part of the Classic Collection

The Classic collection never bothered chasing whatever trend was passing through — a rose that looked correct in 1974 and will look correct in 2074, glazed in colors that refuse to change. Every piece trades novelty for something worth keeping. This orange was pushed to the largest build the mold allows, testing whether the color still reads warm instead of loud once it grows.

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Two Ways to Display

Every Chive ceramic flower works two ways: mounted vertically as a growing gallery wall, or laid flat as a no-water tablescape. Mounted, the Large Orange 12 anchors a wall on its own, no supporting pieces required to make the arrangement feel finished or complete. Laid flat, it sits comfortably among neutral objects on an open shelf, its saturation doing the visual work that several smaller, quieter pieces would otherwise need to do together.

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Complete the Look

Large Orange 12 sits almost directly opposite blue and green on the color wheel, which makes the Minute Large Ceramic Pot and Saucer more than a coincidental match for it. Pot something genuinely green in it and set the two near each other, and the contrast reads as intentional rather than accidental — the kind of pairing a stylist would charge for, minus the invoice.


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The Boldest Build in the Orange Family

Chive Ceramics Studio was founded in 2004 around a simple bet: that a ceramic flower could do everything a real one does except die. Every color in the catalog gets run through the same testing gauntlet before it's approved — daylight, studio light, the harsh light of a bathroom mirror — because a shade that only holds up once isn't ready yet. Some names from the early years have aged better than others; the studio has made peace with the ones that haven't. Every piece is still finished by hand in batches small enough that no two ever turn out perfectly identical, and the studio has decided that's a feature worth keeping rather than a flaw worth engineering out.


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Frequently asked questions

How does a Ceramic Flower Large Orange 12 hang on the wall?

A Ceramic Flower Large Orange 12 hangs on the wall with a single screw, dead level, no anchor kit required. The orange holds its saturation whether it's under harsh fluorescent light or actual daylight, which matters more than people expect until they've hung something that didn't. It won't slide, fade, or need re-hanging. It just stays put.

Is a Large Orange good gift for surgeon?

A Large Orange makes a good gift for a surgeon because it demands absolutely nothing from someone whose schedule doesn't allow for plant care, or honestly much care of anything outside the OR. It arrives finished, stays finished, and never becomes one more thing to remember. The color also reads well in a windowless on-call room. Harder to find than it sounds.

Is a Large Orange a good classic home decor?

A Large Orange works as classic home decor because its saturation doesn't depend on a specific design trend to look intentional. It reads the same next to mid-century furniture as it does next to something newer. Nothing about it will look dated in five years. It just looks orange, confidently.

Does a Large Orange 12 work as maximalist decor?

A Large Orange 12 works as maximalist decor because it refuses to recede into the background the way a lot of wall art quietly does once a room fills up with other things. It holds its own next to pattern, color, and clutter without ever getting lost. More is genuinely more here. It thrives.

Does a Ceramic Flower Large Orange 12 ship in a gift box?

Yes — a Ceramic Flower Large Orange 12 ships in a Chive gift box, ready to give exactly as-is, no further prep needed. The box is built to protect the glaze in transit, not just look nice on a shelf. No unpacking multiple layers of plastic, no foam peanuts scattered across the floor afterward. No assembly required, no instructions to lose. Just open it.

What is a good gift for a surgeon?

A good gift for a surgeon needs to survive long stretches of an empty house and zero maintenance attention, which the Large Orange 12 handles by simply never needing any. It won't wilt during a rough on-call week. It won't need watering during a conference trip either. It just waits.

How long does a large orange 12 last versus a fresh one?

A Large Orange 12 lasts indefinitely, while a fresh orange bloom this saturated typically fades within a week under normal indoor light, sometimes faster near a sunny window. There's no vase to refill, no stems to trim, no compost bin in its future. It holds the exact same color a year from now. Indefinitely, really.

Is a Large Orange 12 truly worth buying, not just decent?

A Large Orange 12 is worth buying, not just decent, because the color alone does more work in a room than most far more expensive pieces manage. It's not a stand-in for a real flower — it's a different object solving a different problem entirely. That's a distinction worth paying for.

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