Chive Channa mauve white speckled ceramic small planter pot styled with a plant.
Two Chive Channa ceramic small planters in mauve and white styled with a plant on a table next to a lamp.
Chive Channa mauve ceramic small planter pot styled with a plant.
Chive Channa mauve ceramic small planter pot with no drainage.
Close-up of the pattern and glaze finish on a Chive Channa mauve ceramic small pot.
Two Chive Channa ceramic small planters in mauve and white styled with a plant on a table next to a lamp.
Chive Channa white speckled ceramic small planter pot styled with a plant.
Chive Channa white speckled ceramic small planter pot with no drainage.
Close-up of the pattern and glaze finish on a Chive Channa white speckles ceramic small pot.
Two Chive Channa ceramic small planters in white speckles styled with a plant.
Two Chive Channa ceramic small planters in mauve and white styled with a plant on a table next to a lamp.
Chive Channa mauve white speckled ceramic small planter pot styled with a plant.
Two Chive Channa ceramic small planters in mauve and white styled with a plant on a table next to a lamp.
Chive Channa mauve ceramic small planter pot styled with a plant.
Chive Channa mauve ceramic small planter pot with no drainage.
Close-up of the pattern and glaze finish on a Chive Channa mauve ceramic small pot.
Two Chive Channa ceramic small planters in mauve and white styled with a plant on a table next to a lamp.
Chive Channa white speckled ceramic small planter pot styled with a plant.
Chive Channa white speckled ceramic small planter pot with no drainage.
Close-up of the pattern and glaze finish on a Chive Channa white speckles ceramic small pot.
Two Chive Channa ceramic small planters in white speckles styled with a plant.
Two Chive Channa ceramic small planters in mauve and white styled with a plant on a table next to a lamp.

Plant Pots Without Drainage

Channa Ceramic Planter Pot | 4.75 inch

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$22.85
Colors: White Speckles
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The 4.75-inch Channa is a ceramic plant pot named, with total sincerity, after what someone ordered for lunch the day we needed a name. Channa is a chickpea dish, warm and satisfying and considerably better than its name suggests to anyone who has not had it, which describes both the lunch and, if we are being honest, the pot.

This is roughly how a third of our pots get their names, a system we have never once reconsidered because it keeps producing results a more deliberate process almost certainly would not. The smaller Channa suits a single plant on a sill or a desk. There is no drainage hole, so plant a succulent or use it as a cover pot for a nursery container you can lift out to water. Name a pot after lunch and see what happens. So far, what happens is good.

Product detail
  • Color: White Speckles, Mauve
  • Material: Ceramic
  • Glaze finish: Glazed
  • Finish variation: Natural variation between pieces
  • Drainage: No drainage hole
  • Saucer: No Saucer
  • Dishwasher safe: Yes
  • Indoor / Outdoor: For indoor use and covered outdoor temperate weather use
  • Designed by: Chive Studio
  • Year Designed: 2024
Dimension
  • 4.75-inch in length and 4.75-inch tall
Plants that love this pot
  • Succulents
  • Cacti
  • Haworthia
  • Echeveria
  • Jade plant
  • Aloe
  • Air plants (Tillandsia)
  • Lithops

Potting in a Pot Without Drainage

  1. Add a 1-inch layer of small stones or LECA pebbles at the bottom to create a small reservoir, since there is no drainage hole.
  2. Use a well-draining cactus or succulent mix. Not garden soil.
  3. Transplant from the nursery pot, or set the nursery pot inside and lift it out to water.
  4. Water sparingly. Without a drainage hole, less is always safer than more, so let the soil dry between waterings.
  5. Keep it in bright, indirect light, and pour off any standing water pooling at the bottom.

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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

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

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Named After Lunch, Sincerely

Channa is what someone ordered for lunch the day we needed a name, and that is the entire origin story, which we tell without embarrassment because it is roughly how a third of our pots get named and the system has never once let us down.

The dish itself, the real one, is chickpeas, warm and satisfying and considerably better than its name suggests to anyone who has not tried it. The same turns out to be true of the pot, if we are being honest. It is unassuming on the page and quietly excellent in the hand, which is a sentence we could apply to the lunch with equal accuracy.

The smaller Channa is sized for a single plant on a sill, a desk, a narrow ledge that needed something. There is no drainage hole, so plant a succulent or use it as a cover pot for a nursery container you can lift out to water. People ask whether we are serious about the naming method, and we are. Name a pot after lunch. See what happens. So far what happens is good, and the Channa is one of the reasons we have stopped second-guessing it. The smaller Channa is the everyday one, the size you reach for without thinking, which is its own quiet kind of endorsement.

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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The Rest of the No-Drainage Range

The Channa is one of seventeen-odd pots in the range that skip the drainage hole, from a wedding cup to a pineapple cast. The full no-drainage shelf is a good browse.

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No Drainage, No Problem

The Channa has no drainage hole, so a succulent and a steady pour are the move, with a pebble layer underneath. Prefer a drainage hole? The main range has every size.

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Chicago Botanic Orders, Lunch Name and All

The Channa is designed by Chive Studio, part of a catalog we conceive and draw ourselves. Our ceramics turn up in botanical garden shops and museum stores across North America, including Denver Botanic Gardens and the Chicago Botanic Garden, which order from us because the work holds up season after season. The smaller Channa is a modest piece with a lunch-based name, and it is held to the same standard as everything in those shops, because the studio keeps one standard and applies it to the quiet pots as faithfully as the showpieces.

We design everything we sell, keep our work in independent retailers and our own stores rather than big-box chains, and ship to more than forty countries. The name came from a menu. The pot came from the same hands that make everything else here, which is the part that actually matters. Lunch supplied the name. The studio supplied everything that came after.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the Channa best suited to?

The Channa is a ceramic pot for indoor plants. It works well for succulents, cacti, and other plants that like to dry out and suits modern, boho, and minimalist rooms. As a 4.75 inch ceramic pot, the Channa fits a shelf, sill, or desk and pairs cleanly with the rest of the Chive pot range. It comes in several colorways to match different rooms.

Is the Channa a plant pot without a drainage hole?

No, the Channa is an indoor pot without a drainage hole, so it is best used with plants that tolerate less frequent watering or as a cachepot. Either plant succulents 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 size plant fits the Channa 4.75 inch?

The Channa 4.75 inch is a ceramic pot 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 succulents, cacti, and other plants that like to dry out. For a 4.75 inch indoor plant pot, size up by about an inch when you repot so roots have room without swimming in soil.

Does the Channa pot include a tray?

The Channa does not include a saucer, which suits its use as a decorative pot. 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 Channa on a shelf. As an indoor pot without a tray, it is forgiving as long as you water with a light hand.

Are ceramic plant pots good for indoor plants?

Yes, the Channa is a ceramic plant pot. Ceramic is fired hard, holds glaze color well, and does not break down with watering the way untreated materials can, which makes ceramic plant pots a reliable choice for indoor plants. The Channa 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 Channa pot?

To water the Channa, add small amounts and stop before anything pools at the bottom, since this pot 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 Channa a good ceramic pot for succulents?

The Channa is a good ceramic pot for succulents. 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 ceramic pot for succulents, the Channa covers both looks and function. Match the nursery pot to the opening and the plant settles in without fuss.

Does the Channa work as a housewarming gift?

The Channa makes a practical gift for a plant lover because it is a finished ceramic pot that solves a real problem rather than adding clutter. It pairs easily with a plant they already own and suits most modern interiors. For a plant pot gift that gets used, the Channa is an easy choice, and it suits anyone building an indoor plant collection.
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