Four Chive Funky Monkey glazed ceramic monkey shaped planters styled with succulents.
Chive Funky Monkey Orange color glazed ceramic monkey shaped planter styled with a succulent on a wood table.
Front view of Chive Funky Monkey Orange color ceramic monkey shaped succulent planter with no drainage.
Chive Funky Monkey Orange color ceramic monkey shaped succulent planter with no drainage.
Side view of Chive Funky Monkey Orange ceramic monkey shaped succulent planter with no drainage.
Chive Funky Monkey Orange glazed ceramic monkey shaped planter styled with a succulent.
Front view of Chive Funky Monkey Blue ceramic monkey shaped succulent planter with no drainage.
Chive Funky Monkey Blue glazed ceramic monkey shaped planter styled with a hoya kerrii plant.
Chive Funky Monkey Blue color ceramic monkey shaped succulent planter with no drainage.
Side view of Chive Funky Monkey Blue color ceramic monkey shaped succulent planter with no drainage.
Two Chive Funky Monkey Blue glazed ceramic monkey shaped planters styled with a small plant.
Front view of Chive Funky Monkey White ceramic monkey shaped succulent planter with no drainage.
Chive Funky Monkey White glazed ceramic monkey shaped planter styled with a succulent.
Side view of Chive Funky Monkey White ceramic monkey shaped succulent planter.
Two Chive Funky Monkey White glazed ceramic monkey shaped planters styled with a small plant.
Top view of Chive Funky Monkey White glazed ceramic monkey shaped planter styled with a succulent.
Chive Funky Monkey Gold color ceramic monkey shaped succulent planter with no drainage.
Chive Funky Monkey Gold color glazed ceramic monkey shaped planter styled with a small plant.
Chive Funky Monkey Gold color ceramic monkey shaped succulent planter showing reflective finish.
Side view of Chive Funky Monkey Gold color ceramic monkey shaped succulent planter with no drainage.
Two Chive Funky Monkey Gold color glazed ceramic monkey shaped planters styled with a small plant.
Four Chive Funky Monkey glazed ceramic monkey shaped planters styled with succulents.
Chive Funky Monkey Orange color glazed ceramic monkey shaped planter styled with a succulent on a wood table.
Front view of Chive Funky Monkey Orange color ceramic monkey shaped succulent planter with no drainage.
Chive Funky Monkey Orange color ceramic monkey shaped succulent planter with no drainage.
Side view of Chive Funky Monkey Orange ceramic monkey shaped succulent planter with no drainage.
Chive Funky Monkey Orange glazed ceramic monkey shaped planter styled with a succulent.
Front view of Chive Funky Monkey Blue ceramic monkey shaped succulent planter with no drainage.
Chive Funky Monkey Blue glazed ceramic monkey shaped planter styled with a hoya kerrii plant.
Chive Funky Monkey Blue color ceramic monkey shaped succulent planter with no drainage.
Side view of Chive Funky Monkey Blue color ceramic monkey shaped succulent planter with no drainage.
Two Chive Funky Monkey Blue glazed ceramic monkey shaped planters styled with a small plant.
Front view of Chive Funky Monkey White ceramic monkey shaped succulent planter with no drainage.
Chive Funky Monkey White glazed ceramic monkey shaped planter styled with a succulent.
Side view of Chive Funky Monkey White ceramic monkey shaped succulent planter.
Two Chive Funky Monkey White glazed ceramic monkey shaped planters styled with a small plant.
Top view of Chive Funky Monkey White glazed ceramic monkey shaped planter styled with a succulent.
Chive Funky Monkey Gold color ceramic monkey shaped succulent planter with no drainage.
Chive Funky Monkey Gold color glazed ceramic monkey shaped planter styled with a small plant.
Chive Funky Monkey Gold color ceramic monkey shaped succulent planter showing reflective finish.
Side view of Chive Funky Monkey Gold color ceramic monkey shaped succulent planter with no drainage.
Two Chive Funky Monkey Gold color glazed ceramic monkey shaped planters styled with a small plant.

Animal Pots

Funky Monkey Planter

animal shaped planters

$20.50
Colors: Blue
Animal Shaped Pot
Cute
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Designed to layer beautifully in any room. Choose a piece as your design anchor, hen build your custom pottery collection with these complementary companions:

The Funky Monkey is a ceramic succulent planter shaped like a monkey, in a high-gloss finish that suits its rounded contours. The silhouette is a clean nod to the unselfconscious cartoons of the 1980s, with smooth lines that wipe clean.

There is no drainage hole, so it works best as a cover pot for a standard plastic nursery liner. The glassy surface wipes clean and keeps the desk dry. Plant a small cactus, plant a trailing succulent, or leave it empty in a row. It's unbothered either way. Chive isn't going to apologize for the nostalgia. We wore the shirt. We're allowed.

Product detail
  • Color: Blue, Gold, Orange, White
  • Material: Ceramic
  • Glaze finish: Glazed
  • Finish variation: Natural variation between pieces
  • Drainage: No
  • Saucer: No
  • Dishwasher safe: Yes
  • Indoor / Outdoor: For indoor use and covered outdoor temperate weather use
  • Designed by: Chive Studio
  • Year Designed: 2021
Dimension
  • 3.5 inches diameter, 2.5 inches tall
Plants that love this pot
  • Succulents
  • Cacti
  • Haworthia
  • Echeveria
  • Jade plant
  • Aloe
  • Air plants (Tillandsia)
  • Snake plant

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. We know your grandmother used garden soil. She was wrong about this one thing.
  3. Transplant from the nursery pot, or simply 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 out between waterings.
  5. Keep it in bright, indirect light, and pour off any standing water you can see pooling at the bottom.

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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Funky, in the Original Sense

We were all geeks in the eighties. This is not an admission so much as a demographic fact about the people who started this studio, and somewhere in most of our closets, at some point, was a t-shirt with a cartoon monkey on it doing something a real monkey would never do, worn without a trace of irony and with the full, uncomplicated conviction of a person who genuinely believed the shirt said something true about them.

The funky monkey is a quiet homage to that shirt and that era and that conviction. It is funky in the original sense of the word, the sense that existed before funky became a thing you had to put in quotation marks and explain to people who were not there. Back then funky was not a brand or a vibe or a carefully curated aesthetic. It was just what you called something that was a little odd and a little joyful and completely unbothered about whether either of those things was currently fashionable.

That is the pot. It is glazed ceramic, it wipes clean, and there is no drainage hole, so it is happiest with a succulent or a small cactus, or working as a cover pot for a nursery container you lift out to water. It will sit on a shelf and be slightly too much in exactly the way the shirt was slightly too much, and it will not apologize for it, because we are not going to either. We wore the shirt. We earned the nostalgia. We are allowed.

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 Funky Monkey has company. The full Animal Pots collection runs the same idea across ducks, dinosaurs, and the occasional pig.

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No Drainage, No Problem

The Funky Monkey has no drainage hole, so plant a succulent, add a layer of pebbles, or set a nursery pot inside and lift it out to water. If you would rather have a drainage hole, the full pot range has one in every size.

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Start Something From Seed

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Even Denver Botanic Has a Sense of Humor

The Funky Monkey is designed by Chive Studio, part of an animal pot line we drew ourselves out of memory and affection rather than any trend report. Our ceramics are carried by botanical garden shops and museum stores across North America, including the Denver Botanic Gardens and the New York Botanical Garden, which is heady company for a pot that exists because of a cartoon-monkey t-shirt nobody should still remember and most of us do.

The monkey is made to the same standard as the pieces in those shops, because the studio runs one standard and applies it to the nostalgic things as faithfully as the rest. We design everything we sell, keep it in independent stores and our own shops rather than big-box chains, and ship to more than forty countries. Funky, in the old sense, was never about being taken seriously. The making of it, here, always is.

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Quick tips, straight answers, and the occasional reminder that overwatering kills more houseplants than neglect does.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the Funky Monkey best suited to?

The Funky Monkey is a ceramic planter 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 ceramic planter, the Funky Monkey 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.

Does the Funky Monkey planter have a drainage hole?

No, the Funky Monkey is an indoor planter 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 plants grow well in the Funky Monkey?

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

Does the Funky Monkey come with a saucer?

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

Is the Funky Monkey pot ceramic?

Yes, the Funky Monkey 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 Funky Monkey is glazed to seal the surface, so it wipes clean and keeps its finish on a sill, shelf, or table.

How do I water a plant in the Funky Monkey?

To water the Funky Monkey, add small amounts and stop before anything pools at the bottom, since this 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 Funky Monkey good for succulents?

The Funky Monkey is a good ceramic planter 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 Funky Monkey covers both looks and function. Match the nursery pot to the opening and the plant settles in without fuss.

Is the Funky Monkey planter a good gift?

The Funky Monkey is a small animal planter that works as a desk pot, a windowsill succulent home, or a gift for a plant lover or a kid's room. It has no drainage hole, so it suits a small succulent or a nursery pot dropped inside. As a novelty ceramic planter that still looks tidy, the Funky Monkey lands better than most desk trinkets.
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