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Hedgehog Ceramic Indoor Plant Pot For Succulents

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$18.75
Colors: Mint
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The Hedgehog is a ceramic succulent planter shaped like a hedgehog. No spines to worry about — just glaze, and a place for a small plant to sit.

It's one of the smaller shapes in the collection, built for the tight spot a bigger animal pot won't fit: a crowded desk, a narrow sill, the last open inch on a shelf.

There is no drainage hole, so it's happiest with a small succulent or a cover pot for a nursery container you lift out to water. It's glazed ceramic, it wipes clean, and it looks like a hedgehog.

Product detail
  • Color: Mint, Purple, White, Yellow
  • 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: 2015
Dimension
  • 4.5 inches in length
  • 4 inches in width
  • 2.5 inches in height
Plants that love this pot
  • Mini succulents
  • Pincushion cactus
  • Lithops
  • Baby toes
  • String of pearls
  • Small haworthia
  • Sedum (low-growing varieties)
  • Air plants (Tillandsia)

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Pot Care instructions
  1. Dishwasher-safe. Can also be hand-washed with warm soapy water and a soft cloth.
  2. Glazed pots are dipped and fired in the kiln — they are 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.
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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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Nobody Asked for a Hedgehog. We Made One Anyway.

Hedgehogs are, biologically speaking, a bundle of spines wrapped around a small nervous mammal that would rather not be touched. We took the spines off, kept the shape, and handed it a succulent instead of a threat display. It somehow works. The result reads less like a defense mechanism and more like a very committed desk ornament.

It's a compact one — smaller footprint than most of the line, built for a spot that a bigger animal pot wouldn't fit: a crowded desk corner, a narrow windowsill ledge, the one open square inch on a bookshelf that's otherwise lost to books. The size is the whole feature. Nobody buys a hedgehog planter for the square footage.

No drainage hole, so it's happiest with a small succulent or a cover pot for a nursery container you lift out to water. It won't curl up if startled. It will, however, sit there looking mildly annoyed at the room, which several customers have described as extremely on-brand for a hedgehog.

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.

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The Hedgehog Has Some Company

The Hedgehog doesn't roll into a defensive ball around here — it just sits on the shelf next to a fox, four colors deep, considerably less spiky, and just as unbothered by the succulent growing out of its back.

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Meet the Whole Menagerie

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

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A snake plant in a white pot being watered by a person holding a Chive white ceramic Jessie watering can, with a clear spray bottle in the foreground.

For Plants With Watering Standards

The Hedgehog holds the plant. A proper watering can or mister holds the water — no pooling, no guesswork, no drowning a succulent that has no drainage hole to forgive you with.

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Stocked at Denver Botanic Gardens, Spines Notwithstanding

Designed by Chive Studio, the Hedgehog is part of our original animal pot line, drawn in-house rather than borrowed from somewhere else's sketchbook. Our ceramics are carried by botanical garden shops and museum stores across the country, including Denver Botanic Gardens and the Atlanta Botanical Garden, which stock us season after season for reasons that have nothing to do with the hedgehog specifically.

The hedgehog is held to that same standard regardless — we don't keep a softer rulebook for the small, spiny, and slightly ridiculous. We design everything we sell, keep our work in independent stores and our own shops instead of big-box shelves, and ship to more than forty countries. The hedgehog may be one of the smaller pieces in the range, but it's made with the same attention as the ones that sit in a botanical garden's front window.

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I love my little hedgehog pot! It’s absolutely adorable and I love the purple color. It makes me smile every time it catches my eye

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Frequently asked questions

What is the Hedgehog planter used for?

The Hedgehog 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 Hedgehog 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 Hedgehog a plant pot without a drainage hole?

Yes — the Hedgehog is an indoor planter without a drainage hole, so it's 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 adding water slowly and never leaving any pooled at the bottom.

What plants grow well in the Hedgehog?

The Hedgehog is a small ceramic planter — 4.5 inches long and 4 inches wide — so it holds a nursery plant close to that footprint rather than the plant's mature size. Good choices include succulents, cacti, and other plants that like to dry out. Size up by about an inch at repotting so roots have room without swimming in soil.

Does the Hedgehog planter include a tray?

The Hedgehog doesn't 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 Hedgehog on a shelf.

Are ceramic plant pots good for indoor plants?

Yes — the Hedgehog is a ceramic plant pot. Ceramic is fired hard, holds glaze color well, and doesn't break down with watering the way untreated materials can, which makes ceramic plant pots a reliable choice for indoor plants. The Hedgehog 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 Hedgehog planter?

To water the Hedgehog, 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 Hedgehog a good ceramic pot for succulents?

The Hedgehog 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 Hedgehog covers both looks and function, and its compact size suits a single small plant.

Where does the Hedgehog planter work best?

The Hedgehog 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. Its compact size makes it the pick for tight spots other animal pots don't fit. It has no drainage hole, so it suits a small succulent or a nursery pot dropped inside.
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