Chive Minute medium blue layers ceramic pot with drainage and saucer styled with a plant.
Chive Minute medium blue layers ceramic pot with drainage hole and detachable saucer.
Close-up of the Chive Minute medium blue layers ceramic pot showing the color and glaze finish.
Chive Minute medium blue layers ceramic pot with drainage tilted to show the detachable saucer.
Two Chive Minute blue layers ceramic pots with drainage and detachable saucers in size small and medium styled with a plant.
Chive Minute medium blue layers ceramic pot with drainage and saucer styled with a plant.
Chive Minute medium blue layers ceramic pot with drainage hole and detachable saucer.
Close-up of the Chive Minute medium blue layers ceramic pot showing the color and glaze finish.
Chive Minute medium blue layers ceramic pot with drainage tilted to show the detachable saucer.
Two Chive Minute blue layers ceramic pots with drainage and detachable saucers in size small and medium styled with a plant.

Plant Pots with Drainage

Minute Medium Ceramic Pot with Drainage Hole and Saucer, Blue Layer

with drainage hole and saucer

$30.95
Drainage hole
Saucer Included
30-day return policy

The 5-inch Blue Layers is a glazed ceramic plant pot with a center drainage hole and a matching saucer, and the mad-scientist energy behind it shows up most clearly at the medium size. There is enough surface area here to actually see how much is happening in a glaze that looks deceptively simple from a distance. Look once and it is a plain blue pot; look twice and it is several blues holding a conversation they would rather you not interrupt.

This is harder to produce than most people would guess, and we say that not to complain but because we are, fundamentally, the kind of people who get excited about a technical challenge nobody asked us to take on. Glazed ceramic holds moisture more evenly than raw terracotta, and no two pots layer the same way. The medium size carries that obsession at a scale that finally does it justice.

Product detail
  • Color: Blue Layer
  • Material: Ceramic
  • Glaze finish: Glazed Ceramic
  • Finish variation: Natural variation between pieces
  • Drainage: included
  • Saucer: Matching saucer 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, 5 inches tall
  • Fits most standard 4" nursery transplants
  • Saucer diameter: approximately 5.5 inches
  • Weight: approximately 1.75 lbs (pot + saucer)
Plants that love this pot
  • succulents and cacti
  • pothos
  • peperomia
  • string of pearls
  • snake plants
  • ferns
  • African violet.

Potting a plant in the Minute

  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. This is the entire system.

Potting Tips

  1. Repot in the evening.
  2. Wait 1–2 days after watering, then repot.
  3. Buy potting mix. Not backyard dirt.
  4. Move the top layer of soil from the old pot into the new one. It's a little ecosystem.
  5. Never go more than one inch bigger.
  6. Soil line sits an inch below the rim. Leca or small rocks at the bottom for drainage.

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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 kiln-fired — 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.
Shipping & returns

Shipping

  • Free shipping: On qualifying US orders — threshold shown at checkout
  • Standard: 5–8 business days Express2–3 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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Blue Layers at Five Inches: The Complexity Shows

The five-inch is where Blue Layers stops being able to hide how much work it is. From a distance the glaze reads as a simple, deep blue, which is precisely the illusion we were after and precisely what makes it so satisfying to pull off. Up close on the medium pot, the illusion gives way to the truth: several layers of blue doing several things at once, the surface far busier than its calm first impression admits. Layered glaze is difficult on principle, and stacking blues is among the less forgiving versions of that difficulty, the kind where a batch can look right until the moment it very much does not.

We keep doing it anyway, because the technical problem is, frankly, the part we enjoy most. We are geeks. We have made our peace with the label. The medium size gives the obsession enough room to be properly appreciated, more surface for the layers to move across and reveal themselves to anyone willing to look twice. Each pot settles on its own, the blues arriving at a slightly different arrangement every time. A center drainage hole and a matching saucer sit beneath, the unglamorous mechanics under a glaze we made unnecessarily hard on purpose. It looks simple. It is not. At five inches, you can finally see the difference for yourself.

Potting a plant with Chive

  1. It's best to repot your plant in the evening. Trust us, we know.
  2. Repot 1–2 days after watering — keeps the same rhythm going and won't shock it.
  3. Potting soil is not the dirt from your backyard. Go buy good, nutrient-rich soil.
  4. The top layer of soil in your current pot should be the top layer in the new pot too. It's a little ecosystem your plant likes.
  5. Never go more than one inch bigger than your existing pot. "It'll grow into it" is not correct, and you will kill it.
  6. Keep the soil line about an inch below the top of the pot. Add some leca or small rocks to the bottom for better aeration.
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 Same Glaze, Other Sizes

Blue Layers is the same hard-won glaze at every size. The five-inch is where its deceptive complexity finally reads.

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Drainage Is the Whole Point

A center drainage hole and a matching saucer sit under the five-inch Blue Layers, the unglamorous mechanics beneath a glaze we made hard on purpose.

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Water It Like You Mean It

The Minute Medium in Blue Layers drains the way it should, which only matters if the watering keeps pace. A proper can or mister makes the difference, and ours look the part on a counter.

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Longwood Gardens Did Not Ask How the Glaze Was Made

Chive Studio designs pots and ceramic flowers, and the Minute line is where the glazes are layered and allowed to move, which means the studio discards more pots than it keeps, a fine principle and an inconvenient way to run a studio. The shapes are decided in the studio, tested against real plants, and revised until the proportions stop bothering us, which routinely takes longer than anyone budgeted for. We design everything we sell, license nothing to other manufacturers, and have never sold to a big-box retailer, which is the kind of decision that sounds principled until you see the schedule.

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. Longwood Gardens carries Chive. So do the Atlanta Botanical Garden and the San Antonio Botanical Garden, where a layered glaze has to hold its own beside the plants it was made for. We ship to over 40 countries, and the glazed surface wipes clean and holds moisture more evenly than raw terracotta, which matters more than the studio's feelings about color.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the Minute in Blue Layer best suited to?

The Minute is a ceramic pot for indoor plants. It works well for pothos, snake plants, peace lilies, philodendrons, and small ferns and suits modern, boho, and minimalist rooms. As a medium ceramic pot, the Minute fits a shelf, sill, or desk and pairs cleanly with the rest of the Chive pot range. This listing is the Blue Layer colorway.

Does the Minute pot have a drainage hole?

Yes, the Minute is a ceramic plant pot with a drainage hole and a matching saucer. The drainage hole lets excess water escape so roots are not left sitting in water, which is the most common cause of root rot indoors. Water until you see a little drain into the saucer, then empty it. For a ceramic pot with drainage, the Minute keeps watering simple.

What size plant fits the Minute medium?

The Minute medium 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 pothos, snake plants, peace lilies, philodendrons, and small ferns. For a medium indoor plant pot, size up by about an inch when you repot so roots have room without swimming in soil.

Does the Minute come with a saucer?

Yes, the Minute ships with a matching ceramic saucer, so it arrives as a complete pot and saucer set. The saucer catches water that drains through and protects shelves and sills from rings and moisture. Both pieces are finished to match, which is why the Minute reads as one considered object rather than a pot with a random tray underneath.

Is the Minute pot ceramic?

Yes, the Minute 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 Minute 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 Minute?

To water the Minute, add water until a little runs into the saucer, then tip out what collects so roots are not left standing in it. Because this ceramic pot has a drainage hole, you can water thoroughly and let the excess go, which encourages even root growth. Check the top inch of soil before watering again rather than watering on a fixed schedule.

Is the Minute good for snake plants?

The Minute is a good ceramic pot for snake plants. It drains freely, so the roots get water and air in the right balance. For anyone searching for a ceramic pot for snake plants, the Minute covers both looks and function. Match the nursery pot to the opening and the plant settles in without fuss.

Is the Minute a good gift for a plant lover?

The Minute 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 arrives as a pot and saucer set and suits most modern interiors. For a plant pot gift that gets used, the Minute is an easy choice, and it suits anyone building an indoor plant collection.
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