Chive Moog porcelain succulent garden dish in peacock green styled with succulents.
Chive Moog porcelain succulent garden dish in peacock green styled with a succulent.
Chive Moog porcelain succulent garden dish in peacock green styled with succulents.
Chive Moog porcelain succulent garden dish in peacock green styled with a succulent.

Moog Porcelain Succulent Garden Dish - Peacock Green

$47.25
Sizes
Drainage hole
Saucer Included
30-day return policy

Give Your Plants What They're Missing:

Start with the terrarium, then build out the shelf with the tools that keep what's inside actually thriving.

The Moog in Green is a low, wide ceramic succulent dish, built for plants with shallow roots and firm opinions about drainage, which it handles the way every pot in this collection handles it, by asking you to water with restraint. Green is the color we reach for when the plant should be the hero.

Green is the most plant-like of the colors, which means a succulent sitting in it looks less like decor and more like it grew there. The Moog is also, by now, the studio lunch plate, a role it acquired without a vote and performs without complaint. There is no drainage hole, so keep the plants drought-tolerant and the watering light. Ryan owns a set as dinnerware, which we are not going to relitigate here, except to note that a dish good enough to eat off is usually good enough to grow something in, and the Moog is comfortably both.

Product detail
  • Color: Peacock Green
  • Material: Porcelain
  • Glaze finish: Matte
  • 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: 2017
Dimension
  • Large: 10 inches in diameter, 2.75 inches tall
  • Medium: 8.25 inches in diameter and 2.75 inches tall
Plants that love this pot
  • Echeveria
  • Haworthia
  • Sedum
  • Small barrel or ball cacti
  • Crassula
  • Sempervivum

Quick Terrarium Building Guide:

  1. Add a Drainage Layer
  2. Add Soil
  3. Place Your Plants
  4. Top It Off
  5. Water Sparingly
Pot Care instructions
  1. Dishwasher-safe. Can also be hand-washed with warm soapy water and a soft cloth.
  2. Glazed terrariums and dishes are dipped and kiln-fired — they are sealed, durable, and not looking for trouble. No special cleaning products required.
  3. 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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The Story Behind This Piece

Peacock green is the boldest color choice in this dish's lineup, and boldest is a strange thing to say about a shade that still has to sit quietly under a dozen small plants without stealing the show. The glaze leans jewel-toned rather than mossy, closer to the color you'd actually find in a peacock feather than in a garden bed, which is a deliberate departure from the safer sage-and-olive greens most planters default to. It works because succulents mostly run pale, silvery, and matte, and a saturated dish underneath gives that palette something to contrast against instead of blending into. Same wide, shallow shape as the rest of the line, same logic behind it — fast drainage, room for a real cluster, nothing about the vessel competing with what's actually alive in it. The color is the entire argument for choosing this one over its quieter siblings. It's not for every windowsill. It's for the one that could genuinely use a bold color decision instead of another safe neutral. Most people who choose this one already know they don't want the safer option sitting on their windowsill, and the studio built this glaze specifically for that decision. The studio doesn't push this one first; it's usually the second dish someone buys, once a quieter one already has a spot.

Choosing the Right Terrarium Container

Shape matters more than most people expect:

  • Wide, shallow bowls and dishes work well for succulent clusters — several small plants sharing one visible root zone, with plenty of surface area for soil to actually dry out between waterings.
  • Tall, narrow jars hold humidity near the base while venting excess moisture from an open top — a good middle ground if you want an enclosed look without going fully sealed.
  • Flat-backed or wall-mounted shapes (like a half-moon bowl) solve a placement problem more than a planting one — useful when floor or table space is the real constraint, not the terrarium's needs.
  • Open, punched ceramic shapes (built for air plants specifically) skip soil entirely, relying on airflow through negative space rather than drainage.
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The Rest of the No-Drainage Range

A saturated glaze like this one isn't for every windowsill, but the Half Moon Ceramic Terrarium Bowl solves a completely different problem — not color, just fitting somewhere a round dish never could.

No Drainage, No Problem

Color does a lot of the differentiating within this dish's own family, but step back to the rest of Chive's terrarium lineup and shape becomes the bigger variable — bowls, jars, spheres, each built for a different kind of plant.

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For the Part You Cannot See

A bold dish deserves plants that actually thrive in it, and Verte Rx Organic Houseplant Food keeps a shallow, shared bed of soil fed without overwhelming roots that don't have much room to spread.

About Chive Studio

Green has never been one glaze at Chive; it's a whole family of decisions, and peacock green sits at the saturated end of that family, closer to a jewel tone than anything you'd call earthy. Getting there took mixing further from the studio's usual safer greens than most requests do, since a shade this bold shows every inconsistency a paler green would happily hide. The studio has leaned into bold color choices more since 2004 than it tends to get credit for — the quiet neutral pieces just photograph better, so they're the ones people remember. This one's for the pieces that don't need to. A bold glaze earns its keep by actually getting chosen, not by sitting in a catalog looking impressive. This one gets chosen on purpose, by people who already know what they want.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the Moog in Peacock Green best suited to?

The Moog is a porcelain dish 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 porcelain dish, the Moog fits a shelf, sill, or desk and pairs cleanly with the rest of the Chive pot range. This listing is the Peacock Green colorway.

Does the Moog dish have a drainage hole?

No, the Moog is an indoor dish 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 Moog?

The Moog is a porcelain dish 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 Moog come with a saucer?

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

Is the Moog pot porcelain?

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

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

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

Is the Moog a good gift for a plant lover?

The Moog makes a practical gift for a plant lover because it is a finished porcelain dish 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 Moog is an easy choice, and it suits anyone building an indoor plant collection.
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