Three Chive Succulent Cup ceramic plant pots in blue, yellow, and red styled with small plants.
Three Chive Succulent Cup ceramic plant pots in blue, red, and yellow, styled with plants on a wood board.
Chive Succulent Cup cobalt ceramic plant pot styled with a plant.
Chive Succulent Cup lilac ceramic plant pot styled with a plant.
Chive Succulent Cup rust color ceramic plant pot styled with a plant.
Two Chive Succulent Cup ceramic plant pots in red and blue styled with small plants.
Chive Succulent Cup yellow ceramic plant pot styled with a plant.
Two Chive Succulent Cup ceramic plant pots in blue and yellow styled with small plants.
Chive Succulent Cup seafoam color ceramic plant pot styled with a plant.
Two Chive Succulent Cup ceramic plant pots in blue and yellow styled with small plants.
Chive Succulent Cup grey ceramic plant pot styled with a plant.
Chive Succulent Cup green ceramic plant pot styled with a plant.
Multiple Chive Succulent Cup glazed ceramic plant pots in different colors, styled with plants.
Three Chive Succulent Cup ceramic plant pots in blue, yellow, and red styled with small plants.
Three Chive Succulent Cup ceramic plant pots in blue, red, and yellow, styled with plants on a wood board.
Chive Succulent Cup cobalt ceramic plant pot styled with a plant.
Chive Succulent Cup lilac ceramic plant pot styled with a plant.
Chive Succulent Cup rust color ceramic plant pot styled with a plant.
Two Chive Succulent Cup ceramic plant pots in red and blue styled with small plants.
Chive Succulent Cup yellow ceramic plant pot styled with a plant.
Two Chive Succulent Cup ceramic plant pots in blue and yellow styled with small plants.
Chive Succulent Cup seafoam color ceramic plant pot styled with a plant.
Two Chive Succulent Cup ceramic plant pots in blue and yellow styled with small plants.
Chive Succulent Cup grey ceramic plant pot styled with a plant.
Chive Succulent Cup green ceramic plant pot styled with a plant.
Multiple Chive Succulent Cup glazed ceramic plant pots in different colors, styled with plants.

Plant Pots Without Drainage

Succulent Cup Ceramic For Weddings

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$7.85
Colors: Cobalt
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The Succulent Cup is a small ceramic pot for new cuttings — the tiny ones that haven't earned a full-size pot yet. Line a windowsill with them and watch a tray of starts take root.

This is a short relationship. Succulents outgrow the cup inside a year, and you repot into something bigger, mildly proud and a little put out at having to do it. That's the deal you make with anything this small.

There is no drainage hole, which suits a cutting that wants almost no water while it roots. Use it for the rooting stage and enjoy it while it fits, because it won't for long.

Product detail
  • Color: Cobalt, Green, Grey, Lilac, Rust, Seafoam, Yellow
  • 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: 2010
Dimension
  • 1.75 inches in diameter, and 1.75 inches 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

Shipping

  • Free shipping: On qualifying US orders — threshold shown at checkout
  • 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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A Pot for the Rooting Stage

The Succulent Cup is a small pot made for a specific and temporary job, which is holding new cuttings, the tiny succulent babies that have not yet earned a full-size pot. They are at their most charming in that stage, and the cup is sized and shaped to match.

Like most things designed for something young, the arrangement is not built to last, and that is the point rather than a flaw. Succulents outgrow these within about a year, the way a child outgrows a favorite pair of shoes, and you find yourself repotting into something larger with the exact mix of pride and faint nostalgia that comes with any outgrown thing.

There is no drainage hole, which suits a cutting that wants almost no water while it roots and would resent more. Use it for the rooting stage, line up a whole windowsill of them if you are propagating in earnest, and accept in advance that each one is a way station rather than a destination. When the plant graduates, the cup is ready for the next start. That short, useful, repeatable life is exactly what we designed it to have. It is the only pot we make that succeeds by becoming unnecessary, which is a strange goal for an object and a very honest one.

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 Succulent Cup is the smallest member of a no-drainage range that scales up to large porcelain. Start here, then graduate into the rest of the collection.

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No Drainage, No Problem

The Succulent Cup has no drainage hole, which suits the rooting stage it was built for. Water sparingly and watch the cuttings. For a grown plant that needs a hole, the drainage range is ready.

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The Succulent Cup was made for new starts, and Shido Seeds are the earliest start of all, vacuum-sealed and viable for years in packaging you will want to keep.

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Norfolk Stocks the Big Ones and the Tiny One

The Succulent Cup is designed by Chive Studio, a small piece from a catalog we draw in-house and have never handed off to anyone to copy. Our ceramics are stocked by botanical garden gift shops and museum stores across the continent, including the Berkshire Botanical Garden and the Norfolk Botanical Garden, relationships built on the quality of the work rather than the size of any single piece. The cup is among the smallest things we make and is held to exactly the same standard as the largest, because we have never figured out how to care less about a pot just because it is little.

We design everything we sell, keep it in independent shops and our own stores rather than big-box shelves, and ship to more than forty countries. A pot meant to be outgrown still has to be worth keeping while it fits, and the Succulent Cup is.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the Succulent Cup pot used for?

The Succulent Cup 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 ceramic pot, the Succulent Cup 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 Succulent Cup pot have a drainage hole?

No, the Succulent Cup 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 plants grow well in the Succulent Cup?

The Succulent Cup 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 an indoor plant pot, size up by about an inch when you repot so roots have room without swimming in soil.

Does the Succulent Cup come with a saucer?

The Succulent Cup 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 Succulent Cup on a shelf. As an indoor pot without a tray, it is forgiving as long as you water with a light hand.

Is the Succulent Cup pot ceramic?

Yes, the Succulent Cup 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 Succulent Cup 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 Succulent Cup?

To water the Succulent Cup, 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 Succulent Cup good for succulents?

The Succulent Cup 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 Succulent Cup covers both looks and function. Match the nursery pot to the opening and the plant settles in without fuss.

Is the Succulent Cup a good gift for a plant lover?

The Succulent Cup 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 Succulent Cup is an easy choice, and it suits anyone building an indoor plant collection.
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