Chive Thimble white porcelain hanging planter with no drainage holding a heartleaf philodendron.
Chive Thimble porcelain hanging planters with no drainage in light grey and black holding dichondra plants against a concrete wall.
Chive Thimble blue grey porcelain modern hanging planter with no drainage holding a peperomia.
Chive Thimble blue grey porcelain modern hanging planter with no drainage and matte finish.
Chive Thimble blue grey porcelain hanging planter with no drainage holding a peperomia.
Chive Thimble porcelain hanging planters with no drainage in four color variations styled with succulents.
Chive Thimble black porcelain hanging planter with no drainage styled with a heartleaf philodendron.
Chive Thimble black porcelain hanging planter with no drainage and matte finish.
Chive Thimble black porcelain hanging planter with no drainage holding a heartleaf philodendron with cord loosely dropped.
Chive Thimble porcelain hanging planters with no drainage in four color variations styled with succulents.
Close up of Chive Thimble porcelain hanging planters in light grey styled with a dichondra plants against a concrete wall.
Chive Thimble light grey porcelain hanging planter with no drainage holding a watermelon peperomia.
Chive Thimble light grey porcelain hanging planter with no drainage and matte finish.
Chive Thimble light grey porcelain hanging planter with no drainage holding a peperomia with cord loosely dropped.
Chive Thimble porcelain hanging planters with no drainage in four color variations styled with succulents.
Close up of Chive Thimble porcelain hanging planters in white styled with plants against a concrete wall.
Chive Thimble white porcelain hanging planter with no drainage holding a heartleaf philodendron.
Chive Thimble white porcelain hanging planter with no drainage and matte finish.
Chive Thimble white porcelain hanging planter with no drainage holding a heartleaf philodendron, with cord loosely dropped.
Chive Thimble porcelain hanging planters with no drainage in four color variations styled with succulents.
Chive Thimble white porcelain hanging planter with no drainage styled with a Tradescantia zebrina.
Chive Thimble white porcelain hanging planter with no drainage holding a heartleaf philodendron.
Chive Thimble porcelain hanging planters with no drainage in light grey and black holding dichondra plants against a concrete wall.
Chive Thimble blue grey porcelain modern hanging planter with no drainage holding a peperomia.
Chive Thimble blue grey porcelain modern hanging planter with no drainage and matte finish.
Chive Thimble blue grey porcelain hanging planter with no drainage holding a peperomia.
Chive Thimble porcelain hanging planters with no drainage in four color variations styled with succulents.
Chive Thimble black porcelain hanging planter with no drainage styled with a heartleaf philodendron.
Chive Thimble black porcelain hanging planter with no drainage and matte finish.
Chive Thimble black porcelain hanging planter with no drainage holding a heartleaf philodendron with cord loosely dropped.
Chive Thimble porcelain hanging planters with no drainage in four color variations styled with succulents.
Close up of Chive Thimble porcelain hanging planters in light grey styled with a dichondra plants against a concrete wall.
Chive Thimble light grey porcelain hanging planter with no drainage holding a watermelon peperomia.
Chive Thimble light grey porcelain hanging planter with no drainage and matte finish.
Chive Thimble light grey porcelain hanging planter with no drainage holding a peperomia with cord loosely dropped.
Chive Thimble porcelain hanging planters with no drainage in four color variations styled with succulents.
Close up of Chive Thimble porcelain hanging planters in white styled with plants against a concrete wall.
Chive Thimble white porcelain hanging planter with no drainage holding a heartleaf philodendron.
Chive Thimble white porcelain hanging planter with no drainage and matte finish.
Chive Thimble white porcelain hanging planter with no drainage holding a heartleaf philodendron, with cord loosely dropped.
Chive Thimble porcelain hanging planters with no drainage in four color variations styled with succulents.
Chive Thimble white porcelain hanging planter with no drainage styled with a Tradescantia zebrina.
51% off

Thimble Porcelain Modern Hanging Planter

cache pot

$18.95 $38.95
Colors: Black
Hanging Planter
Rope Included
30-day return policy
The Thimble is a matte 5-inch ceramic hanging planter shaped, unmistakably, like a giant thimble — a resemblance nobody can unsee once it's pointed out. At just four inches tall, it is small and practical, the exact silhouette of something that once protected a finger doing honest work.

The velvety matte surface wipes clean and stains less than raw terracotta. It holds a plant with some length, so a pothos or a string of pearls has somewhere to spill toward the floor. It looks deliberate from across a room and earns the second look. It protected a finger once, in another form, in another century. Now it holds a plant. The work is still honest.

Product detail
  • Color: Black, Blue Grey, Light Grey, White
  • Material: Porcelain
  • Glaze finish: Matte
  • Finish variation: Natural variation between pieces
  • Drainage: No
  • Saucer: No
  • Hanging Sting: Yes it's 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 in diameter, 6 inches tall
Plants that love this pot
  • Pothos
  • String of pearls
  • String of hearts
  • English ivy
  • Heartleaf philodendron
  • Hoya
  • Burro's tail
  • Spider plant

Potting a Trailing Plant

  1. Choose a trailing plant with a root ball that fits the planter with a little room to spare.
  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 ½ inch at the top for watering.
  4. Water until the soil is evenly moist, letting any excess drain before you hang it.
  5. Hang it where the foliage has room to fall, in bright, indirect light.

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

  • 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

View full shipping policy →

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.

View full return policy →
Wholesale Inquires

Have a cool shop? Know someone that does?

Find Chive on Faire →
View details

What Customers Are Saying

4.90 ★ (4263)
Verified
Thimble Porcelain Modern Hanging Planter - Chive Ceramics Studio - Pots - Chive US

Exactly the Shape of Honest Work

The Thimble is a 5-inch ceramic hanging planter, and it earned the name in the most literal way possible: lined up in rows before finishing, the pots look exactly like giant thimbles. It was less a decision than an observation nobody in the room could unsee once it had been said out loud.

Thimbles belong to an era when people sewed and mended their own clothes, when a hole in a sock was a problem you solved rather than a reason to buy new socks. There is something about that kind of patient, unglamorous repair work that feels like the opposite of almost everything happening culturally right now, and the planter seems to know it.

The pot is small and practical and exactly the shape of something that used to protect a finger doing honest work. At five inches across and six tall, it suits a trailing plant with a bit of length to it: a pothos, an ivy, a string of pearls reaching for the floor.

We did not plan the resemblance. We simply could not stop seeing it once we did, and now neither, we suspect, will you.

There is a quiet argument in the shape, about repair and patience and making a small thing well, and the planter makes it without ever raising its voice or asking to be thanked for it.

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
Thimble Porcelain Modern Hanging Planter - Chive Ceramics Studio - Pots - Chive US

More From the Hanging Planters

If the Thimble is close but not the exact size, the rest of the line steps up and down from here without changing its character.

Shop the Bobbin

The Whole Collection Hangs Together

The Thimble is one entry in a hanging planter collection built to be browsed as a whole, since most plants end up wanting more than one.

Shop hanging planters

Image description

Water It Like You Mean It

A plant in the Thimble is only as healthy as how it gets watered, and a proper can or mister settles that, built to live on the counter rather than hide.

Shop watering cans & misters

Longwood Gardens Did Not Ask How It Was Finished

Chive Studio designs hanging planters, pots, and ceramic flowers, and runs every shape through more revisions and arguments than anyone budgets for, because we are incapable of making something we do not mean. We design everything we sell, license nothing to other manufacturers, and have never sold to a big-box retailer.

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 Norfolk Botanical Garden and the Buffalo & Erie County Botanical Gardens. We ship to over 40 countries, and the matte surface wipes clean and outlasts most of the furniture it hangs near, a claim we can make only because we have watched it hold up for years.

None of it is luck. It is the same standard applied to every planter we make, the small quiet ones and the ones named after words we are not going to print, every time.

About Our Story

Plant Tips from Chive Studio

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

Pothos Plant Care: The Perfect Beginner Plant

— Todd Newgren
Pothos plant care is simple: indirect light, water when the top inch dries out, propagate in a glass of water. We recommended it to more beginners than any other plant in our Qu...
Read more

How to Repot a Plant: Watch for the Linen

— Todd Newgren
How to repot a plant comes down to three signs, one rule, and one soil decision that most people get wrong. Chive Studio has been making drainage pots since 1999. The neighbor i...
Read more

Frequently asked questions

What is the Thimble hanging planter used for?

The Thimble is a porcelain hanging planter for indoor plants. It works well for trailing plants like pothos, string of pearls, and ivy and suits modern, boho, and minimalist rooms. As a porcelain hanging planter, the Thimble fits a ceiling hook, bracket, or rod and pairs cleanly with the rest of the Chive pot range. It comes in several colorways to match different rooms.

Does the Thimble hanging planter have a drainage hole?

No, the Thimble is an indoor hanging planter without a drainage hole, so it is best used with plants that tolerate less frequent watering or as a cachepot. Either plant pothos 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 Thimble?

The Thimble is a porcelain hanging 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 trailing plants like pothos, string of pearls, and ivy. For an indoor plant pot, size up by about an inch when you repot so roots have room without swimming in soil.

Does the Thimble come with a saucer?

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

Is the Thimble pot porcelain?

Yes, the Thimble 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 Thimble 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 Thimble?

To water the Thimble, add small amounts and stop before anything pools at the bottom, since this hanging 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 Thimble good for pothos?

The Thimble is a good porcelain hanging planter for pothos. Trailing stems spill over the rim and hang well from a hook.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 pothos, the Thimble covers both looks and function. Match the nursery pot to the opening and the plant settles in without fuss.

How do I hang the Thimble planter?

The Thimble hangs from a sturdy hook or bracket rated for the filled weight, which matters once soil and water are added. Hang it near a window for a trailing plant and leave room below so the foliage can drop. As an indoor hanging planter, the Thimble works in a corner, over a sink, or beside a shelf where floor space is tight.
Shido Vegetable and Flower Seeds Vacuum sealed for peak freshness

The pot is sorted. Now what goes in it?

Shido seeds come vacuum-sealed, non-GMO, and packaged well enough that people keep the packets after the seeds are gone. Which is either a design success or a problem, depending on how you look at it.

Your new pot is waiting.

Explore Shido seeds