Triceratops Ceramic Indoor Plant Pot for Succulents

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Regular price $28.50
Colors: Almost Aqua
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The Triceratops is a glazed ceramic succulent planter shaped like a triceratops, in a high-gloss finish that follows its rounded contours. The silhouette is clean, the three horns are sharp, and the glassy surface wipes clean.

There is no drainage hole, so it works best as a cover pot for a standard plastic nursery liner, which keeps the desk dry. Chive put these on the bottom shelf of the shop at toddler eye level, on purpose, to start an immediate parental negotiation. The planter is unbothered by what you plant in it. Chive takes no responsibility for the outcome and full responsibility for the design.

Product detail
  • Color: Almost Aqua, Blue Stone, Cascade, Chartreuse, Cloud Blue, Fluorite Green, Foliage, Granite Green, Green, Halogen Blue, Lemon Chrome, Nose Gay (Pink), Pink, Red
  • 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: 2024
Dimension
  • 8 inches long, 4 inches wide, 4 inches tall
Plants that love this pot
  • Succulents
  • Cacti
  • Haworthia
  • Echeveria
  • Jade plant
  • Aloe
  • Air plants (Tillandsia)
  • Snake plant

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. We know your grandmother used garden soil. She was wrong about this one thing.
  3. Transplant from the nursery pot, or simply 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 out between waterings.
  5. Keep it in bright, indirect light, and pour off any standing water you can see pooling at the bottom.

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

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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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Bottom Shelf, by Design

The triceratops lives on the bottom shelf, and that is not where it ended up by accident. We put it there on purpose, at the precise height where a small child walking past will register it before any adult in the building has understood what is about to happen. This is, we admit, a slightly cynical piece of retail choreography. We stand by it completely.

We have watched the sequence play out more times than we can count, and it is always the same. The child stops. The child points. The child says the word dinosaur at the specific volume that only small children seem able to generate, a volume that travels, a volume designed by evolution to be impossible to ignore. And the parent, who came in for a single succulent and the modest hope of a quiet afternoon, looks down and understands, in real time, that the afternoon has changed shape and the budget has a new line item.

We take no responsibility for what happens next. We take full and cheerful responsibility for the shelf. It is glazed ceramic, it wipes clean, and there is no drainage hole, so it is happiest with a succulent or a small cactus, or as a cover pot for a nursery container you can lift out to water. It guards a plant the way a triceratops guards anything, which is to say with three horns and total commitment and no actual ability to do so. Children do not care about that distinction. Neither, frankly, do we.


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.

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Meet the Whole Menagerie

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

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No Drainage, No Problem

The Triceratops has no drainage hole, so plant a succulent, add a layer of pebbles, or set a nursery pot inside and lift it out to water. If you would rather have a drainage hole, the full pot range has one in every size.

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For the Part You Cannot See

The Triceratops guards the plant. Verte Rx feeds it, an indoor plant food that goes to work on roots and color while the dinosaur takes all the credit.

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On a Shelf in Buffalo, Apparently

Designed by Chive Studio, the Triceratops is part of our original animal pot range, drawn in-house and made to survive both a shelf and a determined four-year-old. Our ceramics are stocked by botanical garden gift shops and museum stores across North America, including the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens and the McKee Botanical Garden, which order from us on the strength of the work rather than the dinosaurs. The triceratops is made to the same standard those shops expect, because there is one standard in this studio and the toy-shaped things are held to it too.

We design our whole catalog ourselves, sell through independent retailers and our own stores rather than big-box chains, and ship to more than forty countries. We placed the triceratops on the bottom shelf on purpose. We made it to the top standard on purpose too. Both of those things are true at once, and we are comfortable with that.


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Frequently asked questions

What is the Triceratops best suited to?

The Triceratops 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 Triceratops 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 Triceratops planter have a drainage hole?

No, the Triceratops is an indoor planter 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 Triceratops?

The Triceratops is a ceramic 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 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 Triceratops come with a saucer?

The Triceratops does not 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 Triceratops on a shelf. As an indoor planter without a tray, it is forgiving as long as you water with a light hand.

Is the Triceratops pot ceramic?

Yes, the Triceratops 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 Triceratops 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 Triceratops?

To water the Triceratops, 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 Triceratops good for succulents?

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

Is the Triceratops planter a good gift?

The Triceratops 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. It has no drainage hole, so it suits a small succulent or a nursery pot dropped inside. As a novelty ceramic planter that still looks tidy, the Triceratops lands better than most desk trinkets.

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.

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