Plant Pots with Drainage

Virago Small 3.5" Porcelain Plant Pot

with drainage hole and saucer

$17.95
Colors: Black
Style
Drainage hole
Saucer Included
30-day return policy

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The Virago Small is a 3.5-inch white porcelain pot for the succulent that has outgrown its starter plastic but earned nothing bigger. For years, every visitor bought the white one. Chive made other colors. Nobody moved them. So the whole line went white out of spite, and the white still sold first. Not the lesson Chive set out to teach.

Porcelain at this size is overkill, which is the point. It fires denser than standard ceramic, keeps its matte finish, and doesn't chip easily. A center drainage hole and detachable saucer handle the rest. Small pots punish overwatering, because less soil forgives you. A single succulent, a rooted cutting, or an indoor herb graduates into this one. It's named for a difficult woman and sized for a plant that hasn't decided what it is yet.

Product detail
  • Color: Black, Blue Grey, Olive, Soft Pink, Clay Terracotta, White
  • Material: Porcelain
  • Glaze finish: Matte/Textured Porcelain
  • 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
  • Diameter: 3.5 inches
  • Height: 3.5 inches
  • Fits most standard 3" nursery transplants
  • Saucer diameter: approximately 4 inches
  • Weight: approximately 0.9 lbs (pot + saucer)
Plants that love this pot

small succulents

cacti

pothos cuttings

peperomia

string of pearls

air plants

haworthia

young snake plants

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.

Which pot size for my plant? →

Full Repotting guide →
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 fired in the kiln — 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

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  • 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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A 3.5-Inch Porcelain Pot Built Like It Has Something to Prove

The Virago Small is a 3.5-inch porcelain plant pot, which is an unremarkable phrase for a thing we reached by a fairly unreasonable route. The name is Latin. A virago is a strong, brave woman, and we did not pick it because it was gentle. We picked it because the pot is built from more material than its size requires, in a matte texture that took an embarrassing number of attempts, and sold mostly in a color we produced out of spite.

At three and a half inches it is the size for the plant still deciding what it wants to be: the propagation that has finally rooted, the supermarket succulent that deserves better than the pot it came in, the kitchen-sill herb you have, against your own expectations, kept alive. The drainage hole sits at the base where it belongs, and the detachable saucer catches what comes through.

Small pots punish overwatering faster than large ones, because there is less soil to forgive you, so the drainage is not decoration here. It is the whole survival strategy. Porcelain at this size is genuinely overkill. It is also why this pot will outlast the plant in it, the windowsill it sits on, and at least one apartment you have not moved into yet.

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.

Read the guide we wish we had
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The Virago Comes in Three Sizes

The Virago Small has relatives, the same hand and the same finish drawn larger and smaller for the plant you actually own.

Shop the Virago Medium 5"

Shop the Virago Large

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Repotting a Plant Into Something That Drains

Beyond the Virago Small, the full plant pot collection carries the same idea across every size a plant might ask for.

Shop the Ryan Self-Watering Pot

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The New York Botanical Garden Worked This Out Early

Chive Studio has made pots and ceramic flowers for over two decades. Every pot begins as a sketch and an argument, because we are incapable of making something we do not mean, which is a fine principle and an inconvenient way to run a studio. A piece usually starts as a disagreement about a curve and ends, months later, as an object we are finally willing to put our name on.

We have never fully understood why botanical institutions keep choosing the work, except that the people who run their shops can tell at a glance whether an object is what it claims to be. The New York Botanical Garden has carried Chive for over ten years. So have Denver Botanic Gardens and Longwood Gardens. Exhibited at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show since 2013, twice receiving the 5-star booth award — only two are given each year. We ship to over 40 countries, which continues to surprise us a little, and we have never sold through a big-box retailer.

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Sandy George
Stylish

I have switched out all my plant pots to Chive drainage pots. Needless to say my plants are very stylish. Amazing customer service and always packaged so well. I live on the west coast of Vancouver Island. A long journey for my pots. Thank you so much. I will always support this shop.

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S. Bertelsen
Porcelain Pot was executed style

The Virago small Porcelain Pot was executed with style

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Doreen Richardson
Beautiful color and design

Love this pot. My Hoya Clemensiorum Jurassic looks quite proud!

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Anonymous
Beautiful Pot

I love the pot. My Chinese evergreen looks great in it. I like that the finish on the exterior is matte, while the interior is glossy. Very modern style. Love it.

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Sandra G.
Great little pot.

Love how these look. So cute and shiny and pretty colors.

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Customer
House Plant

Perfect size for an indoor house plant and great for small spaces.

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Esther

Tiny but cute. The matte olive colour is great.

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Denise Veggerby
Beautiful Plant Pot!

I love the design on this pot and the clean lines. Very uncluttered looking!

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Heather McDonald Gaillot
Gorgeous as always!

Quick shipping. One broke despite good packing but they’ve already replaced it. Thank you.

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Gayle Hobbs
Great quality

I have three of these porcelain pots, they’re high quality and very attractive. They hold my succulents! Beautiful. Will use Chive for future pottery needs, unique and well made.

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jeff sines

My dream pot

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Leanne Michels
Love these!!

I would buy a ton and replant every plant I have if I could afford it ..so classic. Beautiful.

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Lisa Stock
Beautiful planter

Love my new planter and very happy with it. I wish it wasn’t so expensive

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Renee Witherwax
Love love love

Love love love. Cute and contemporarily stylish!

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Andy Pritchard
Excellent succulent pots!

They're just the right size for smaller succulents like haworthias and the matte black is really quite pretty. With a gravel top dressing your plants will really shine.

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Andy Pritchard
Excellent succulent pots!

They're just the right size for smaller succulents like haworthias and the matte black is really quite pretty. With a gravel top dressing your plants will really shine.

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Renee Witherwax
Chive Pots Are The Best!

I am in love with every pot I’ve ever ordered from Chive! I need to buy more plants to go with all the pots I want!! :)

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laura mcdowell
Best ever

Gorgeous planter pot! High quality, great packing, fav planter ever!

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Diane Capozzi
Adorable

We already purchased one from a store in Marblehead, Ma. We knew we needed a match. They are so perfect & fit our other floral decor. The colors available are beautiful.

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Janet Shaffstall
Beautiful pot

This pot is just beautiful. Received my order quickly. Unfortunately, during shipment the saucer was broken on 2 of the pots. Message sent to Chive and I received the sweetest note from them with instructions that they will quickly send replacement saucers. Great company with excellent customer service.

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Rachel Gonzalez
Love Chive planters!!

I have a bunch of planters from Chive and not one has ever disappointed me. All amazing quality and my plants couldn’t be happier 🌸🌿

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Irisheyes75
Prettiest Pots Out There

Gorgeous planters at a great price. Bonus that Chive’s customer service is the best - friendly, responsive, knowledgeable, and efficient! I get compliments on these pots all the time and am 100% satisfied! Highly recommend!

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Maggie Daly
Better than expected

For the price these planters are so chic. I absolutely love them for all my seasonal herbs!

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Maggie Daly
Better than expected

For the price these planters are so chic. I absolutely love them for all my seasonal herbs!

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George P
Chic pots

Clean and modern pots that would blend with any decor.

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Deborah Dettling
Lovely modern planters..

We love our two planters we purchased from Chive! Beautiful, modern and reasonably priced. Will buy from your site again!

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Deborah Dettling
Lovely modern planters..

We love our two planters we purchased from Chive! Beautiful, modern and reasonably priced. Will buy from your site again!

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Cindi Stern
Virago 5”

I bought 3 of these in different patterns. They are beautiful and I love them!

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Denise Veggerby
Beautiful Pot!

I am so happy with this beautiful pot. My plant looks stunning in it! My only wish is that Chive would make this in a larger size. All the pots that I have purchased from Chive are beautiful..the only place I buy house plant pots!

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Christa Kline

I just love the soft look of this pottery!

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C Rachel Kelton
Perfect vessel for a clean modern look + healthy plants!

Porous, drainage whole and a saucers!! I recently purchased 4 planters from your site and absolutely love them. Succulents need to be in porous planters but I really didn't like the look of terra cotta. I wanted something dressy with clean lines. Big Virago is exactly what I was looking for! My plants are so happy and I get to enjoy the foliage and the beautiful vessel they grow in. Would love to purchase larger sizes.

Frequently asked questions

What is the Virago pot used for?

The Virago is a porcelain 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 3.5 inch porcelain pot, the Virago 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 Virago pot have a drainage hole?

Yes, the Virago is a porcelain 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 porcelain pot with drainage, the Virago keeps watering simple.

What size plant fits the Virago 3.5 inch?

The Virago 3.5 inch is a porcelain 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 3.5 inch indoor plant pot, size up by about an inch when you repot so roots have room without swimming in soil.

Does the Virago come with a saucer?

Yes, the Virago ships with a matching porcelain 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 Virago reads as one considered object rather than a pot with a random tray underneath.

Is the Virago pot porcelain?

Yes, the Virago 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 Virago 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 Virago?

To water the Virago, add water until a little runs into the saucer, then tip out what collects so roots are not left standing in it. Because this porcelain 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 Virago good for snake plants?

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

Is the Virago a good gift for a plant lover?

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