Plant Pots Without Drainage

Channa Ceramic Planter Pot | 4.75 inch

with drainage hole and saucer

$22.85
Colors: White Speckles
Drainage hole
Saucer Included
30-day return policy

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The 4.75-inch Channa is a ceramic plant pot named, with total sincerity, after what someone ordered for lunch the day we needed a name. Channa is a chickpea dish, warm and satisfying and considerably better than its name suggests to anyone who has not had it, which describes both the lunch and, if we are being honest, the pot.

This is roughly how a third of our pots get their names, a system we have never once reconsidered because it keeps producing results a more deliberate process almost certainly would not. The smaller Channa suits a single plant on a sill or a desk. There is no drainage hole, so plant a succulent or use it as a cover pot for a nursery container you can lift out to water. Name a pot after lunch and see what happens. So far, what happens is good.

Product detail
  • Color: White Speckles, Mauve
  • 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: 2024
Plants that love this pot

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.

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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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  • 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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Named After Lunch, Sincerely

Channa is what someone ordered for lunch the day we needed a name, and that is the entire origin story, which we tell without embarrassment because it is roughly how a third of our pots get named and the system has never once let us down.

The dish itself, the real one, is chickpeas, warm and satisfying and considerably better than its name suggests to anyone who has not tried it. The same turns out to be true of the pot, if we are being honest. It is unassuming on the page and quietly excellent in the hand, which is a sentence we could apply to the lunch with equal accuracy.

The smaller Channa is sized for a single plant on a sill, a desk, a narrow ledge that needed something. There is no drainage hole, so plant a succulent or use it as a cover pot for a nursery container you can lift out to water. People ask whether we are serious about the naming method, and we are. Name a pot after lunch. See what happens. So far what happens is good, and the Channa is one of the reasons we have stopped second-guessing it. The smaller Channa is the everyday one, the size you reach for without thinking, which is its own quiet kind of endorsement.

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.

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.

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The Rest of the No-Drainage Range

The Channa is one of seventeen-odd pots in the range that skip the drainage hole, from a wedding cup to a pineapple cast. The full no-drainage shelf is a good browse.

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No Drainage, No Problem

The Channa has no drainage hole, so a succulent and a steady pour are the move, with a pebble layer underneath. Prefer a drainage hole? The main range has every size.

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Plant Tips from Chive Studio

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

Frequently asked questions

What is the Channa best suited to?

The Channa 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 4.75 inch ceramic pot, the Channa fits a shelf, sill, or desk and pairs cleanly with the rest of the Chive pot range. It comes in several colourways to match different rooms.

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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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