Plant Pots with Drainage

Diamond Medium Porcelain Plant Pot

with drainage hole and saucer

$28.50
Colors: Black
Drainage hole
Saucer Included
30-day return policy

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The 5" geometric porcelain plant pot is part of the Diamond line: four equal sides, clean angles, and a faceted form that catches light the way a round pot cannot. It is geometry on purpose, precise rather than loud, and it reads as a deliberate object from across a room instead of a default pulled off a shelf.

A precise four-sided form, with a center drainage hole and a matching saucer. At five inches it suits a settled shelf plant: a pothos, a peperomia, or a young fern. The drainage hole keeps water moving instead of pooling at the roots, and the matching saucer keeps it off the surface underneath, so the pot works as well on a windowsill as it does on a shelf.

We learned the hard way which shapes belong on a shelf and which belong in a drawer no one opens. This one belongs on the shelf.

Product detail
  • Color: Black, Light Grey, Sea Blue
  • Material: Porcelain
  • Glaze finish: Matte 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: 2015
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

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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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Geometry, on Purpose

The year after the face experiment, one of us cast the family beagle and gave it as a gift. That one was loved. It still gets displayed and mentioned to visitors, which is the exact opposite of what happened the first time, and the contrast taught the studio everything it needed to know about where the line is.

The larger Diamond carries the same lesson at a bigger scale: precise, intentional geometry that earns its place in a room instead of pressing its way in. Four equal sides, equal angles, no apology necessary and no awkward holiday required. We learned the hard way which shapes belong on a shelf and which belong in a drawer no one opens, and the Diamond, at five inches, has never once been in question.

Underneath the geometry it is a working pot: porcelain with a centre drainage hole and a matching saucer, so the faceted form keeps a plant alive as competently as it holds a shelf. Precision on the outside means nothing if the inside drowns the roots, so the drainage is not decorative.

On a shelf the facets do something a round pot cannot, catching small planes of light at slightly different angles so the form reads as deliberate from across the room. It earns its place by being precise rather than loud, which is the only kind of attention we trust a pot to ask for, and very nearly the only kind we are any good at making.

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 Diamond Line, by Size

The Diamond 5" reads as part of a family, and the family is the point: one idea, several sizes, no awkward mismatches on the shelf.

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Drainage Is the Whole Point

The Diamond 5" is a good place to start in a plant pot collection designed to grow with a person's plants rather than against them.

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For the Part You Cannot See

Once the plant is in the Diamond 5", the next thing it needs is food, and Verte Rx covers root strength and leaf colour for a plant getting by on tap water.

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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 Diamond pot used for?

The Diamond 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 medium porcelain pot, the Diamond 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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