Plant Pots Without Drainage

Lilo Large Porcelain Modern Indoor Plant Pot - Olive

with drainage hole and saucer

$56.00
Drainage hole
Saucer Included
30-day return policy

Pickup available at A.N. Deringer c/o Chive Inc

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The large Lilo in Olive is a porcelain plant pot, the most expensive thing we make, and one of the few large objects we have ever managed to make adorable instead of imposing. The odds are the same as the small Lilo, which is to say bad.

The round, precise shape means roughly sixty percent never make it out of the firing, and the ones that do come out perfect or not at all. Olive is the colour for people who want the softness of the shape without the obviousness of white, a quieter green that settles into a room rather than announcing itself. It is the size of something you want to hug, which remains a strange ambition for a plant pot and a stranger one to achieve. There is no drainage hole, so plant a succulent or use it as a cover pot. You are paying for the ones that came out right, and Olive, when it does, is worth the wait.

Product detail
  • Color: Olive
  • Material: Porcelain
  • Glaze finish: Matte
  • Finish variation: Natural variation between pieces
  • Drainage: No drainage hole
  • Saucer:
  • Dishwasher safe: Yes
  • Indoor / Outdoor: For indoor use and covered outdoor temperate weather use
  • Designed by: Chive Studio
  • Year Designed: 2021
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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The Shape, Without the Shouting

Olive is the Lilo for people who love the shape and would prefer it did not shout. The shape is the same one that defeats roughly sixty percent of every batch in the firing, a round, exacting curve that porcelain treats as a personal challenge, and the survivors are perfect or they do not leave the building.

Where white announces the form, olive lets it settle. It is a quieter green, the kind that reads as considered rather than decorative, and on a shape this soft it does something we did not fully expect until we glazed the first one: it makes a large object feel calm instead of imposing.

That remains the Lilo's strange trick, the one we keep being surprised by. It is big and it is huggable, two words that do not usually share a sentence about a plant pot. There is no drainage hole, so plant a succulent or use it as a cover pot for a nursery container you lift out to water. Olive, when it comes out right, is worth the wait, and waiting is mostly what making the Lilo involves. Olive is the rare colour that reads both earthy and a little expensive, which is roughly how the Lilo carries itself in every room we have put one.

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.

Read the guide we wish we had
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The Rest of the No-Drainage Range

The large Lilo in Olive is one finish among a whole shelf of holeless pots, from porcelain to resin. The full no-drainage range rewards a slow look.

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No Drainage, No Problem

The large Lilo in Olive has no drainage hole, so lean drought-tolerant and water with restraint. A pebble reservoir helps. Want a hole instead? The drainage range covers every size.

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Go Easy on the Watering

With no drainage hole, the large Lilo in Olive rewards a careful hand over a generous one. A narrow-spouted can lets you add a little at a time, which is exactly the point.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the Lilo Olive porcelain pot good for?

The Lilo is a porcelain 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 large porcelain pot, the Lilo fits a shelf, sill, or desk and pairs cleanly with the rest of the Chive pot range. This listing is the Olive colourway.

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