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Lilo Porcelain Modern Indoor Plant Pot | 4.5 inch

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$28.00
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The Lilo is a small porcelain plant pot, and it is the most expensive thing we make, which we mention up front because it is the first question and we would rather answer it than dodge it. The shape is the reason.

It is round and precise, the kind of curve that is either exactly right or not right at all, and roughly sixty percent of them do not survive the firing. The ones that do are perfect. Not marketing perfect. The kind where you pick it up and your shoulders come down half an inch without asking your permission. That is what the price buys: not the porcelain, not the difficulty, just the small overwhelming fact of something being exactly as cute as it was meant to be. There is no drainage hole, so plant a succulent or use it as a cover pot. We make no apology for the cost, and the Lilo has never once apologized for being worth it.

Product detail
  • Color: Olive, Pink Blush, White
  • 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
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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.
Canada wide shipping & returns

Shipping 

  • Standard: 5–8 business days, Express 2–3 business days (at checkout)
  • Canada Wide Shipping: from coast to coast — 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 hard good items in original packaging. If your piece arrives damaged, contact us within 7 days with a photo and we will replace it at no charge.

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Local pickup & delivery

Delivery: 

  • Delivered by hand across Toronto and the GTA. 
  • Next business day; same-day when you call the shop.
  • Local GTA delivery starts at $14
  • Call for a quote outside of the GTA

Pickup: Order online by 3pm and collect it the same day at:

702 Queen St. W.,
Toronto, ON M6J 1E7
437-777-5021

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The Most Expensive Pot We Make

We will start with the part everyone asks about, which is the price. The Lilo is the most expensive pot we make, and it earns that the hard way. The shape is round and precise, the kind of curve that is either exactly right or wrong in a way you cannot un-see, and porcelain does not forgive the difference.

Roughly sixty percent of them do not survive the firing. We have made our peace with that number, mostly, in the way you make peace with a thing that is never going to change no matter how much you would like it to. The ones that come through are the only ones we sell, because a Lilo that is almost right is not a Lilo, it is a lesson, and we keep those to ourselves.

What you are paying for is not the porcelain and not the difficulty. It is the small, slightly overwhelming fact of something being exactly as cute as it was always meant to be. You pick one up and your shoulders come down half an inch before your brain has signed off on it. There is no drainage hole, so it is happiest with a succulent or as a cover pot. We could make it cheaper. It would not be the Lilo, and you would know.

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.

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.

Read the guide we wish we had
Lilo Porcelain Modern Indoor Plant Pot - Chive Ceramics Studio - Pots - Chive US

The Rest of the No-Drainage Range

The Lilo has plenty of company in the no-drainage range, from a low Moog dish to a resin pot built for poolsides. None of them have a hole; all of them have a reason.

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No Drainage, No Problem

The Lilo has no drainage hole, so plant a succulent, add a pebble layer, or use it as a cover pot for a nursery container you lift out to water. If you would rather have a hole, the main pot range has one in every size.

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For the Part You Cannot See

The Lilo is the part of the plant you can see. Verte Rx is the part you cannot, an indoor plant food that works on roots and colour long after the pot has done its share.

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