Plant Pots with Drainage

Minute Medium Ceramic Pot with Drainage Hole and Saucer, Cosmos

with drainage hole and saucer

$30.95
Drainage hole
Saucer Included
30-day return policy

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The 5-inch Cosmos is a glazed ceramic plant pot with a center drainage hole and a matching saucer, and the medium size is where the salt texture finally has room to do its unpredictable work. Speckled, cratered, faintly lunar, the surface looks like it happened on purpose and also looks like the byproduct of two people who could not agree on where to source a basic kitchen ingredient. Both things are true. We have made our peace with this. Turn it once in your hand and the speckling rearranges itself, which is the closest a glaze comes to having an opinion.

The salt debate that produced Cosmos did not resolve quickly, and at five inches you can see exactly why everyone in the studio had such strong feelings about it. Glazed ceramic holds moisture more evenly than raw terracotta, and no two pots crater the same way. This is the size where the argument stops being a story we tell and starts being something you can read straight off the glaze.

Product detail
  • Color: Cosmos
  • Material: Ceramic
  • Glaze finish: Glazed Ceramic
  • Finish variation: Natural variation between pieces
  • Drainage: included
  • Saucer:
  • Dishwasher safe: Yes
  • Indoor / Outdoor: For indoor use and covered outdoor temperate weather use
  • Designed by: Chive Studio
  • Year Designed: 2017
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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Cosmos at Five Inches: Room for the Salt to Work

The salt debate behind Cosmos was not the kind of thing that wraps up in an afternoon, and the five-inch size is the clearest evidence of why. Give the texture more surface and it has more room to misbehave, which is precisely what made the whole subject so contentious in the first place. Some of us favoured one salt. Some of us favoured another. A few held positions so specific that defending them became, briefly, a personality. What none of us could argue with was the result: a cratered, speckled finish that catches light unevenly and rewards a second look. The longer the debate ran, the more obvious it became that nobody actually wanted it to end, since ending it would mean agreeing.

At three inches the effect is concentrated to a point. At five it spreads out and starts to feel genuinely atmospheric, the surface doing something closer to geology than decoration. Each pot resolves on its own, because we can guide the salt but not command it, and that small loss of control is the part we have learned to value. A centre drainage hole and a matching saucer sit beneath the texture, the plain mechanics under the cosmic surface. We still do not agree about the salt. We agree, without reservation, about this pot.

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

The Same Glaze, Other Sizes

Cosmos is the same salt-fired texture at every size. The five-inch is where it spreads out and turns properly atmospheric.

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Drainage Is the Whole Point

A centre drainage hole and a matching saucer sit under the Cosmos crater, because atmosphere is no excuse for skipping drainage.

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Water It Like You Mean It

The Minute Medium in Cosmos drains the way it should, which only matters if the watering keeps pace. A proper can or mister makes the difference, and ours look the part on a counter.

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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 Minute in Cosmos best suited to?

The Minute is a ceramic 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 ceramic pot, the Minute fits a shelf, sill, or desk and pairs cleanly with the rest of the Chive pot range. This listing is the Cosmos colourway.

Does the Minute pot have a drainage hole?

Yes, the Minute is a ceramic 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 ceramic pot with drainage, the Minute keeps watering simple.

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