Plant Pots with Drainage

Minute Medium Ceramic Pot with Drainage Hole and Saucer, Mocha Cement

with drainage hole and saucer

$30.95
Drainage hole
Saucer Included
30-day return policy

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The 5-inch Mocha Cement is a glazed ceramic plant pot with a center drainage hole and a matching saucer, and at five inches the cold, clean mix has more room to be exactly what it is. This is a colorway for people who walk past the friendly greens and blues without slowing down, and the medium size is the pot-first customer's size of choice. There is a specific person who wants this exact pot, and we have stopped pretending to be surprised every time they find it.

Glazed ceramic holds moisture more evenly than raw terracotta, and no two pots settle alike. Understated and architectural, it is the kind of finish that looks better the less you are thinking about whatever is planted in it. We have made our peace with this customer. We rather like them, and the medium Mocha Cement is the pot we make for them on purpose.

Product detail
  • Color: Mocha Cement
  • 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

Shipping

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  • Standard: 5–8 business days Express2–3 business days (at checkout)
  • 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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Mocha Cement at Five Inches: Understated on Purpose

At five inches, Mocha Cement has the room to be fully what it is, which is a pot for people who walk past the friendly greens and blues without breaking stride. The cold, clean mix reads as architectural rather than decorative, warmth held back on purpose so the cement keeps the floor. This is the medium size the pot-first customer reaches for, the one who decided long ago that the vessel mattered more than its contents and never looked back. We used to take the friendly-greens crowd more seriously than this customer, and we have since corrected the error.

It is the kind of finish that improves the less you think about whatever is planted in it, which is precisely the point and precisely why this customer likes it. We have stopped trying to talk that person into something cheerier. We have, in fact, come to like them, and Mocha Cement is the pot we make with them specifically in mind. Each one resolves on its own, the cement varying quietly from pot to pot. A centre drainage hole and a matching saucer sit beneath, the working part under the architectural surface. Understated, deliberate, faintly cold. At five inches it is exactly the pot it set out to be. We make it for them gladly, and without a single cheerful flourish.

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 Same Glaze, Other Sizes

Mocha Cement is the same cool cement mix at both sizes. The five-inch is the pot-first customer's size of choice.

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Drainage Is the Whole Point

A centre drainage hole and a matching saucer sit under the five-inch Mocha Cement, the working part beneath the architectural surface.

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For the Part You Cannot See

The Minute Medium in Mocha Cement drains and holds moisture well, but a plant that has quietly given up needs more than a good pot. Verte Rx works on the roots and colour a pot cannot reach.

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

Frequently asked questions

What is the Minute in Mocha Cement 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 Mocha Cement colourway.

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