Plant Pots with Drainage

Paul Ceramic Pot And Saucer Set With Drainage | 5 inch

with drainage hole and saucer

$26.95
Colors: Charcoal
Drainage hole
Saucer Included
30-day return policy

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The 5" heavy ceramic plant pot is part of the Paul line, the heaviest pots we make, built for the customer who decides with their hands before their eyes get a vote. The weight is the whole pitch: lift it once and most other pots on the shelf quietly stop being in the running.

Solid, dense glazed ceramic, 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.

It was built for the customer who needs to feel the weight of a thing before they trust it, which is a reasonable way to choose a pot and, if we are honest, most other things.

Product detail
  • Color: Charcoal, Cream, Mocha, Sage
  • Material: Ceramic
  • Glaze finish: Matte/Textured Ceramic
  • 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: 2018
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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  • 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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The Pot You Decide on by Weight

The five inch Paul is the one the whole line was built around: heavy, solid, the pot that wins every time someone picks it up and immediately puts down everything else they were considering. There is a customer who needs to feel the weight of a thing before they trust it, and Paul was made, without apology, for them.

That is a completely reasonable way to make decisions about pots and also, if we are being honest, about most other things in life. The weight is not a gimmick. A heavier pot sits where you put it, resists a top-heavy plant's attempt to tip the whole arrangement over, and reassures the kind of person who has never trusted anything that felt hollow.

For all the talk of weight, it is a working pot: glazed ceramic with a centre drainage hole and a matching saucer. The heft is the point, but the drainage is the part that keeps the plant alive long enough for anyone to appreciate how solid the thing feels in the hand.

On a shelf or a windowsill the weight announces itself the moment anyone lifts it, then disappears into doing its job: holding still, holding a plant, refusing to be tipped by a careless sleeve. Heft is not the kind of feature people photograph, but it is reliably the one they remember and the one that brings them back to the shelf.

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 Paul Line, by Size

The Paul 5" is a single note in a set tuned to match, the same finish at a different scale so nothing on the shelf argues with anything else.

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Drainage Is the Whole Point

The Paul 5" is one of many in the plant pot collection, and the collection is built so the sizes line up cleanly as a plant grows.

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Water It Like You Mean It

Even the right pot like the Paul 5" cannot fix a bad watering habit, but a proper can or mister can, and ours are made to stay out rather than hide.

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Plant Tips from Chive Studio

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Frequently asked questions

What is the Paul pot used for?

The Paul 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 5 inch ceramic pot, the Paul 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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