This is the medium version of the pot we made entirely in white out of spite, after years of watching every other color get ignored in favor of white. It sold immediately, which was not the point we were trying to make. We have added colors since. We are, on some level, still waiting for everyone to notice them.

The Virago Medium is a 5-inch ceramic pot for plants — porcelain specifically, denser and more refined than standard ceramic, and a generous amount of material for a five-inch pot, which is exactly what we were after. It has a center drainage hole and a detachable saucer, so water leaves the roots rather than gathering under them, and the textured matte surface reads differently depending on the light it sits in.

Chive has made pots by hand since 1999. The Virago is stocked at the Huntington Library and the Chicago Botanic Garden, and sits between the Virago Small 3.5" and the Virago Large.