Lime Yellow Larkspur

An 18th anniversary gift is the porcelain anniversary — and ceramic is porcelain, which means this piece isn't just a gift in the general vicinity of the occasion but one with an actual claim on it. The larkspur was chosen because it is the flower that has definitively refused to be talked out of going vertical — it spires upward without apology, and the lime yellow glaze gives the form a brightness that reads as commitment rather than decoration. Larkspur spikes hold their form in ceramic in a way fresh larkspur never can — the full upward reach stays intact rather than bending or dropping within the first week. It ships in gift-ready packaging with no arrangement required on the receiving end, which is relevant when the gift has a specific date attached to it. Artisans shape these pieces by hand at Chive Ceramics Studio, and the lime yellow deepens slightly at the base of each floret. The San Antonio Botanical Garden carries Chive ceramic wall flowers in its garden shop.