Patent ID: 6904716

Claim:
A floral holding material comprising: a preformed shape-sustaining support member movable between an expanded condition and a flattened condition, in the expanded condition the preformed shape-sustaining support member having an open upper end, an open lower end, a peripheral sidewall defining an internal chamber extending between the open upper end and the open lower end of the preformed shape-sustaining support member, the internal chamber adapted to receive at least a portion of stems of a floral grouping, the peripheral sidewall of the preformed shape-sustaining support member having a circumferentially disposed groove at a position between the open upper end and the open lower end of the preformed shape-sustaining support member, the peripheral sidewall having oppositely disposed creases formed therein which extend between the open upper end and the open lower end of the preformed shape-sustaining member to facilitate movement of the preformed shape-sustaining support member between the expanded condition and the flattened condition; and a stabilizing member positionable within the groove formed in the peripheral sidewall of the preformed shape-sustaining support member for stabilizing and maintaining the preformed shape-sustaining support member in the expanded condition.