Patent ID: 8353127

Claim:
A decorative plant package, comprising: a decorative flower pot comprising a base portion and a flexible skirt portion, the base portion defining a receiving space and being constructed of a thermoformed plastic material, the base portion having an upper end, a lower end, and a sidewall extending between the upper end and the lower end, the sidewall being substantially devoid of overlapping folds and having decorative ornamentation associated with at least a portion of the sidewall, and the flexible skirt portion extending from the sidewall of the base portion; a retaining medium for holding and retaining a floral grouping, wherein at least a portion of the retaining medium is disposed in the receiving space of the base portion of the decorative flower pot and is held and retained therein; and wherein the decorative flower pot provides a decorative plant package for the floral grouping without the requirement of a flower pot cover.