Floral sleeve with upper portion detachable via angular perforations

A tubular sleeve for containing a pot having a floral grouping, and having a lower end, an upper end, an outer peripheral surface, and an inner peripheral surface surrounding an inner retaining space, comprising:

• a base portion having a closed lower end and an upper end and a retaining space for enclosing the pot,
• a skirt portion extending beyond the upper end of the base portion and continuous therewith and having an upper peripheral edge,
• a sleeve portion having an upper peripheral edge and a lower peripheral edge, the lower peripheral edge connected to the upper peripheral edge of the skirt portion and detachable therefrom via a plurality of angularly oriented perforations and extending a distance therefrom, and sized to substantially surround and encompass the floral grouping, and
• expansion means integral to at least one of the skirt portion and the base portion for enhancing the extension of at least a portion of the skirt portion away from the base portion, and
• wherein when the sleeve portion is detached from the upper peripheral edge of the skirt portion, the skirt portion is left with an angular upper edge and the base portion remains in a position surrounding the pot.

A plant package, comprising:

• a tubular sleeve having a lower end, an upper end, an outer peripheral surface, and an inner peripheral surface surrounding an inner retaining space, and further comprising:
• a base portion having a closed lower end and an upper end and a retaining space for enclosing a pot,
• a skirt portion extending beyond the upper end of the base portion and having an upper peripheral edge, and
• a sleeve portion connected to the skirt portion and detachable therefrom via a plurality of angularly oriented perforations and extending a distance therefrom, and sized to substantially surround and encompass a floral grouping, and wherein the sleeve portion is detachable from the skirt portion;
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• a pot disposed within the retaining space of the base portion of the tubular sleeve, the pot having a floral grouping disposed therein, and wherein the pot is substantially surrounded and encompassed by the base portion and the floral grouping is substantially surrounded and encompassed by the sleeve portion prior to detaching the sleeve portion from the skirt portion, and wherein the base portion remains substantially encompassing and surrounding the pot when the sleeve portion is detached from the skirt portion, and wherein the skirt portion is left with an angular upper edge when the sleeve portion is detached from the skirt portion.

A plant package, comprising:

• a tubular sleeve having a lower end, an upper end, an outer peripheral surface, and an inner peripheral surface surrounding an inner retaining space, and further comprising:
• a base portion having a closed lower end and an upper end and a retaining space for enclosing the pot,
• a skirt portion extending beyond the upper end of the base portion and continuous therewith and having an upper peripheral edge,
• a sleeve portion having an upper peripheral edge and a lower peripheral edge, the lower peripheral edge connected to the upper peripheral edge of the skirt portion, detachable therefrom via a plurality of angularly oriented perforations and extending a distance therefrom, and sized to substantially surround and encompass a floral grouping, and wherein the sleeve portion is detachable from the upper peripheral edge of the skirt portion,
• expansion means integral to at least one of the skirt portion and the base portion for enhancing the extension of at least a portion of the skirt portion away from the base portion;
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• a pot disposed within the retaining space of the base portion of the tubular sleeve, the pot having a floral grouping disposed therein, and wherein the pot is substantially surrounded and encompassed by the base portion and the floral grouping is substantially surrounded and encompassed by the sleeve portion prior to detaching the sleeve portion from the skirt portion, and wherein the base portion remains substantially encompassing and surrounding the pot when the sleeve portion is detached from the skirt portion, and wherein the skirt portion is left with an angular upper edge when the sleeve portion is detached from the skirt portion.

A plant package, comprising:

• a tubular sleeve having a lower end, an upper end, an outer peripheral surface, and an inner peripheral surface surrounding an inner retaining space, and further comprising:
• a base portion having a closed lower end having a gusset and an upper end and a retaining space for enclosing a pot,
• a skirt portion extending beyond the upper end of the base portion and having an upper peripheral edge, and
• a sleeve portion extending from the skirt portion and detachable therefrom via a plurality of angularly oriented perforations and extending a distance therefrom, and sized to substantially surround and encompass a floral grouping, and wherein the sleeve portion is detachable from the skirt portion;
• and p1 a pot disposed within the retaining space of the base portion of the tubular sleeve, the pot having a floral grouping disposed therein, and wherein the pot is substantially surrounded and encompassed by the base portion and the floral grouping is substantially surrounded and encompassed by the sleeve portion prior to detaching the sleeve portion from the skirt portion, and wherein the base portion remains substantially encompassing and surrounding the pot when the sleeve portion is detached from the skirt portion, and wherein the skirt portion is left with an angular upper edge when the sleeve portion is detached from the skirt portion.

A tubular sleeve for containing a pot having a floral grouping, and having a lower end, an upper end, an outer peripheral surface, and an inner peripheral surface surrounding an inner retaining space and the floral grouping having a lower portion and an upper portion, the tubular sleeve, comprising:

• a decorative base portion having a closed lower end having a gusset and an upper end and a retaining space for enclosing the pot, wherein the base is tapered and sized and dimensioned to cover substantially only the outer peripheral surface of the pot,
• a skirt portion attached to the base portion and extending beyond the upper end of the base portion, and
• a sleeve portion connected to the skirt portion and detachable therefrom via a plurality of angularly oriented perforations and extending a distance therefrom, and sized to substantially surround and encompass the floral grouping, and
• wherein when the sleeve portion is detached from the skirt portion, the skirt portion is left with an angular upper edge positioned near the lower portion of the floral grouping and the decorative base portion remains in a position surrounding the pot.