Plant package with decorative cover

Abstract

A plant package comprising a sleeve wrapped about a potted plant or a comestible item. The sleeve has a curved bottom when flat. The sleeve has an expansion element in the lower end enabling the sidewall of the sleeve to conform to the outer and bottom surfaces of the pot to provide a decorative cover. The sleeve optionally has a detachable upper portion.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A plant package, comprising a potted plant and a sleeve disposed about the potted plant, the sleeve initially having a flattened condition, and comprising in the flattened condition: a sidewall portion having a tapered shape, and a convexly curved lower end having a gusset portion having a curved inner fold therein, and in an opened condition the sleeve having a generally frusto-conical shape for substantially covering a pot of the potted plant.  
     
     
         2 . The plant package of  claim 1  wherein the sleeve in the opened condition substantially conforms to a circumferential curvature of a bottom surface of the pot when the pot is disposed in the sleeve.  
     
     
         3 . The plant package of  claim 1  wherein the sleeve forms a decorative cover when disposed about the pot.  
     
     
         4 . The plant package of  claim 1  wherein the sleeve is connected to the pot.  
     
     
         5 . The plant package of  claim 1  wherein the sleeve is constructed from a material selected from the group consisting of treated or untreated paper, metal foil, polymeric film, non-polymeric film, cardboard, fiber, cloth, burlap, and laminations or combinations thereof.  
     
     
         6 . The plant package of  claim 1  wherein the sleeve further comprises an upper portion which is detachable via a detaching element in the sleeve.  
     
     
         7 . The plant package of  claim 1  wherein the sleeve is constructed from a material having a thickness of from 0.1 mil to abut 30 mils.  
     
     
         8 . The plant package of  claim 1  wherein the sleeve has a decorative pattern or design thereon.  
     
     
         9 . The plant package of  claim 1  wherein the sleeve has a curved upper end.