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A container for holding a floral grouping. The container, most generally a vase, is formed from a sheet of material and has an outer peripheral wall which extends from the closed lower end to the open upper end. The peripheral wall may comprise a plurality of folds in the sheet of material with adja

A container for holding a floral grouping. The container, most generally a vase, is formed from a sheet of material and has an outer peripheral wall which extends from the closed lower end to the open upper end. The peripheral wall may comprise a plurality of folds in the sheet of material with adjacent portions of at least some of the folds, which connected via a bonding material to form connected folds, which connected folds cooperate to maintain the vase in the shape of a vase. The container preferably has a bonding material disposed on a portion of the surface of the vase for enabling the vase to be bondingly connected to a surface in a vertical orientation.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A method for packaging or displaying a floral grouping for delivery or sale, comprising:providing a floral container formed from a sheet of material, the floral container comprising an upper end, a closed lower end having a bottom, an upper end opening, and a peripheral w

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A method for packaging or displaying a floral grouping for delivery or sale, comprising:providing a floral container formed from a sheet of material, the floral container comprising an upper end, a closed lower end having a bottom, an upper end opening, and a peripheral wall extending from the closed lower end to the upper end, the peripheral wall having an outer surface and an inner surface which encompasses and defines an inner space, the floral container further comprising a bonding material disposed on a portion of the outer surface thereof for enabling the floral container to be bondingly connected to a support surface in a substantially vertical orientation;providing a floral grouping having an upper end and a lower end;disposing at least a portion of the lower end of the floral grouping in the inner space of the floral container wherein the upper end extends a distance above the upper end of the floral container; andconnecting the floral container and floral grouping to the support surface via the bonding material wherein the floral container and floral grouping are positioned in a substantially vertical orientation.