Plant holder and anchor for orchid plants and the like

Claim 1

In combination: a flower pot having a cavity therein defined by a bottom, a side wall and a top opening communicating with said cavity, said cavity and said opening adapted to receive a plant to be carried by said pot, said pot having opposing peripheral holes in said side wall at the interface between said side wall and said bottom; a generally U-shaped wire member having two arms with an outwardly turned hook at the extremity of each said arm, each hook engaging said pot through one of said peripheral holes; a bend along each of said arms of said U-shaped wire member between the periphery of said top opening and said bottom for biasing the corresponding arm against the inside of said side wall of said pot; and a bridging portion of said U-shaped wire member between said two arms thereof, said two arms having a dimension so as to allow said bridging portion to extend above said top opening when said wire member is installed in said pot, whereby said plant therein may be anchored to said bridging portion.