PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a plant holding container and a plant storage method capable of maintaining a plant such as a cut flower or a plant having a berry such as a fruit, in a state of suitable for freshness maintenance, and capable of being easily attached to and detached from a plant.SOLUTION: A plant holding container 1 comprises: a container body part 10 comprising an inner space 13 which can store a liquid and a plant holding part 20 comprising an opening 21 for communicating an inner space 13 of the container body part 10 and outside. The container body part 10 and the plant holding part 20 are injection molded products formed of a resin material having 1 or more and 60 or less of shore A hardness. The resin material comprises following gas transmission features (1)-(3): (1) oxygen permeability is 36 or more and within 3000 when that of natural rubber is 100 (2) nitrogen permeability is 31 or more and within 4500 when that of the natural rubber is 100 (3) carbon dioxide permeability is 48 or more and within 1700 when that of the natural rubber is 100.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1COPYRIGHT: (C)2017,JPO&INPIT【課題】切り花や、果実などの実が付いた植物を、その鮮度維持に適した状態で保持でき、植物への着脱および取扱いが容易な植物保持容器、および、植物の保管方法を提案すること。【解決手段】植物保持容器1は、液体を貯留可能な内部空間13を備える容器本体部10と、容器本体部10の内部空間13と外部とを連通させる開口部21を備える植物保持部20と、を有する。容器本体部10および植物保持部20は、ショアA硬度1以上60以下の樹脂素材による射出成型品である。また、この樹脂素材は、以下の(1)~(3)の気体透過特性を備える。(1)酸素透過性は、天然ゴムを100とした場合に、36以上3000以内(2)窒素透過性は、天然ゴムを100とした場合に、31以上4500以内(3)二酸化炭素透過性は、天然ゴムを100とした場合に、48以上1700以内【選択図】図1
