Apparatus for transplanting plants from containers with small cavities to containers with large cavities, comprising: first transport means for supplying and removing containers with small cavities; second transport means for supplying and removing containers with large cavities; a moving and gripping apparatus with a first movable gripper for gripping the plants in the container with the small cavities, transporting the plant to the containers with the large cavities and locating the plants in the large cavities, wherein the moving and gripping apparatus comprises at least a second gripper, and the first and the at least second gripper have located on the same carrier, which carrier is movable between a position above the first transport means and a position above the second transport means. <IMAGE>