Abstract: A pen holder 14 in the form of a potted plant having a housing 14 resembling a plant pot having a filler 26 supporting a potted plant material such as pebbles 17 with a receptacle 16 extending into the filler forming a cavity for the insertion therein of a pen 12. The pen 12 has a decorative element 24 on one distal end in the form of vegetation, such as a flower, with the pen barrel 28 forming the stalk of the decorative element. The receptacle 16 has a wall conforming substantially to the shape and diameter of the writing instrument 12 whereby the receptacle wall engages and suspends the tip 30 pen from engaging the bottom of the receptacle which prevents damage to the writing instrument tip and also retards the drying process of the ink.