Abstract: A holder for a bouquet of flowers is disclosed. Particularly the invention is designed for use with bouquets intended to be carried by hand. The holder has a head portion which provides a cage-like structure for holding a block of wettable foam in such a manner that it may be a base for the flowers. A handle, manufactured as a separate component, is secured to the head portion by inserting one end of the handle through the base of the head portion. The handle is made of a material which can be bent and shaped to fit the user's hand and has no spring-back or memory.