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Live plants present unique shipping challenges that require specialized temperature and environmental control. At Inter Fresh, we provide comprehensive plant packaging solutions that protect plants from temperature extremes, ensuring they arrive at their destination healthy, vibrant, and ready to thrive.
Plant packaging challenges
Live plants face several critical challenges during transit that can significantly affect their health and marketability. Cold damage during winter shipping can cause permanent harm at the cellular level, with effects that may not be immediately visible but develop days after delivery. Heat stress during summer transport leads to wilting and desiccation that can be difficult to reverse, while temperature fluctuations throughout the year place constant stress on plant systems.
Moisture management represents another critical factor, as both excessive drying and fungal development from excess humidity can damage plants during shipping. For business models dependent on customer satisfaction, maintaining plant viability during multi-day shipments is essential—and plant packaging plays a crucial role in that success.
Specialized plant packaging solutions
Heat packs for winter protection
Our heat packs are essential for winter plant packaging, particularly to northern regions where temperatures can drop well below freezing. These innovative products provide consistent warmth generation for 40, 72, or 110 hours, depending on shipping duration requirements. The technology protects plants from freezing temperatures that can cause irreversible cellular damage, maintaining temperatures above 10°C within insulated plant packaging.
This protection is critical for preventing cold damage that may not appear until days after delivery, when customers might mistakenly attribute plant failure to their care rather than shipping conditions. The heat packs contain iron powder and carbon that react with oxygen and moisture in the air, generating reliable warmth throughout the shipping process without hazardous materials.
Insulation options
Our plant-specific insulation solutions include paper liners that create effective thermal barriers with minimal weight and bulk. For comprehensive protection, our EcoCoolbox combines paper fiber insulation with cardboard construction to create stable environments for delicate plants.
When flexibility is needed, our Eco Thermaliner (Klimaliner) provides adaptable protection that conforms to various plant shapes and sizes. For businesses implementing returnable shipping systems, our polypropylene channel plate boxes offer durability across multiple delivery cycles while maintaining excellent insulation properties—making them a smart long-term plant packaging solution
Summer cooling solutions
While winter protection often receives the most attention, summer shipping also presents significant challenges for live plants. During warm seasons, we provide gel packs that absorb excess heat and maintain appropriate temperatures for sensitive varieties. Our plant packaging insulation systems buffer against excessive heat from outside sources, particularly important when plants may sit in delivery vehicles or on porches during summer deliveries.
For tropical and heat-sensitive plants, we develop complete plant packaging systems that maintain appropriate temperatures throughout shipping, preventing the wilting and stress that can make plants unsalable upon arrival
Applications for various plant types
Different plants have distinct temperature sensitivities during shipping, requiring tailored plant packaging strategies. Tropical houseplants are highly sensitive to cold, requiring consistent protection from temperatures below 10°C that can cause irreversible damage to foliage and stems. These plants benefit particularly from our heat pack solutions during winter shipping.
Potted flowering plants require special attention, as temperature fluctuations can cause bud drop and bloom damage that undermines their primary selling feature. Stable temperatures during transport help preserve the flowers and buds that represent the plant’s value to consumers.
Small trees and shrubs show more resilience to temperature variation but still require protection from extreme conditions, particularly for tender new growth that is more susceptible to damage. Specialized specimens like orchids demand precise temperature management throughout shipping to maintain health and appearance, justifying comprehensive plant packaging for these high-value plants.
Complete temperature protection
Our approach to plant shipping combines appropriate insulation to buffer against external temperatures with heat packs calibrated to shipping duration when needed for cold protection. For summer shipping of sensitive varieties, cooling elements provide heat protection, while custom plant packaging solutions based on plant varieties and shipping conditions address specific needs.
By creating a protected microclimate within the plant packaging, we help ensure that live plants arrive healthy and vibrant, ready to thrive in their new homes while building customer satisfaction and loyalty.
Are you looking for packaging solutions, besides plant packaging solutions, for seafood, pharmaceutical products or flowers, for example? Then check out our other solutions or contact us. At Inter Fresh we are happy to help you find the best solution.
