Industry Overview

Floriculture item sales at all retail outlets: $20.8 billion in 2006
Industry Segments (U.S.)
Retail florist shops: (Average annual florist sales: $290,000)	22,753
Supermarkets selling flowers:	21,783
Plant Nurseries and Garden Centers:	16,432
Floral Wholesalers:	900
Domestic Floriculture Growers: Fresh Flower Growers: Potted Flowering Plant Growers: Foliage: Bedding/Garden Plants: Fresh Greens: Herbaceous Perennials	10,563 498 2,103 1,472 3,040 196 2,665

Where Flowers Come From Imports account for 79% of fresh flowers sold in the United States.
Top 6 Import Countries		Top 6 Fresh Flower Growing States
Colombia	59%	California	73%
Ecuador	18%	Washington	5%
Netherlands	9%	Florida	5%
Costa Rica	3%	Hawaii	4%
Canada	3%	Oregon	3%
Mexico	3%	New Jersey	2%
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