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Holidays Statistics

Mother's Day

Mother's Day accounts for one-fourth of the floral purchases made for holidays.


Holiday Ranking

Based on consumer purchases of fresh flowers and plants for holidays at all outlets:

Holiday
Transactions
Dollar Volume
Christmas/Chanukah
30%
30%
Mother's Day
24%
25%
Valentine's Day
20%
25%
Easter/Passover
13%
10%
Thanksgiving
6%
5%

Note: Of fresh flower purchases only, Valentine's Day ranks
No. 1, capturing 36% of holiday transactions and 40% of dollar volume. Valentine's Day is also the No. 1 holiday for florists.

What are consumers buying for Mother's Day?
(Multiple responses allowed.)

  • Fresh flowers (68%)
  • Outdoor bedding and garden plants (32%)
  • Flowering houseplants (25%)
  • Green houseplants (10%)
  • Other (12%)

Of fresh flowers purchased for Mother's Day:

  • Mixed flowers (42%)
  • Roses (33%)
  • Carnations (10%)
  • Orchids (2%)
  • Chrysanthemums/daisies (1%)
  • Lilies (1%)
  • Other single flower types (11%)

Of bedding/garden plants purchased for Mother's Day:

  • Geraniums (15%)
  • Impatiens (15%)
  • Petunias (12%)
  • Other - additional breakdown not available (58%)  

Of flowering houseplants purchased for Mother's Day:

  • Azaleas (12%)
  • African violets (5%)
  • Lilies (5%)
  • Chrysanthemums (3%)
  • Other - additional breakdown not available (75%)

Who's buying for Mother's Day?

34% of women and 40% of men made flower and plant purchases for Mother's Day 2007.


For whom are they buying?

  • Mother (58%)
  • Spouse/significant other (30%)
  • Mother-in-law (20%)
  • Self (9%)
  • Sister (6%)
  • Friend (6%)
  • Other relative/other (19%)

Data collected by Synovate e-Nation National On-Line Research, 2007; and IPSOS-Insight FloralTrends Consumer Tracking Study, 2005.


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