Table 5. Annual Bedding/Garden Plants Sold - Flats: 2014 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
All sales 
Wholesale sales 
Retail sales 
Annual bedding/garden plants sold as flats, total 
operations 
6,463 
2,503 
5,146 
number sold (1 ,000) 
86,888 
73,913 
12,975 
value ($1 ,000) 
887,223 
689,458 
197,765 
Flowering and foliar annuals sold as flats, total 
operations 
6,112 
2,296 
4,900 
number sold (1 ,000) 
73,832 
63,214 
10,619 
value ($1 ,000) 
733,604 
574,037 
159,567 
Ageratum 
operations 
1,108 
429 
854 
number sold (1 ,000) 
237 
186 
51 
value ($1 ,000) 
2,333 
1,610 
723 
Alyssum, sweet (Lobularia) 
operations 
1,418 
492 
1,123 
number sold (1 ,000) 
859 
698 
161 
value ($1 ,000) 
9,479 
7,280 
2,199 
Angelonia 
operations 
150 
82 
87 
number sold (1 ,000) 
134 
126 
7 
value ($1 ,000) 
1,562 
1,436 
127 
Begonia 
operations 
4,168 
1,538 
3,312 
number sold (1,000) 
6,839 
5,605 
1,234 
value ($1 ,000) 
63,048 
46,684 
16,363 
Caladium 
operations 
75 
41 
43 
number sold (1 ,000) 
81 
75 
6 
value ($1 ,000) 
1,407 
1,280 
127 
Calendula 
operations 
142 
40 
115 
number sold (1 ,000) 
20 
11 
9 
value ($1 ,000) 
281 
115 
167 
Calibrachoa 
operations 
156 
53 
113 
number sold (1 ,000) 
138 
108 
30 
value ($1 ,000) 
3,377 
2,811 
566 
Canna 
operations 
16 
6 
10 
number sold (1 ,000) 
(D) 
(D) 
(Z) 
value ($1 ,000) 
(D) 
(D) 
4 
Celosia 
operations 
1,015 
379 
773 
number sold (1 ,000) 
394 
341 
53 
value ($1 ,000) 
4,243 
3,382 
861 
Cleome 
operations 
267 
46 
242 
number sold (1 ,000) 
17 
8 
10 
value ($1 ,000) 
(D) 
(D) 
162 
Coleus 
operations 
1,468 
554 
1,119 
number sold (1 ,000) 
682 
539 
143 
value ($1 ,000) 
7,401 
5,372 
2,029 
Combination planter/Color bowl 
operations 
94 
35 
66 
number sold (1 ,000) 
229 
196 
33 
value ($1 ,000) 
3,749 
3,240 
510 
Cosmos 
operations 
526 
140 
439 
number sold (1 ,000) 
59 
42 
17 
value ($1 ,000) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Dahlia 
operations 
672 
232 
555 
number sold (1 ,000) 
158 
105 
53 
value ($1 ,000) 
2,002 
(D) 
(D) 
Dianthus 
operations 
1,002 
329 
793 
number sold (1 ,000) 
490 
426 
64 
value ($1 ,000) 
5,117 
4,207 
910 
Dusty miller 
operations 
1,303 
463 
1,011 
number sold (1 ,000) 
353 
284 
69 
Flowering cabbage or 
value ($1 ,000) 
3,341 
2,333 
1,009 
kale (Brassica) 
operations 
195 
54 
156 
number sold (1 ,000) 
77 
69 
8 
value ($1 ,000) 
623 
(D) 
(D) 
Fuchsia 
operations 
78 
25 
58 
number sold (1 ,000) 
77 
58 
20 
value ($1 ,000) 
707 
356 
351 
Gazania 
operations 
766 
205 
639 
number sold (1 ,000) 
103 
71 
32 
value ($1 ,000) 
1,166 
667 
499 
Geraniums (from vegetative cuttings) 
operations 
481 
163 
382 
number sold (1 ,000) 
839 
605 
235 
value ($1 ,000) 
9,445 
6,279 
3,166 
Geraniums (from seeds and plug seedlings) 
operations 
616 
199 
477 
number sold (1 ,000) 
615 
504 
110 
value ($1 ,000) 
6,396 
4,627 
1,769 
Gerbera daisy 
operations 
74 
22 
57 
number sold (1 ,000) 
83 
64 
18 
value ($1 ,000) 
1,364 
1,128 
236 
Gomphrena 
operations 
268 
67 
225 
number sold (1 ,000) 
70 
51 
19 
value ($1 ,000) 
(D) 
(D) 
233 
Impatiens, New Guinea 
operations 
1,004 
355 
759 
number sold (1 ,000) 
963 
740 
222 
value ($1 ,000) 
10,802 
7,475 
3,327 
Impatiens, other (1. walterana) 
operations 
3,633 
1,297 
2,912 
number sold (1 ,000) 
7,726 
6,584 
1,141 
value ($1 ,000) 
71,989 
55,650 
16,339 
Lisianthus 
operations 
92 
27 
71 
number sold (1 ,000) 
12 
8 
4 
value ($1 ,000) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Lobelia 
operations 
986 
299 
796 
number sold (1 ,000) 
563 
501 
62 
value ($1 ,000) 
6,433 
5,321 
1,112 
Marigold 
operations 
4,932 
1,667 
3,990 
number sold (1 ,000) 
6,664 
5,683 
981 
value ($1 ,000) 
60,607 
45,703 
14,905 
Millet, ornamental 
operations 
40 
11 
29 
number sold (1 ,000) 
47 
39 
8 
value ($1 ,000) 
367 
250 
117 
Nasturtium 
operations 
251 
41 
227 
number sold (1 ,000) 
13 
8 
6 
value ($1 ,000) 
195 
93 
102 
-continued 
8 2014 CHS - United States Data 
2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
