Table 6. Annual Bedding/Garden Plants Sold - Pots: 2014 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
All pots 
Pots less than 5 inches 
Pots 5 inches or more 
Item 
All sales 
Wholesale 
sales 
Retail 
sales 
All sales 
Wholesale 
sales 
Retail 
sales 
All sales 
Wholesale 
sales 
Retail 
sales 
Annual bedding/garden plants sold as pots, 
total - Con. 
Flowering and foliar annuals sold as pots, 
total - Con. 
Nasturtium 
operations 
178 
36 
152 
165 
35 
140 
22 
3 
21 
number sold (1,000) 
110 
77 
33 
97 
(D) 
(D) 
12 
(D) 
(D) 
value ($1 ,000) 
192 
105 
86 
163 
(D) 
(D) 
29 
(D) 
(D) 
Nicotian a 
operations 
138 
59 
88 
103 
48 
63 
46 
17 
31 
number sold (1,000) 
144 
123 
21 
98 
87 
11 
46 
36 
10 
value ($1 ,000) 
249 
180 
69 
152 
119 
33 
97 
61 
35 
Osteospermum 
operations 
769 
224 
627 
633 
188 
517 
196 
63 
145 
number sold (1,000) 
1,841 
1,548 
293 
1,299 
1,045 
254 
542 
503 
39 
value ($1 ,000) 
5,329 
4,138 
1,191 
3,166 
2,200 
966 
2,163 
1,937 
226 
Pansies (Violas) 
operations 
1,515 
700 
964 
1,051 
466 
670 
800 
439 
442 
number sold (1,000) 
45,264 
43,725 
1,538 
31,891 
30,759 
1,132 
13,372 
12,967 
406 
value ($1 ,000) 
61,058 
56,825 
4,232 
30,034 
27,847 
2,187 
31,024 
28,978 
2,045 
Pentas 
operations 
395 
181 
254 
293 
118 
204 
147 
88 
72 
number sold (1,000) 
3,586 
3,440 
146 
2,917 
2,798 
119 
669 
642 
26 
value ($1 ,000) 
4,406 
(D) 
(D) 
2,843 
2,519 
325 
1,563 
(D) 
(□) 
Peppers, ornamental 
operations 
236 
97 
154 
183 
65 
129 
72 
44 
32 
number sold (1,000) 
464 
417 
47 
269 
230 
39 
195 
187 
7 
value ($1 ,000) 
1,005 
849 
155 
582 
455 
127 
423 
394 
28 
Petunias 
operations 
3,290 
1,152 
2,559 
2,732 
926 
2,154 
1,163 
506 
774 
number sold (1,000) 
38,950 
34,402 
4,548 
26,189 
22,285 
3,904 
12,761 
12,118 
643 
value ($1 ,000) 
79,781 
63,779 
16,002 
42,035 
29,550 
12,485 
37,746 
34,230 
3,517 
Poppy (annual) 
operations 
41 
11 
32 
38 
9 
31 
6 
3 
3 
number sold (1,000) 
52 
41 
12 
38 
(D) 
(D) 
14 
(D) 
(□) 
value ($1 ,000) 
112 
(D) 
(D) 
71 
(D) 
(D) 
41 
(D) 
(D) 
Portulaca 
operations 
468 
153 
354 
390 
114 
306 
122 
62 
71 
number sold (1,000) 
1,467 
1,350 
117 
987 
885 
102 
480 
465 
15 
value ($1 ,000) 
2,310 
1,895 
415 
1,237 
915 
322 
1,073 
980 
93 
Ranunculus 
operations 
78 
54 
32 
64 
42 
29 
29 
24 
6 
number sold (1,000) 
706 
683 
23 
406 
387 
20 
299 
296 
3 
value ($1 ,000) 
1,886 
1,830 
56 
787 
744 
43 
1,098 
1,086 
13 
Rudbeckia 
operations 
204 
70 
149 
127 
35 
102 
104 
48 
64 
number sold (1,000) 
259 
228 
31 
81 
58 
24 
177 
170 
7 
value ($1 ,000) 
1,055 
943 
112 
154 
85 
70 
901 
858 
43 
Salvia, annual 
operations 
609 
270 
390 
494 
209 
327 
229 
126 
116 
number sold (1,000) 
3,122 
2,959 
163 
1,970 
1,846 
124 
1,153 
1,114 
39 
value ($1 ,000) 
5,629 
5,021 
608 
2,456 
2,026 
430 
3,173 
2,995 
178 
Scaevola 
operations 
679 
222 
523 
576 
172 
460 
148 
68 
89 
number sold (1,000) 
665 
529 
136 
476 
371 
105 
188 
158 
30 
value ($1 ,000) 
1,695 
1,187 
508 
1,149 
740 
409 
546 
447 
99 
Snapdragon 
operations 
343 
155 
211 
257 
104 
169 
137 
86 
57 
number sold (1,000) 
2,103 
2,009 
94 
1,469 
1,394 
75 
634 
615 
19 
value ($1 ,000) 
3,095 
2,854 
242 
1,496 
1,322 
174 
1,600 
1,532 
68 
Thunbergia (Black-eyed Susan 
vine) 
operations 
451 
100 
375 
294 
56 
248 
198 
52 
164 
number sold (1,000) 
271 
203 
68 
227 
178 
48 
44 
25 
19 
value ($1 ,000) 
710 
332 
378 
367 
198 
169 
342 
134 
208 
Verbena 
operations 
1,061 
377 
799 
926 
312 
710 
228 
119 
130 
number sold (1,000) 
3,284 
2,755 
530 
2,671 
2,210 
461 
613 
545 
68 
value ($1 ,000) 
8,055 
5,981 
2,074 
5,980 
4,241 
1,739 
2,074 
1,740 
334 
Vinca (Catharanthus roseus) 
operations 
530 
256 
327 
416 
180 
266 
192 
130 
86 
number sold (1,000) 
10,141 
9,821 
319 
6,121 
5,914 
207 
4,020 
3,908 
112 
value ($1 ,000) 
13,793 
12,727 
1,065 
5,725 
5,157 
567 
8,068 
7,570 
498 
Zinnia 
operations 
646 
273 
432 
492 
195 
342 
232 
121 
127 
number sold (1,000) 
3,558 
3,222 
336 
1,854 
1,595 
259 
1,705 
1,628 
77 
value ($1 ,000) 
7,144 
(D) 
(D) 
2,286 
1,718 
568 
4,857 
(D) 
(D) 
Other flowering and foliar annuals 
(see text) 
operations 
1,900 
792 
1,364 
1,662 
673 
1,213 
964 
455 
638 
number sold (1,000) 
153,112 
141,498 
11,613 
107,638 
97,783 
9,855 
45,473 
43,715 
1,758 
value ($1 ,000) 
321,402 
274,438 
46,964 
177,049 
140,975 
36,074 
144,353 
133,463 
10,890 
Vegetable-type bedding plants sold as pots, 
total 
operations 
2,859 
865 
2,339 
2,461 
687 
2,056 
1,292 
491 
962 
number sold (1,000) 
119,098 
106,761 
12,337 
80,394 
70,282 
10,112 
38,705 
36,479 
2,226 
value ($1 ,000) 
245,814 
206,794 
39,020 
135,562 
107,925 
27,637 
110,252 
98,869 
1 1 ,383 
Broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, and 
other crucifers 
operations 
260 
78 
202 
225 
61 
181 
48 
21 
29 
number sold (1,000) 
1,311 
1,144 
167 
611 
460 
151 
700 
683 
17 
value ($1 ,000) 
2,858 
(D) 
(D) 
1,074 
604 
470 
1,783 
(D) 
(D) 
Herbs (culinary) 
operations 
1,640 
406 
1,379 
1,505 
356 
1,285 
298 
111 
198 
number sold (1,000) 
41,296 
37,377 
3,919 
27,360 
24,526 
2,835 
13,936 
12,851 
1,085 
value ($1 ,000) 
81,876 
67,100 
14,776 
45,944 
37,113 
8,830 
35,932 
29,987 
5,945 
Peppers, all (excluding ornamentals) 
operations 
1,021 
270 
848 
923 
224 
782 
191 
90 
122 
number sold (1,000) 
17,655 
16,328 
1,326 
15,602 
14,419 
1,183 
2,053 
1,909 
144 
value ($1 ,000) 
34,818 
(□) 
(D) 
27,523 
24,553 
2,970 
7,296 
(D) 
(D) 
Tomatoes, all 
operations 
1,782 
507 
1,477 
1,381 
331 
1,180 
860 
326 
654 
number sold (1,000) 
30,953 
27,272 
3,681 
15,563 
12,569 
2,994 
15,390 
14,703 
687 
value ($1 ,000) 
66,366 
(D) 
(D) 
26,718 
19,164 
7,553 
39,648 
(D) 
(D) 
Other vegetable-type bedding plants 
(see text) 
operations 
1,079 
351 
845 
970 
308 
762 
338 
156 
226 
number sold (1,000) 
27,883 
24,640 
3,243 
21,257 
18,308 
2,950 
6,626 
6,333 
293 
value ($1 ,000) 
59,896 
50,238 
9,658 
34,303 
26,491 
7,813 
25,592 
23,747 
1,845 
2012 Census of Agriculture 2014 CHS - United States Data 11 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
