Table 8. Potted Herbaceous Perennial Plants Sold: 2014 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
All sales 
Wholesale sales 
Retail sales 
Potted herbaceous perennial plants 
sold, total operations 
number sold (1,000) 
value ($1 ,000) 
6,291 
276,674 
944,850 
2,710 
251,948 
794,915 
4,805 
24,726 
149,936 
Item 
All potted chrysanthemums (hardy/garden) 
Chrysanthemums (hardy/garden), 
in pots less than 5 inches 
Chrysanthemums (hardy/garden), 
in pots 5 inches or more 
All 
sales 
Wholesale 
sales 
Retail 
sales 
All 
sales 
Wholesale 
sales 
Retail 
sales 
All 
sales 
Wholesale 
sales 
Retail 
sales 
Chrysanthemums (hardy/garden) operations 
number sold (1,000) 
value ($1 ,000) 
2,921 
73,854 
202,575 
1,299 
67,778 
172,835 
2,231 
6,076 
29,740 
921 
22,055 
24,788 
349 
21,144 
21,877 
674 
911 
2,911 
2,593 
51,799 
177,787 
1,226 
46,634 
150,958 
1,944 
5,164 
26,829 
Item 
All other potted herbaceous 
perennial plants 
All other potted herbaceous 
perennial plants, 
less than 1 gallon 
All other potted herbaceous 
perennial plants, 
1 gallon up to 2 gallon 
All other potted herbaceous 
perennial plants, 
2 gallon or greater 
All 
sales 
Wholesale 
sales 
Retail 
sales 
All 
sales 
Wholesale 
sales 
Retail 
sales 
All 
sales 
Wholesale 
sales 
Retail 
sales 
All 
sales 
Wholesale 
sales 
Retail 
sales 
Achillea operations 
798 
303 
564 
337 
114 
252 
557 
228 
380 
35 
25 
10 
number sold (1,000) 
817 
724 
92 
230 
191 
39 
516 
464 
52 
70 
70 
1 
value ($1 ,000) 
3,308 
2,724 
585 
663 
515 
147 
2,193 
1,766 
428 
452 
443 
10 
Asclepias operations 
531 
208 
362 
264 
89 
189 
333 
142 
218 
39 
18 
27 
number sold (1,000) 
623 
471 
152 
379 
278 
101 
217 
171 
46 
27 
22 
6 
value ($1 ,000) 
2,324 
1,361 
963 
1,131 
623 
509 
1,050 
654 
396 
143 
84 
59 
Astilbe operations 
1,329 
404 
1,035 
307 
71 
250 
1,050 
331 
808 
114 
80 
46 
number sold (1,000) 
1,683 
1,477 
206 
301 
243 
59 
1,167 
1,031 
136 
214 
204 
11 
value ($1 ,000) 
8,005 
6,409 
1,597 
844 
576 
268 
5,744 
4,552 
1,191 
1,418 
1,281 
137 
Bleeding heart operations 
1,248 
319 
1,020 
227 
55 
188 
998 
264 
807 
162 
74 
120 
number sold (1,000) 
574 
434 
140 
78 
(D) 
(D) 
431 
331 
101 
64 
(D) 
(D) 
value ($1 ,000) 
3,267 
2,113 
1,154 
315 
157 
158 
2,493 
1,608 
885 
458 
348 
110 
Campanula operations 
547 
187 
395 
303 
95 
221 
333 
129 
228 
16 
10 
7 
number sold (1,000) 
683 
614 
69 
430 
391 
39 
241 
213 
28 
11 
10 
1 
value ($1 ,000) 
2,259 
1,842 
417 
1,070 
915 
155 
1,106 
860 
245 
83 
67 
16 
Clematis (non-climbing) operations 
302 
85 
242 
88 
22 
71 
206 
56 
161 
35 
18 
23 
number sold (1,000) 
412 
340 
72 
82 
(D) 
(D) 
279 
239 
40 
52 
(D) 
(D) 
value ($1 ,000) 
2,543 
1,745 
797 
331 
(D) 
(D) 
1,670 
1,138 
532 
542 
(D) 
(D) 
Columbine operations 
1,047 
311 
823 
551 
153 
432 
592 
212 
435 
32 
15 
21 
number sold (1,000) 
1,254 
1,085 
169 
498 
413 
84 
714 
634 
79 
43 
38 
5 
value ($1 ,000) 
4,667 
3,554 
1,113 
1,198 
862 
336 
3,198 
2,495 
703 
272 
197 
74 
Coral bells (Heuchera) operations 
1,600 
525 
1,236 
635 
178 
507 
1,132 
420 
832 
100 
66 
55 
number sold (1,000) 
3,128 
2,752 
376 
960 
812 
147 
2,017 
1,802 
215 
151 
137 
14 
value ($1 ,000) 
15,149 
11,927 
3,222 
3,273 
2,179 
1,094 
10,955 
9,001 
1,954 
921 
747 
174 
Coreopsis operations 
1,559 
551 
1,145 
705 
218 
539 
1,021 
399 
712 
103 
72 
43 
number sold (1,000) 
3,958 
3,558 
400 
1,656 
1,447 
208 
2,025 
1,856 
169 
277 
254 
22 
value ($1 ,000) 
14,038 
11,573 
2,465 
4,382 
3,351 
1,031 
8,113 
6,889 
1,224 
1,543 
1,334 
210 
Daylilies operations 
2,085 
774 
1,570 
478 
150 
374 
1,661 
653 
1,221 
247 
141 
159 
number sold (1,000) 
7,103 
6,207 
896 
1,972 
1,669 
302 
4,754 
4,225 
528 
377 
312 
65 
value ($1 ,000) 
28,517 
21,893 
6,625 
5,214 
3,811 
1,403 
20,517 
16,149 
4,367 
2,787 
1,933 
854 
Delphinium (Larkspur) operations 
914 
243 
731 
457 
106 
372 
574 
190 
427 
44 
21 
25 
number sold (1,000) 
1,629 
1,455 
174 
757 
674 
82 
809 
724 
84 
64 
56 
8 
value ($1 ,000) 
5,967 
4,863 
1,104 
1,853 
1,561 
292 
3,613 
2,913 
700 
501 
389 
112 
Dianthus operations 
1,195 
419 
875 
638 
176 
501 
689 
305 
450 
56 
34 
28 
number sold (1,000) 
4,434 
4,003 
431 
2,340 
2,008 
331 
1,997 
1,903 
94 
97 
92 
5 
value ($1 ,000) 
15,170 
12,655 
2,515 
6,339 
4,618 
1,720 
8,219 
7,502 
717 
613 
534 
78 
Digitalis (Foxglove) operations 
693 
226 
522 
340 
98 
266 
400 
164 
273 
48 
24 
30 
number sold (1,000) 
921 
750 
171 
504 
367 
137 
373 
344 
28 
44 
38 
6 
value ($1 ,000) 
4,044 
3,012 
1,032 
1,791 
1,076 
715 
1,918 
1,667 
251 
335 
268 
67 
Echinacea (Purple coneflower) operations 
1,428 
430 
1,111 
603 
146 
492 
944 
323 
700 
96 
69 
47 
number sold (1,000) 
2,295 
2,039 
256 
749 
622 
127 
1,367 
1,251 
116 
179 
166 
13 
value ($1 ,000) 
9,691 
8,020 
1,670 
1,905 
1,423 
482 
6,563 
5,539 
1,024 
1,223 
1,058 
165 
Echinacea (other) operations 
747 
229 
577 
302 
77 
240 
515 
183 
376 
28 
20 
12 
number sold (1,000) 
1,074 
941 
133 
401 
353 
48 
656 
574 
82 
17 
13 
3 
value ($1 ,000) 
5,966 
4,896 
1,069 
1,397 
1,143 
255 
4,430 
3,647 
783 
138 
107 
31 
Ferns (hardy/garden) operations 
1,108 
474 
734 
339 
144 
221 
839 
353 
552 
162 
114 
70 
number sold (1,000) 
5,298 
4,998 
300 
2,119 
1,967 
152 
2,825 
2,694 
131 
354 
337 
17 
value ($1 ,000) 
20,389 
18,470 
1,919 
4,450 
3,825 
625 
13,427 
12,317 
1,110 
2,513 
2,328 
184 
Gaillardia operations 
937 
307 
701 
505 
129 
411 
523 
218 
344 
35 
21 
15 
number sold (1,000) 
1,261 
1,159 
102 
599 
535 
63 
634 
598 
36 
29 
26 
2 
value ($1 ,000) 
4,325 
3,709 
616 
1,623 
1,347 
276 
2,525 
2,214 
311 
177 
148 
29 
Hibiscus operations 
781 
271 
594 
159 
35 
134 
488 
172 
366 
280 
133 
188 
number sold (1,000) 
862 
744 
118 
102 
71 
31 
501 
440 
62 
259 
234 
25 
value ($1 ,000) 
5,574 
4,522 
1,052 
356 
203 
153 
3,034 
2,477 
556 
2,184 
1,842 
342 
Hostas operations 
3,391 
1,074 
2,715 
1,040 
280 
835 
2,624 
868 
2,074 
562 
235 
410 
number sold (1,000) 
14,127 
12,562 
1,565 
5,738 
5,210 
528 
7,649 
6,723 
926 
741 
630 
111 
value ($1 ,000) 
58,375 
44,967 
13,409 
16,132 
12,597 
3,535 
35,437 
27,189 
8,248 
6,806 
5,180 
1,626 
Iris operations 
858 
382 
574 
206 
81 
142 
673 
318 
432 
90 
58 
45 
number sold (1,000) 
1,274 
1,059 
215 
399 
314 
84 
753 
630 
123 
123 
114 
9 
value ($1 ,000) 
5,212 
3,952 
1,260 
980 
668 
312 
3,528 
2,645 
882 
705 
638 
66 
Lavender operations 
1,163 
419 
875 
679 
178 
557 
625 
287 
416 
78 
59 
26 
number sold (1,000) 
3,603 
3,309 
295 
1,779 
1,597 
182 
1,631 
1,532 
99 
193 
180 
14 
value ($1 ,000) 
13,748 
12,063 
1,685 
5,226 
4,536 
690 
7,125 
6,292 
833 
1,397 
1,235 
162 
Leucanthemum (Shasta Daisy) operations 
884 
302 
663 
377 
116 
295 
602 
227 
425 
59 
32 
35 
number sold (1,000) 
1,662 
1,514 
149 
457 
404 
53 
1,114 
1,026 
88 
92 
84 
8 
value ($1 ,000) 
6,754 
5,705 
1,049 
1,286 
1,080 
206 
4,832 
4,088 
744 
636 
537 
99 
Lobelia operations 
427 
152 
299 
205 
76 
143 
268 
102 
175 
14 
6 
8 
number sold (1,000) 
420 
370 
50 
259 
226 
33 
153 
137 
15 
9 
7 
2 
value ($1 ,000) 
1,268 
1,021 
247 
571 
455 
116 
650 
534 
117 
46 
32 
14 
Lupine operations 
596 
144 
490 
351 
82 
289 
321 
82 
255 
17 
8 
10 
number sold (1,000) 
441 
377 
64 
202 
165 
38 
217 
192 
25 
22 
20 
2 
value ($1 ,000) 
1,692 
1,334 
358 
565 
432 
133 
941 
735 
206 
185 
167 
19 
Papaver (Poppy) operations 
469 
131 
364 
266 
80 
199 
266 
80 
197 
20 
6 
19 
number sold (1,000) 
599 
525 
74 
380 
336 
44 
210 
189 
22 
8 
1 
8 
value ($1 ,000) 
1,827 
1,368 
459 
827 
658 
169 
907 
704 
203 
93 
7 
86 
Penstemon operations 
594 
247 
409 
272 
109 
187 
396 
178 
257 
33 
20 
15 
number sold (1,000) 
869 
805 
63 
411 
381 
30 
431 
398 
32 
27 
26 
1 
value ($1 ,000) 
3,212 
2,817 
395 
1,165 
1,021 
144 
1,876 
1,638 
238 
171 
158 
13 
Peonies operations 
843 
241 
681 
96 
28 
73 
511 
126 
425 
299 
118 
218 
number sold (1,000) 
1,139 
1,003 
137 
176 
139 
36 
737 
674 
63 
227 
189 
38 
value ($1 ,000) 
9,157 
7,169 
1,988 
476 
323 
153 
4,980 
3,887 
1,093 
3,700 
2,958 
742 
-continued 
14 2014 CHS - United States Data 2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
