Table 9. Potted Flowering Plants for Indoor or Patio Use Sold: 2014 
[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 
Potted flowering plants for indoor or patio use sold, 
total operations 
4,059 
2,010 
2,891 
2,627 
1,258 
1,852 
3,520 
1,750 
2,491 
number sold 
221,336,583 
210,730,523 
10,606,060 
86,871,968 
82,285,173 
4,586,795 
134,464,615 
128,445,350 
6,019,265 
value ($1 ,000) 
1,084,274 
993,437 
90,837 
317,101 
292,291 
24,810 
767,173 
701,146 
66,027 
Potted flowering plants sold, excluding potted spring 
flowering bulbs sold, total operations 
3,969 
1,963 
2,832 
2,537 
1,213 
1,794 
3,433 
1,706 
2,433 
number sold 
201,869,202 
191,739,509 
10,129,693 
80,327,694 
75,964,356 
4,363,338 
121,541,508 
115,775,153 
5,766,355 
value ($1 ,000) 
1,020,325 
932,159 
88,166 
304,610 
280,584 
24,026 
715,715 
651,574 
64,140 
African violet 
operations 
220 
82 
151 
198 
76 
135 
42 
17 
25 
number sold 
4,542,940 
4,390,711 
152,229 
4,283,377 
4,141,375 
142,002 
259,563 
249,336 
10,227 
value ($1 ,000) 
7,813 
7,185 
628 
6,690 
6,156 
534 
1,123 
1,029 
94 
Alstroemeria 
operations 
95 
30 
73 
22 
3 
20 
75 
29 
53 
number sold 
103,711 
94,428 
9,283 
(D) 
(D) 
1,548 
(D) 
(D) 
7,735 
value ($1 ,000) 
372 
281 
91 
19 
(D) 
(D) 
352 
(□) 
(D) 
Anthurium 
operations 
50 
32 
23 
18 
10 
9 
45 
32 
18 
number sold 
997,729 
986,752 
10,977 
210,832 
206,909 
3,923 
786,897 
779,843 
7,054 
value ($1 ,000) 
5,872 
5,777 
95 
854 
835 
19 
5,018 
4,942 
77 
Azalea, finished florist 
operations 
382 
195 
250 
145 
92 
74 
350 
180 
230 
number sold 
4,886,424 
4,741,957 
144,467 
1,529,279 
1,508,419 
20,860 
3,357,145 
3,233,538 
123,607 
value ($1 ,000) 
23,464 
22,190 
1,274 
4,085 
3,997 
89 
19,379 
18,194 
1,185 
Begonia 
operations 
851 
332 
645 
586 
221 
452 
491 
210 
354 
number sold 
4,258,919 
3,652,953 
605,966 
2,326,253 
1,909,094 
417,159 
1,932,666 
1,743,859 
188,807 
value ($1 ,000) 
13,973 
11,051 
2,922 
5,160 
3,732 
1,427 
8,813 
7,319 
1,494 
Bromeliad 
operations 
10 
7 
4 
6 
4 
2 
6 
5 
2 
number sold 
78,264 
77,622 
642 
59,810 
(D) 
(D) 
18,454 
(D) 
(D) 
value ($1,000) 
728 
720 
8 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Cape primrose (Streptocarpus) 
operations 
32 
8 
24 
20 
4 
16 
18 
5 
13 
number sold 
18,978 
(D) 
(D) 
15,306 
7,556 
7,750 
3,672 
(D) 
(D) 
value ($1 ,000) 
66 
(D) 
(D) 
44 
(D) 
(D) 
22 
(D) 
(D) 
Chrysanthemum 
operations 
570 
294 
381 
212 
129 
113 
511 
257 
357 
number sold 
13,688,060 
13,030,075 
657,985 
3,596,235 
3,428,612 
167,623 
10,091,825 
9,601,463 
490,362 
value ($1 ,000) 
50,914 
47,304 
3,610 
7,581 
6,958 
623 
43,334 
40,347 
2,987 
Cineraria 
operations 
89 
50 
51 
28 
17 
14 
72 
43 
40 
number sold 
237,150 
222,618 
14,532 
95,601 
86,757 
8,844 
141,549 
135,861 
5,688 
value ($1 ,000) 
673 
604 
69 
183 
156 
27 
490 
449 
41 
Combination planters 
operations 
469 
174 
361 
48 
25 
29 
449 
168 
343 
number sold 
1,906,602 
1,589,249 
317,353 
376,683 
326,488 
50,195 
1,529,919 
1,262,761 
267,158 
value ($1 ,000) 
18,214 
12,787 
5,427 
791 
600 
191 
17,423 
12,187 
5,237 
Cyclamen 
operations 
277 
190 
126 
189 
131 
81 
225 
149 
110 
number sold 
3,947,338 
3,854,630 
92,708 
2,673,099 
2,634,933 
38,166 
1,274,239 
1,219,697 
54,542 
value ($1 ,000) 
1 1 ,942 
11,307 
635 
6,873 
6,694 
179 
5,069 
4,613 
456 
Exacum 
operations 
23 
17 
8 
11 
7 
5 
17 
14 
4 
number sold 
95,296 
87,381 
7,915 
54,890 
53,980 
910 
40,406 
33,401 
7,005 
value ($1 ,000) 
325 
240 
85 
107 
(D) 
(D) 
218 
(D) 
(D) 
Gardenia 
operations 
96 
56 
50 
26 
15 
12 
84 
53 
41 
number sold 
1,550,051 
1,529,848 
20,203 
311,535 
(D) 
(D) 
1,238,516 
(D) 
(D) 
value ($1 ,000) 
8,021 
7,869 
151 
681 
(D) 
(D) 
7,340 
(D) 
(D) 
Gerbera daisy 
operations 
905 
356 
667 
594 
246 
425 
425 
180 
300 
number sold 
5,819,964 
5,414,472 
405,492 
3,044,899 
2,767,624 
277,275 
2,775,065 
2,646,848 
128,217 
value ($1 ,000) 
15,923 
14,211 
1,713 
7,048 
6,048 
999 
8,876 
8,162 
714 
Gloxinia 
operations 
45 
22 
27 
20 
8 
12 
33 
22 
15 
number sold 
123,946 
77,095 
46,851 
61,146 
19,562 
41,584 
62,800 
57,533 
5,267 
value ($1 ,000) 
528 
313 
216 
220 
45 
175 
309 
268 
41 
Hibiscus, potted 
operations 
336 
168 
205 
77 
42 
42 
289 
142 
180 
number sold 
6,593,165 
6,521,167 
71,998 
(D) 
(D) 
21,189 
(□) 
(D) 
50,809 
value ($1 ,000) 
34,335 
33,473 
863 
(D) 
(D) 
186 
(D) 
(D) 
676 
Hydrangea 
operations 
427 
252 
234 
87 
46 
46 
364 
225 
193 
number sold 
4,531,797 
4,413,291 
118,506 
1,106,871 
1,075,737 
31,134 
3,424,926 
3,337,554 
87,372 
value ($1 ,000) 
30,103 
28,718 
1,385 
5,408 
5,220 
189 
24,695 
23,498 
1,197 
Kalanchoe 
operations 
137 
97 
51 
95 
72 
30 
101 
77 
33 
number sold 
7,424,257 
7,333,612 
90,645 
4,885,439 
4,870,085 
15,354 
2,538,818 
2,463,527 
75,291 
value ($1 ,000) 
21,659 
21,329 
330 
10,880 
10,825 
54 
10,780 
10,504 
276 
Lily, Easter 
operations 
714 
365 
477 
125 
48 
83 
631 
334 
419 
number sold 
7,700,593 
7,417,058 
283,535 
703,278 
670,127 
33,151 
6,997,315 
6,746,931 
250,384 
value ($1 ,000) 
36,994 
34,411 
2,583 
2,356 
2,152 
204 
34,638 
32,258 
2,379 
Lily, other 
operations 
198 
113 
104 
58 
39 
24 
158 
88 
84 
number sold 
3,889,593 
3,832,652 
56,941 
1,101,990 
1,097,003 
4,987 
2,787,603 
2,735,649 
51,954 
value ($1 ,000) 
16,044 
15,710 
334 
2,899 
2,873 
26 
13,145 
12,837 
308 
Orchid, dendrobium 
operations 
216 
106 
141 
181 
94 
113 
91 
47 
67 
number sold 
1,562,060 
1,448,764 
113,296 
1,268,141 
1,194,121 
74,020 
293,919 
254,643 
39,276 
value ($1 ,000) 
12,305 
10,959 
1,346 
8,177 
7,471 
706 
4,128 
3,488 
640 
Orchid, oncidiinae 
operations 
22 
20 
2 
18 
18 
- 
4 
2 
2 
number sold 
327,801 
(D) 
(D) 
314,323 
314,323 
- 
13,478 
(D) 
(D) 
value ($1 ,000) 
2,738 
(D) 
(D) 
2,536 
2,536 
- 
202 
(D) 
(D) 
Orchid, phalaenopsis 
operations 
312 
176 
203 
210 
125 
124 
221 
114 
156 
number sold 
21,619,655 
21,230,815 
388,840 
10,392,609 
10,140,730 
251,879 
11,227,046 
11,090,085 
136,961 
value ($1 ,000) 
186,394 
177,919 
8,475 
80,141 
76,410 
3,731 
106,252 
101,509 
4,744 
Orchid, other (see text) 
operations 
324 
169 
229 
232 
107 
173 
228 
117 
166 
number sold 
11,675,154 
10,985,503 
689,651 
7,949,635 
7,536,471 
413,164 
3,725,519 
3,449,032 
276,487 
value ($1 ,000) 
98,365 
86,306 
12,059 
64,177 
59,366 
4,811 
34,189 
26,940 
7,248 
Poinsettia 
operations 
1,527 
919 
969 
909 
586 
520 
1,480 
895 
934 
number sold 
50,445,385 
47,531,532 
2,913,853 
10,003,587 
9,345,863 
657,724 
40,441,798 
38,185,669 
2,256,129 
value ($1 ,000) 
240,937 
215,859 
25,079 
22,244 
19,726 
2,518 
218,693 
196,133 
22,560 
Primula 
operations 
192 
111 
113 
170 
99 
100 
42 
27 
20 
number sold 
2,085,903 
1,983,669 
102,234 
1,955,776 
1,862,941 
92,835 
130,127 
120,728 
9,399 
value ($1 ,000) 
2,280 
2,038 
242 
1,736 
1,534 
202 
544 
504 
40 
Regal pelargonium 
operations 
396 
122 
337 
125 
36 
110 
326 
101 
271 
number sold 
1,252,138 
985,395 
266,743 
849,319 
718,812 
130,507 
402,819 
266,583 
136,236 
value ($1 ,000) 
3,759 
2,223 
1,535 
1,620 
1,114 
506 
2,139 
1,110 
1,029 
Rose, florist potted 
operations 
426 
154 
329 
153 
79 
103 
360 
137 
276 
number sold 
9,469,995 
9,317,696 
152,299 
6,345,359 
6,321,111 
24,248 
3,124,636 
2,996,585 
128,051 
value ($1 ,000) 
36,352 
34,323 
2,029 
15,015 
14,839 
176 
21,337 
19,484 
1,853 
Sunflower 
operations 
123 
54 
84 
56 
23 
40 
84 
41 
53 
number sold 
213,655 
194,899 
18,756 
83,070 
74,684 
8,386 
130,585 
120,215 
10,370 
value ($1 ,000) 
765 
692 
72 
215 
198 
17 
549 
494 
56 
-continued 
16 2014 CHS - United States Data 
2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
