Flower Stats

$411 million
The combined wholesale value of domestically produced cut flowers in 2006 for all flower-producing operations with $100,000 or more in sales. Among states, California was the leading producer, alone accounting for about three-quarters of this amount ($316 million).
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service

$31 million
The combined wholesale value of domestically produced cut roses in 2006 for all operations with $100,000 or more in sales.
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service

21,135
The number of florists nationwide in 2005. These businesses employed 101,861 people.
Source: County Business Patterns