The USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) reported 200,622,512 potted flowering plants sold for indoor or patio use by U.S. horticultural operations in 2024. The table’s all-sales value was $1,287,375 thousand, or $1.287 billion in the table’s stated $1,000 unit. These are finished plants sold through wholesale and retail channels by qualifying horticultural operations, not an estimate of every plant grown or household production.
Contents
- National production and sales
- High-volume crop lines
- Indoor flowering crops
- Specialty flowering crops
- Tropical and florist crops
- Lily production
National production and sales
The 2024 national total covers potted flowering plants sold for indoor or patio use. USDA NASS Table 9 lists 4,014 operations in the all-sales column, alongside 200,622,512 plants and an all-sales value of $1,287,375 thousand. The source labels this table “Table 9. Potted Flowering Plants for Indoor or Patio Use Sold: 2024.”
Potted spring flowering bulbs are treated separately in the same table. Excluding those bulbs, 3,887 operations sold 183,329,045 potted flowering plants, with an all-sales value of $1,229,537 thousand. The distinction matters when comparing the broad category with crop lines: the overall total includes potted spring flowering bulbs, while the second total does not.
| 2024 measure | Including potted spring flowering bulbs | Excluding potted spring flowering bulbs |
|---|---|---|
| Operations in all sales | 4,014 | 3,887 |
| Plants sold | 200,622,512 | 183,329,045 |
| All-sales value | $1,287,375 thousand | $1,229,537 thousand |
All national figures in this section come from USDA NASS Table 9, covering the 2024 measurement period. The all-sales columns combine wholesale and retail sales. The figures describe sales-based production for qualifying operations, so they should not be read as a census of ornamental plants in homes, unreported production, or unsold inventory.
High-volume crop lines
Begonias, chrysanthemums, and combination planters form three useful examples of how the category spans both single-crop plants and designed plantings. In 2024, U.S. operations sold 12,910,078 begonias in all sales, valued at $52,551 thousand. The table records 1,519 operations for the begonia line.
Chrysanthemum sales reached 6,223,882 plants in 2024. USDA NASS reported an all-sales value of $26,150 thousand and 282 operations in the all-sales column. Combination planters were sold by 1,408 operations, with 7,230,744 planters sold and an all-sales value of $95,825 thousand.
| Crop or product line | Operations | Units sold | All-sales value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Begonias | 1,519 | 12,910,078 | $52,551 thousand |
| Chrysanthemums | 282 | 6,223,882 | $26,150 thousand |
| Combination planters | 1,408 | 7,230,744 | $95,825 thousand |
The units are not interchangeable in interpretation: begonias and chrysanthemums are counted as plants, while combination planters are counted as planters. Their values remain the source table’s all-sales values in thousands of dollars. Each figure is for U.S. sales during 2024 and comes from the same USDA NASS source.
Indoor flowering crops
The indoor-flowering group includes several smaller-volume lines alongside established houseplant categories. African violets accounted for 939,789 plants sold in 2024, with an all-sales value of $3,819 thousand. The table lists 94 operations in all sales for this crop.
Alstroemeria sales totaled 220,191 plants and $1,748 thousand in value, from 106 operations. Anthuriums totaled 942,574 plants and $7,996 thousand, from 74 operations. Cape primrose, identified in the source as Streptocarpus, totaled 797,879 plants and $1,993 thousand, from 46 operations.
| Indoor flowering crop | Operations | Plants sold | All-sales value |
|---|---|---|---|
| African violets | 94 | 939,789 | $3,819 thousand |
| Alstroemeria | 106 | 220,191 | $1,748 thousand |
| Anthuriums | 74 | 942,574 | $7,996 thousand |
| Cape primrose (Streptocarpus) | 46 | 797,879 | $1,993 thousand |
These numbers show why production statistics are best read crop by crop. The African violet and anthurium lines have similar reported unit volumes, but their reported all-sales values differ. Cape primrose has fewer reported units than either, while Alstroemeria has the smallest unit total in this group. None of these comparisons estimates profitability, because the table supplies sales value rather than production cost, margin, or price by individual plant.
The source for every figure in this section is USDA NASS Table 9, measured for 2024 U.S. all sales.
Specialty flowering crops
Specialty flowering production covered Cineraria, Cyclamens, Gardenias, and Gerbera daisies in the reported 2024 lines. Cineraria had 58,524 plants sold by 34 operations, with an all-sales value of $354 thousand. Cyclamen sales were much larger by unit count: 3,341,435 plants from 121 operations, valued at $9,407 thousand.
Gardenias totaled 953,067 plants sold by 131 operations. Their all-sales value was $8,385 thousand. Gerbera daisies totaled 2,198,756 plants from 998 operations, with an all-sales value of $9,266 thousand.
| Specialty crop | Operations | Plants sold | All-sales value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cineraria | 34 | 58,524 | $354 thousand |
| Cyclamens | 121 | 3,341,435 | $9,407 thousand |
| Gardenias | 131 | 953,067 | $8,385 thousand |
| Gerbera daisies | 998 | 2,198,756 | $9,266 thousand |
The operation counts provide context for the crop rows but do not identify the size of individual businesses. For example, the 2024 table reports 998 operations for Gerbera daisies and 34 for Cineraria; it does not state how many plants each operation produced or how sales were distributed among operations. The sales values are also not inflation-adjusted and are retained here in the source’s $1,000 unit.
All specialty-crop figures are from the USDA NASS 2024 Census of Horticultural Specialties, Table 9.
Tropical and florist crops
The tropical and florist lines include potted hibiscus, hoyas, hydrangeas, and kalanchoes. Hibiscus, potted totaled 3,473,907 plants sold in 2024 by 425 operations, with an all-sales value of $30,817 thousand. Hoyas were reported at 122,377 plants from 91 operations, valued at $871 thousand.
Hydrangeas reached 7,198,128 plants sold by 447 operations. Their all-sales value was $71,256 thousand. Kalanchoes totaled 7,194,441 plants from 125 operations, with an all-sales value of $19,711 thousand.
| Tropical or florist crop | Operations | Plants sold | All-sales value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hibiscus, potted | 425 | 3,473,907 | $30,817 thousand |
| Hoyas | 91 | 122,377 | $871 thousand |
| Hydrangeas | 447 | 7,198,128 | $71,256 thousand |
| Kalanchoes | 125 | 7,194,441 | $19,711 thousand |
Hydrangeas and kalanchoes have nearly the same reported unit volume in this table, but their all-sales values are different. That is a comparison of reported sales totals only; the source does not provide a standardized average selling price, crop mix by pot size, or cost structure. “Hibiscus, potted” and the other crop names retain the wording used by USDA NASS.
The measurement period is 2024, the geography is the United States, and the sales basis is all sales. See USDA NASS Table 9 for the source labels and units.
Lily production
The 2024 table separates Easter lilies from other lilies. U.S. operations sold 3,572,871 Easter lilies through all sales, with 315 operations reporting the line. The all-sales value was $21,979 thousand.
Other lilies totaled 3,689,991 plants sold by 202 operations. Their all-sales value was $22,231 thousand. The two lines together show two substantial lily categories, but the table does not identify the varieties included within “Other lilies.”
| Lily category | Operations | Plants sold | All-sales value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Easter lilies | 315 | 3,572,871 | $21,979 thousand |
| Other lilies | 202 | 3,689,991 | $22,231 thousand |
These are finished potted flowering plants sold for indoor or patio use in the 2024 U.S. reporting period. The source’s all-sales columns combine wholesale and retail sales, and the values remain in thousands of dollars as published. The figures are therefore useful for describing reported production and sales scale, but they do not establish future demand, forecast later production, or measure the complete number of lilies grown outside the qualifying operations covered by the table.