80% of the Flowers Purchased for Valentine’s Day are Imported

Dee Jones — Mon, 04 Jan 2021 22:04:00 +0000

Flowers are synonymous with Valentine’s Day and the National Retail Foundation estimates that in 2018 and estimated $2 billion dollars in flowers will be purchased to mark the February 14th holiday. But exactly where are those flowers grown? According to Kasey Cronquist, of the California Cut Flower Commission “80% of the cut flowers sold by U.S. retailers are imported.

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Roses – BuyDirectUSA

80% of the Flowers Purchased for Valentine’s Day are Imported