Horticulture and Nursery
Florida - Full of Flowers
Operations included are those involved in growing crops of any kind under cover and/or growing nursery stock and flowers. “Under cover” can include the use of greenhouses, cold frames, cloth houses, and lath houses. These crops are sold at various stages of maturity and have both annual and perennial life cycles.
United States Ranking
United States Ranking
United States Ranking
Florida had over 390 million square feet of “under cover” area as well as 74,000 acres in the open-producing greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture crops in 2019.
| Crop | Under Cover (sq ft) | In the Open (acres) |
|---|---|---|
| Cut cultivated greens | 148,822,000 | 2,646 |
| Foliage plants (pots and hanging baskets) |
87,803,000 | 1,055 |
| Nursery stock | 69,299,000 | 45,611 |
| Potted flowering plants for indoor or patio use |
34,874,000 | 904 |
| Annual bedding/ garden plants |
20,347,000 | 463 |
| Potted herbaceous perennial plants |
13,626,000 | 402 |
| Cut flowers | 116,000 | - |