Michigan’s blooming floriculture industry generates some major flower power in annual economic impact. The Michigan floriculture industry – ranked third nationally in production output – consists of 600 producers and growers that provide quality flowers, foliage plants and bedding materials statewide and throughout the country.
“Consumers are returning to indoor and outdoor beautification efforts at home and throughout the year, which helps them de-stress. Our businesses are incredibly important to consumers’ well-being and our state’s growth,” says Don Marvaso, Jr., Michigan Floriculture Growers Council president.
Nursery crops and floriculture operations comprise Michigan’s fourth-largest agriculture segment. Marvaso says the industry continues to flourish. In 2012, the wholesale value of such crops hit $376 million. Michigan led the nation in value of sales for flats of begonias and impatiens; hanging baskets of begonias, geraniums and petunias; potted seed geraniums, petunias and Easter lilies; and transplants of bedding plants and herbaceous perennials.
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