Top 100 Growers – The List
Rank | 2007 Rank | Square Footage | Company | State | Crop Breakdown By Percentage |
1 | 3 | 13,650,000 | Color Spot Nurseries Inc. | CA | 56% ornamental bedding plants, 14% shrubs and ornamentals, 13% plugs and propagation, 12% container perennials, 5% flowering potted plants |
2 | 1 | 11,950,000 (1.6%) |
Kurt Weiss Greenhouses | NY | 40% ornamental bedding plants, 33% flowering potted plants, 10% woody ornamentals, 10% container perennials, 3% potted foliage, 3% plugs and propagation, 1% herbs |
3 | 2 | 9,038,700 (7%) | Yoder Brothers Inc. | OH | 65% plugs and propagation*, 35% flowering potted plants* |
4 | 7 | 6,861,322 (8%) | Costa Nursery Farms | FL | 50% potted foliage, 35% ornamental bedding plants, 15% plugs and propagation |
5 | 5 | 6,459,891 (73%) | Paul Ecke Ranch | CA | 43% flowering potted plants, 30% ornamental bedding plants, 27% plugs and propagation |
6 | 9 | 5,200,000 | Metrolina Greenhouses | NC | 60% ornamental bedding plants, 15% container perennials, 15% plugs and propagation, 10% flowering potted plants |
7 | n/a | 5,100,000 | Rocket Farms | CA | 70% flowering potted plants, 10% fresh cut flowers, 10% herbs, 5% potted foliage, 5% vegetables |
8 | 6 | 4,834,000 | Hines Horticulture | CA | 50% woody ornamentals, 25% container perennials, 25% ornamental bedding plants |
9 | 8 | 4,822,000 (31%) | Speedling Inc. | FL | 50% plugs and propagation, 50% vegetables |
10 | 10 | 4,712,000 | Altman Plants | CA | 60% ornamental bedding plants, 35% container perennials, 5% plugs and propagation |
11 | 23t | 4,421,340 (87%) |
GroLink Plant Co. | CA | 90% plugs and propagation, 10% flowering potted plants |
12 | 11 | 4,100,000 | The Sun Valley Group | CA | 100% fresh cut flowers |
13 | 20 | 3,981,800 | Bell Nursery | MD | 75% ornamental bedding plants, 10% container perennials, 5% flowering potted plants, 5% herbs, 5% vegetables |
14 | 12 | 3,868,116 | Delray Plants Inc. | FL | 100% potted foliage |
15 | 13 | 3,700,000* | Nurserymen’s Exchange | CA | 85% flowering potted plants*, 10% container perennials*, 5% fresh cut flowers* |
16 | 14 | 3,650,000 | Kerry’s Bromeliad Nursery | FL | 80% flowering potted plants, 20% plugs and propagation |
17t | 15 | 3,500,000* | Milgro Nursery Inc. | CA | 90% flowering potted plants*, 10% plugs and propagation* |
17t | 17 | 3,500,000 | Green Circle Growers | OH | 45% plugs and propagation, 35% ornamental bedding plants, 12% flowering potted plants, 8% potted foliage |
19 | 16 | 3,225,000 | Matsui Nursery | CA | 100% flowering potted plants |
20 | 19 | 2,850,000* | Woodburn Nursery & Azaleas | OR | 55% flowering potted plants*, 45% woody ornamentals and shrubs* |
21 | 21 | 2,600,000 | Hermann Engelmann Greenhouses | FL | 100% potted foliage |
22 | 4 | 2,500,000 | Bay City Flowers | CA | 80% flowering potted plants, 20% ornamental bedding plants |
23 | 22 | 2,500,000* | Mid American Growers | IL | 60% ornamental bedding plants*, 25% flowering potted plants*, 10% plugs and propagation*, 5% potted foliage* |
24 | 25 | 2,485,600 (11%) | Dallas Johnson Greenhouses | IA | 75% ornamental bedding plants, 20% container perennials, 5% flowering potted plants |
25t | 23t | 2,200,000* | Color Star Growers | CO | 80% ornamental bedding plants*, 20% flowering potted plants* |
Rank | 2007 Rank | Square Footage | Company | State | Crop Breakdown By Percentage |
25t | 26 | 2,200,000 | Tagawa Greenhouses | CO | 50% plugs and propagation, 25% ornamental bedding plants, 25% flowering potted plants |
27 | 27 | 2,103,105 | Floral Plant Growers LLC | WI | 60% ornamental bedding plants, 17% container perennials, 10% flowering potted plants, 10% plugs and propagation, 2% vegetables, 1% herbs |
28 | 32 | 1,941,739 (11%) | Deleon’s Bromeliads | FL | 100% bromeliads and orchids |
29 | 31 | 1,829,520 | Wenke Greenhouses | MI | 67% ornamental bedding plants, 20% plugs and propagation, 5% container perennials, 5% vegetables, 3% herbs |
30t | 28t | 1,800,000 | Barcelo Enterprises | CA | 40% woody ornamentals, 30% plugs and propagation, 20% flowering potted plants, 10% container perennials |
30t | 28t | 1,800,000 | Smith Gardens Inc. | WA | 60% ornamental bedding plants, 15% container perennials, 15% plugs and propagation, 5% flowering potted plants, 2% woody ornamentals, 2% vegetables, 1% herbs |
32 | 28t | 1,700,000 | B&H Flowers | CA | 100% fresh cut flowers |
33 | 33 | 1,614,000 | Ocean Breeze International | CA | 100% fresh cut flowers |
34 | 34 | 1,600,000 | Colorama Wholesale Nursery | CA | 60% flowering potted plants, 15% trees, 10% ornamental bedding plants, 5% container perennials, 5% herbs, 5% plugs and propagation |
35 | 35 | 1,560,000 | Van Wingerden International | NC | 65% ornamental bedding plants, 30% flowering potted plants, 5% potted foliage |
36 | 82t | 1,550,000 | Timberline Nursery Inc. | TX | 85% ornamental bedding plants, 10% container perennials, 5% plugs and propagation |
37 | 36 | 1,527,000 | Post Gardens Inc. | MI | 65% ornamental bedding plants, 28% flowering potted plants, 4% plugs and propagation, 3% potted foliage |
38 | 37 | 1,525,000 | Clearwater Nursery | CA | 90% flowering potted plants, 10% plugs and propagation |
39 | 38 | 1,522,720 | Northwest Horticulture | WA | 62.5% plugs and propagation, 37.5% container perennials |
40 | 39 | 1,515,800 | Kawahara Nursery | CA | 60% ornamental bedding plants, 20% container perennials, 20% flowering potted plants |
41t | 40t | 1,500,000 | El Modeno Gardens inc. | CA | 50% container perennials, 30% woody ornamentals & shrubs, 10% ornamental bedding plants, 10% flowering potted plants |
41t | 40t | 1,500,000 | N.G. Heimos Greenhouses | MO | 50% ornamental bedding plants , 30% flowering potted plants, 10% plugs and propagation, 5% container perennials, 5% potted foliage |
43 | 42 | 1,486,420 | Dan & Jerry’s Greenhouses Inc. | MN | 80% ornamental bedding plants, 10% container perennials, 5% plugs and propagation, 5% flowering potted plants |
44 | 44t | 1,470,000* | Geerlings Greenhouses | NJ | 52% flowering potted plants*, 30% potted foliage*, 15% ornamental bedding plants*, 3% plugs and propagation* |
45t | 44t | 1,400,000 | Brand Flowers | CA | 100% fresh cut flowers |
45t | 57 | 1,400,000 | Elzinga & Hoeksema Greenhouses Inc. | MI | 68% ornamental bedding plants, 20% organic herbs & vegetables, 10% flowering potted plants, 2% plugs and propagation material |
45t | 45t | 1,400,000 | Gallup & Stribling Orchids Inc. | CA | 50% flowering potted plants, 50% fresh cut flowers |
45t | 45t | 1,400,000 | Panzer Nursery Inc. | OR | 100% flowering potted plants |
49 | 49 | 1,370,000 | Westland Floral Co. | CA | 90% fresh cut flowers, 10% flowering potted plants |
50 | 43 | 1,360,800 | Polk Nursery Company Inc. | FL | 60% potted foliage, 20% flowering potted plants, 20% container perennials |
Rank | 2007 Rank | Square Footage | Company | State | Crop Breakdown By Percentage |
51 | 50 | 1,325,680 | Young’s Plant Farm | AL | 52% ornamental bedding plants, 28% flowering potted plants, 20% plugs and propagation |
52 | 51 | 1,325,000 | Burgett Geothermal Greenhouses |
NM | 100% fresh cut flowers |
53 | 52 | 1,317,000 | Aldershot of New Mexico Inc. |
NM | 89% flowering potted plants, 11% potted foliage |
54 | 60 | 1,306,800 | Bergen’s Greenhouses Inc. | MN | 50% ornamental bedding plants, 20% flowering potted plants, 10% plugs and propagation, 16% container perennials, 4% potted foliage |
55 | 53 | 1,295,760 | Johannes Flowers Inc. | CA | 100% fresh cut flowers |
56 | 54 | 1,275,000 | Rockwell Farms Inc. | NC | 75% ornamental bedding plants, 15% flowering potted plants, 5% plugs and propagation, 5% herbs |
57 | 55 | 1,273,380 | Battlefield Farms Inc. | VA | 55% ornamental bedding plants, 25% container perennials, 20% flowering potted plants |
58 | 56 | 1,240,000* | Valley Flowers | CA | 100% fresh cut flowers* |
59 | 61 | 1,180,000 | Green Valley Growers | TX | 20% ornamental bedding plants, 15% potted foliage, 15% plugs and propagation, 10% flowering potted plants, 10% plugs and propagation, 10% woody ornamentals, 5% container perennials, 35% other |
60 | 58 | 1,176,120 (44.4%) | Pacifica Flowers | CA | 100% fresh cut flowers |
61 | 59 | 1,174,500 | Garden State Growers | NJ | 40% ornamental bedding plants, 43% container perennials, 15% flowering potted plants, 1% plugs and propagation, 1% herbs |
62 | 48 | 1,068,203 | Plant Marketing LLC | WI | 70% potted foliage, 30% ornamental bedding plants |
63 | 85 | 1,050,000 | Henry Mast Greenhouses/Masterpiece Flower Co. | MI | 66% ornamental bedding plants, 25% flowering potted plants, 8% plugs and propagation, 1% container perennials |
64 | 65 | 1,045,440* | Alex R. Masson | KS | 85% flowering potted plants*, 15% potted foliage* |
65 | 70 | 1,043,360 | Heartland Growers | IN | 65% ornamental bedding plants, 25% flowering potted plants, 5% potted foliage, 5% plugs and propagation |
66 | 66 | 1,027,076 | Sawyer Nursery | MI | 70% container perennials, 30% plugs and propagation |
67 | 62t | 1,009,000 | Young’s Nursery and Greenhouses | TN | 55% ornamental bedding plants, 20% flowering potted plants, 18% plugs and propagation, 5% potted foliage, 2% container perennials |
68t | 73 | 1,000,000 | Kent’s Bromeliad Nursery Inc. | CA | 100% flowering potted plants |
68t | 67t | 1,000,000* | Kitayama Brothers | CA | 100% fresh cut flowers* |
68t | 67t | 1,000,000 | Sunshine Floral Inc. | CA | 100% fresh cut flowers |
68t | 67t | 1,000,000 | Welby Gardens | CO | 70% ornamental bedding plants, 16% container perennials, 7.6% plugs and propagation, 1.6% herbs, 4.8% other |
72 | 64 | 991,484 | Hiebert Greenhouse of South Dakota |
SD | 55% ornamental bedding plants, 15% flowering potted plants, 15% container perennials, 7% vegetables, 3% herbs, 2% woody ornamentals, 2% potted foliage, 1% plugs and propagation |
73 | 80t | 914,700 | Maria Gardens Greeenhouses Inc. | OH | 55% ornamental bedding plants, 20% flowering potted plants, 20% potted foliage, 5% container perennials |
74 | 74 | 900,000 | Harts Nursery | OR | 78% ornamental bedding plants, 20% container perennials, 2% herbs |
75 | 75 | 895,000 | Petitti Garden Center (Casa Verde) |
OH | 55% ornamental bedding plants, 39% container perennials, 4% flowering potted plants, 1% plugs and propagation, 1% herbs |
Rank | 2007 Rank | Square Footage | Company | State | Crop Breakdown By Percentage |
76 | 76 | 893,500 | Mainland Nursery | CA | 50% potted foliage, 40% flowering potted plants, 10% container perennials |
77 | 77 | 892,980 | Richardson Bros. Inc. | IL | 53% ornamental bedding plants, 30% flowering potted plants, 15% plugs and propagation, 2% potted foliage |
78 | 78 | 880,392 | Dan Schantz Farm | PA | 51% flowering potted plants, 47% ornamental bedding plants, 1% vegetables, 0.05% plugs and propagation, 0.05% herbs |
79 | 88 | 880,000 | Van de Wetering Greenhouses Inc. |
NY | 60% plugs and propagation, 10% ornamental bedding plants, 30% flowering potted plants |
80t | 72 | 871,200 | Dewar Nurseries | FL | 90% flowering potted plants, 5% potted foliage, 5% container perennials |
80t | 80t | 871,200 | O.F. Nelson & Sons Nursery Inc. | FL | 100% flowering potted plants |
82 | n/a | 851,000 | Armstrong Growers | CA | n/a |
83t | 82t | 850,000 | Blue Ridge Growers | VA | 63% ornamental bedding plants, 20% flowering potted plants, 15% plugs and propagation, 2% herbs and perennials |
83t | 93t | 850,000 | Dramm & Echter | CA | 98% fresh cut flowers, 2% plugs and propagation |
85 | 84 | 849,420 | White’s Nursery & Greenhouses Inc. |
VA | 68% flowering potted plants, 30% ornamental bedding plants, 1% potted foliage, 1% herbs |
86 | 87 | 845,000 | Kube-Pak Corp. | NJ | 48% ornamental bedding plants, 35% plugs and propagation, 10% flowering potted plants, 5% container perennials, 1% vegetables, 1% herbs |
87 | 99 | 807,304 | Esbenshades Greenhouses | PA | 54% ornamental bedding plants, 30% flowering potted, 8% plugs and propagation, 8% container perennials |
88 | 86 | 803,369 | Cuthbert Greenhouses | OH | 65% ornamental bedding plants, 30% flowering potted plants, 5% potted foliage |
89 | n/a | 800,000 | Twixwood Nursery | MI | 50% container perennials, 50% plugs and propagation |
90 | 91t | 790,000 | Grower Direct Farms | CT | 70% ornamental bedding plants, 20% flowering potted plants,5% container perennials, 5% plugs and propagation |
91 | 89 | 765,576 | California Pajarosa | CA | 100% fresh cut flowers |
92 | 90 | 762,300 | Bob’s Market & Greenhouses | WV | 50% plugs and propagation, 33% ornamental bedding plants, 17% flowering potted plants |
93 | 91t | 760,000 | Olive Hill Greenhouses | CA | 55% flowering potted plants, 45% potted foliage |
94 | 93t | 750,000* | Silver Terrace Nursery | CA | 100% fresh cut flowers* |
95 | 95 | 740,520 | Myriad Flowers International | CA | 100% fresh cut flowers |
96 | 98 | 718,740 | Riverview Flower Farm Inc. | FC | 50% container perennials, 50% ornamental bedding plants |
97 | n/a | 653,400 | Ever-Bloom Inc. | CA | 100% fresh cut flowers |
98 | n/a | 650,000 | Nash Greenhouses | MI | 45% ornamental bedding plants, 40% flowering potted plants, 5% potted foliage, 5% plugs and propagation, 5% herbs |
99 | n/a | 640,000 | Plants Unlimited | MI | 86% ornamental bedding plants, 10% flowering potted plants, 4% plugs and propagation |
100 | n/a | 635,000 | Lucas Greenhouses | NJ | 50% ornamental bedding plants, 40% plugs and propagation, 10% flowering potted plants |
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Top 100 Growers - The List