What Are the Most-Grown Flowers in Each State? Find Out Here
Whether planting for fragrance, color, or resilience, there is a flower for every kind of gardener, everywhere. But which flowers are the most grown, and where?
To find out, Tipp City, OH-based Spring Hill Nursery shared a list of 20 flowers with Americans in every state and the District of Columbia and asked them to choose the flower they plant in their gardens most often.
All but five of those flowers on the list were favored highly across the country and ranking first in at least one U.S. state. Marigolds, for example, ranked first in Maryland and South Carolina. The exotic but delicate orchid found a home in the equally striking Hawaiian landscape. The quietly romantic lilac with its ties to first love was most grown in Wisconsin, while Pennsylvanians showed devotion to the lily. The adaptable iris took root in gardens across Tennessee, and the pansy ushered in springtime in Idaho and North Dakota.
Among the five flowers that did not rank anywhere in the U.S., there were some surprises. The gerbera daisy, one of the most popular cut flowers in the world, didn’t make the cut in American gardens. The petunia, an affordable way to add color and quick growth to garden beds, was also pushed out of the running. Gardeners across the country also forgot about the deliciously fragrant gardenia and the showy but versatile dahlia.
It’s worth noting that the flowers with no significant ranking cover a range of prices and ease of growth, so Spring Hill was unable to draw any cost- or maintenance-related conclusions about why these flowers aren’t grown more in U.S. gardens. As visible and vibrant as they often are, gardens can be a uniquely private and personal space, reflecting the tastes of their caretakers above all other factors.
So what were the most-grown flowers overall? Continue reading here to find out.
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