Boosting a blooming industry
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When Americans buy their cut roses, carnations and chrysanthemums for Mother’s Day, Valentine’s Day and other celebrations, roughly 80% of those flowers come from other countries.
In fact, the United States is historically one of the world’s leading importers of traditional cut flowers.
Now, however, American consumers are starting to buy more flowers from local growers, which lets buyers get more diverse arrangements, support community businesses and reduce their carbon footprint.