In cooperation with: 

 Agricultural Development Division 

1428 South King Street, Honolulu, HI 96814-2512, Telephone: (808) 973-9588, FAX: (808) 973-2909

Internet Web Site http://www.nass.usda.gov/hi 

HAWAII 

POINSETTIAS

FREQUENCY: Annual RELEASED: October 25, 2006 

SMALLER POINSETTIA 

INVENTORY FOR 2006 

A smaller inventory of poinsettias are 

available for the upcoming 2006 

holiday season according to USDA, 

NASS, Hawaii Field Office. Based 

on the October 2006 poinsettia 

grower survey taken earlier in the 

month, inventory is pegged at 

342,000 pots, down 22 percent from 

the 2005 total. 

Historically, October pot inventory 

represents 95-98 percent of total 

pots set and does not take into account culling for disease and quality, combining smaller pots into 

hanging baskets, and other factors that may affect the actual amount reaching markets during the 

peak holiday season. 

POINSETTIAS: Fall inventory, State of Hawaii, 2002-2006, with comparisons 

Plant inventory October 

Year Pots set Under 

5 inches 

5-6 1⁄2 

inches 

Over 

6 1⁄2 inches 

Hanging 

Baskets Total 

Pots sold 

Number of pots 

2002 381,000 125,800 214,600 29,600 -- 370,000 382,000 

2003 376,000 99,000 235,000 33,000 -- 367,000 344,000 

2004 388,000 117,000 227,000 34,000 -- 378,000 327,000 

2005 455,000 115,000 278,000 45,000 -- 438,000 360,000 

2006 355,000 83,000 222,000 37,000 -- 342,000 NA 

 NA = Not available. 

 -- = Negligible. 

Mark Hudson Robert Miyake and David Mattice

Director Hawaii County 

Steve Gunn 

Deputy Director Naomi Landgraf

Regina Hidano Maui County 

Agricultural Statistician 

Sandy Nakasone June Okamura

Statistical Assistant Honolulu County and Kauai County 

Poinsettia Inventory & Quantity Sold, 

State of Hawaii, 1995-2006

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1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

Thousands

Pots set October Inventory Quantity sold
Survey indications show October 2006 

inventory of pots in the 5-6 1⁄2 inch category 

accounted for the majority of the inventory with 

222,000 pots or 65 percent of the total. Pots 

less than 5 inches comprised 24 percent or 

83,000 pots while those in the Over 6 1⁄2 inch 

category contributed 11 percent or 37,000 pots. 

Pots grown under saran made up 57 percent of 

2006 season’s inventory. Pots grown under 

glass or glass substitute were 21 percent of the 

total and pots grown under open field 

conditions were 22 percent of the total. 

Red continued to be the popular color for the 

upcoming season with Freedom Red and other 

red making up 76 percent of the inventory. The 

remaining 24 percent was divided among the 

other varieties. 

POINSETTIAS: Percent of pots available for sale 

by size, in October, 2002-2006

Year Under 

5 inches

5-6 1⁄2 

inches 

Over 6 1⁄2 

inches 

Hanging

Baskets Total 

2002 34 58 8 -- 100 

2003 27 64 9 -- 100 

2004 31 60 9 -- 100 

2005 26 64 10 -- 100 

2006 24 65 11 -- 100 

 

POINSETTIAS: Percent of flowers grown 

by type of growing area, in October, 2002-2006

Year Saran Glass or glass

Substitute Open field 

2002 50 19 31 

2003 50 27 23 

2004 53 21 26 

2005 48 27 25 

2006 57 21 22 

POINSETTIAS: Percent of flowers grown by varieties, in October, 2002-2006 

Freedom Others Year Red Other Marbled Pink Red White Unspecified 

2002 44 16 2 2 21 3 12 

2003 30 11 2 2 35 6 14 

2004 47 9 2 3 26 2 11 

2005 24 6 5 6 50 6 3 

2006 29 6 3 6 47 6 3