HAWAII 

POINSETTIAS 

FREQUENCY: Annual RELEASED: October 20, 2005 

MORE POINSETTIAS AVAILABLE 

FOR 2005 HOLIDAY SEASON 

More poinsettias are available for the 

upcoming 2005 holiday season according to 

USDA, NASS, Hawaii Field Office. Based on 

the October 2005 poinsettia grower survey 

taken earlier in the month, inventory is pegged 

at 438,000 pots and 16 percent above the 

2004 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, 2001-2005, 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 

2001 365,000 96,600 224,250 24,150 -- 345,000 328,000 

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 -- 378,000 328,000 

2005 455,000 115,000 278,000 45,000 -- 438,000 N.A. 

 NA = Not available. 

 -- = Negligible. 

Hawaii Field Office 

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 

USDA, NASS, Hawaii Field Office 

 National Agricultural Statistics Service 

In cooperation with Hawaii Department of Agriculture 

Agricultural Development Division 

1428 South King Street, Honolulu, HI 96814-2512 

Phone (808) 973-9588 FAX: (808) 973-2909 

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

Poinsettia Inventory & Quantity Sold, 

State of Hawaii, 1995-2005

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Pots set October Inventory Quantity sold

USDA, NASS, Hawaii Field Office
A closer look at the October 2005 inventory 

revealed pots in the 5-6 1⁄2 inch category made 

up the majority of the inventory with 278,000 

pots or 64 percent of the total. Pots less than 5 

inches accounted for 26 percent or 115,000 

pots while those in the Over 6 1⁄2 inch category 

made up 10 percent or 45,000 pots. 

The proportion of pots grown under saran 

made up 48 percent of this season’s inventory. 

Those grown under glass or glass substitute 

were 27 percent of the total and pots grown 

under open field conditions were 25 percent of 

the total. 

Red continued to be the popular color for the 

upcoming season with Freedom Red and other 

red making up nearly 75 percent of the 

inventory. The remaining 25 percent was 

divided among the other varieties. 

POINSETTIAS: Percent of pots available for sale 

by size, in October, 2001-2005

Year Under 

5 inches

5-6 1⁄2 

inches 

Over 6 1⁄2 

inches 

Hanging

Baskets Total 

2001 28 65 7 -- 100 

2002 34 58 8 -- 100 

2003 27 64 9 -- 100 

2004 31 60 9 -- 100 

2005 26 64 10 -- 100 

 

POINSETTIAS: Percent of flowers grown 

by type of growing area, in October, 2001-2005

Year Saran Glass or glass

Substitute Open field 

2001 53 22 25 

2002 50 19 31 

2003 50 27 23 

2004 53 21 26 

2005 48 27 25 

POINSETTIAS: Percent of flowers grown by varieties, in October, 2001-2005 

Freedom Others Year Red Other Marbled Pink Red White Unspecified 

2001 51 4 1 4 22 5 13 

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