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/Statistics_by_State/Hawaii/index.asp 

HAWAII 

POINSETTIAS

FREQUENCY: Annual RELEASED: October 21, 2009 

POINSETTIA INVENTORY 

DOWN 14 PERCENT FOR 2009 

Holiday inventory of poinsettias for 2009 

is estimated at 273,000 pots, down 

14 percent from the 2008 inventory 

according to USDA, NASS, Hawaii Field 

Office. The results are based on the 

October 2009 poinsettia grower survey. 

Historically, October pot inventory 

represents 95 to 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, 2005-2009, with comparisons 

Year Pots set 

Plant inventory October 

Under Pots sold 

5 inches 

5-6 1⁄2 

inches 

Over 

6 1⁄2 inches 

Hanging 

Baskets Total 

Number of pots 

 

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

2006 358,000 83,000 225,000 37,000 -- 345,000 329,000 

2007 312,000 77,000 204,000 24,000 -- 305,000 291,000 

2008 325,000 64,000 220,000 35,000 -- 319,000 293,000 

2009 280,000 51,000 200,000 22,000 -- 273,000 NA 

 NA = Not available. 

 -- = Negligible. 

Mark Hudson David Mattice & Sara Kamibayashi

Director Hawaii County 

King Whetstone 

Deputy Director Naomi Landgraf

Regina Hidano Maui County 

Agricultural Statistician 

Sandy Nakasone June Okamura

Statistical Assistant Honolulu County and Kauai County

NASDA Enumerators

0

100

200

300

400

500

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Thousands

Poinsettia Inventory & Quantity Sold, 

State of Hawaii, 2000-2009

Pots set October inventory Quantity sold
Survey indications show October 2009 

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

accounted for the majority of the inventory with 

200,000 pots or 73 percent of the total. Pots 

under 5 inches comprised of 19 percent or 

51,000 pots while those in the over 6 1⁄2 inch 

category contributed 8 percent or 22,000 pots. 

Pots grown under saran made up 47 percent of 

2009 season’s inventory. Pots grown under 

glass or glass substitute were 38 percent of the 

total and pots grown under open field 

conditions were 15 percent of the total. 

Red continued to be the most popular color for 

the upcoming season and making up 82 

percent of the inventory. The remaining 18 

percent was divided among white, pink, 

marbled, and other. 

POINSETTIAS: Percent of pots available for sale 

by size, in October, 2005-2009

Year Under 

5 inches

5-6 1⁄2 

inches 

Over 6 1⁄2 

inches 

Hanging

Baskets Total 

2005 26 64 10 -- 100 

2006 24 65 11 -- 100 

2007 25 67 8 -- 100 

2008 20 69 11 -- 100 

2009 19 73 8 -- 100 

 

POINSETTIAS: Percent of flowers grown 

by type of growing area, in October, 2005-2009

Year Saran Glass or glass

Substitute Open field 

2005 48 27 25 

2006 58 21 21 

2007 47 32 21 

2008 44 36 20 

2009 47 38 15 

POINSETTIAS: Percent of flowers grown by color, in October, 2005-2009 

Year Red White Pink Marbled Other 

2005 74 6 6 5 9 

2006 75 6 6 3 10 

2007 84 4 4 2 6 

2008 85 5 3 2 5 

2009 82 6 5 2 5