With Mother's Day, spring weddings, and graduations fast approaching, florists across the U.S. are busy preparing for the busy season. However, with tariffs on imported flowers, many are anxiously watching what will happen to prices, especially since many (80%) of flowers in the U.S. are imported. Several articles have highlighted how florists are either already raising prices or expect to do so. While some florists are turning to more domestically grown flowers, there are still many varieties that need to be imported. Looking ahead, a growing concern for next year's events is the rising cost of materials from China, which are also impacted by the tariffs.
"Most of our flowers are imported from Europe and South America. We do use a bulk of the flowers here domestically as well," said Schlisner. "Everything is probably going to go up .50, .75, $1.75 per stem, which is quite a lot," Jil Schlisner of Inside Moss Pink, a boutique flower shop in Colorado, told CBS. Click here to read the complete article.
The Baltimore Banner spoke to several floral industry members in Maryland, including farms, wholesalers, and designers. "You can continue to get the pre-tariff pricing, but you won't get as many flowers, or we can do the tariff pricing and you can continue to get the look and feel that you see," said Tasha Lee, florist and owner of Tasha Flowers, a Baltimore-based floral designer.
Several wholesalers also told The Baltimore Banner that they will or already have increased their prices. Click here to read the complete article.