The twigs outside my window have suddenly sprouted green bouquets and flashes of color are pushing up around the trees on the sidewalk. Spring is here and while I’m staring at the bunches on offer in my grocery store, I wonder which flower is everyone’s favorite. Luckily, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has been counting.
Tulips are the most sold flower in the US, according to the most recent USDA report. More than 175m tulip stems were sold in 2020 – that’s one tulip for every two people. Although other flower species sell in huge numbers (83m gerbera daisies, 69m lilies), none comes close to the tulip, whose name comes from a Turkish word for turban.
