Mother’s Day bouquets, graduation arrangements, and wedding florals are facing a prickly dilemma: skyrocketing tariffs are pushing up costs for U.S. florists, forcing tough choices between profits and customer loyalty. 🌸
According to the U.S. Census Bureau and White House data, most flowers sold stateside are imported from Colombia, Ecuador, Canada, the Netherlands, and Mexico. Meanwhile, packaging materials — like ribbons, vases, and wrapping — largely come from the Chinese mainland, where recent tariff hikes are squeezing margins. 📦
Florists now walk a tightrope. Raising prices risks losing long-term customers, but keeping prices steady slashes profits. One shop owner told us, "I’ve absorbed costs for months, but I can’t keep selling sunflowers at daisy prices." 🌻💔
The timing couldn’t be worse. With wedding season and graduations peaking, florists are scrambling to balance affordability and quality. Will this thorny challenge wilt their businesses — or will creative solutions bloom? 🤔
