• Approximately 110 million roses, mostly red, will be sold and delivered in three days surrounding Valentine’s Day.
• Red roses are touted as the favorite flowers of Juno, the Roman goddess of love.
• There are nearly 900 acres of greenhouse dedicated to the production of fresh-cut roses in the United States. One acre of greenhouse rose production in the United States is valued at about $1 million and includes the value of the plants, greenhouse structure and land.
• California grows 60 percent of the roses in the United States.
• But the majority of roses bought for Valentine’s day will be imported from South America

— courtesy of Metro