When are flowers cheapest? A month-by-month seasonal index of 251+ flowers
A flower is at its best value in peak season — when it grows locally and floods the market. Out of season, the same stem arrives by air freight and costs far more. Using our open Flower Encyclopedia, we counted how many of 251+ cut flowers hit their seasonal peak each month. The pattern is stark.
Flowers at seasonal peak, by month
Dark bars = flowers at their seasonal peak (cheapest, most abundant). The light track behind is how many are available at all that month.
The numbers
| Month | At seasonal peak | Available |
|---|---|---|
| January | 35 | 69 |
| February | 38 | 73 |
| March | 47 | 71 |
| April | 55 | 82 |
| May | 72 | 106 |
| June | 113 | 131 |
| July | 131 | 142 |
| August | 119 | 147 |
| September | 97 | 143 |
| October | 64 | 110 |
| November | 49 | 85 |
| December | 39 | 74 |
The full table (peak months, available months and price tier for all 251 flowers) as CSV — free to reuse and cite with a link, for non-commercial and editorial use. Column names are in English.
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