The first week of December was another welcome week for plant sales, up by 16% on the same week last year and 11% up on the last week of November. Poinsettia sales doubled week on week and were up by 12% on last year. They didn’t get to No 1, however, as Cyclamen sales were up by nearly 40% on last year.
Solanum, winter jasmine, moved furthest up the chart climbing 26 places to No 24
Fittonia were the highest re-entry, back in the Top 50 at No 28.
All Plants volume sales change: Week on week UP 10.9%. Year to date vs 2018 DOWN 6.2%, vs 2017 UP 1.0%.