US Plant Flower Colors

Honey Bee with Blue Pollen by CTG Publishing

Honey Bee with Blue Pollen by CTG Publishing

The U. S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Plants Database is fun to dig into to learn more about plants are their care. As of today, December 15, 2013, the database has classified the bloom color for over 1,900 plants as follows:

Bloom Color Number of Plants
Blue 72
Brown 47
Green 323
Orange 21
Purple 217
Red 111
White 494
Yellow 696

How many of these plants produce berries, nuts, seeds, or fruits that are edible?

Bloom Color Edible Number of Plants
Blue 10% 72
Brown 9% 47
Green 7% 323
Orange 10% 21
Purple 13% 217
Red 17% 111
White 23% 494
Yellow 12% 696

The above doesn’t take into account popularity of plants grown but we do know, also from USDA data, the major crops grown in the US include:

  • Alfalfa Hay
  • Apples
  • Barley
  • Blueberries
  • Citrus
  • Corn
  • Cotton-Pima
  • Cotton-Upland
  • Durum
  • Flaxseed
  • Grapefruit
  • Hay
  • Lemons
  • Limes
  • Oranges
  • Peaches
  • Peanuts
  • Rice
  • Sorghum
  • Soybeans
  • Spring Wheat
  • Strawberries
  • Sugarbeets
  • Sugarcane
  • Sunflowerseed
  • Vegetables
  • Winter Wheat

source: http://plants.usda.gov/ and http://www.usda.gov/oce/weather/pubs/Other/MWCACP/namerica.htm