Present status and growing trade is still in infancy. Floriculture & Seeds in India, is being viewed as a high growth Industry. Commercial floriculture has gained importance over the years.
According to a report of the NHB, the total area under flower crops in 2007-08 was estimated around 160.7 thousand hectares, which included  traditional flowers such as marigold, jasmine, aster, rose, chrysanthemum, tuberose and modern flowers like cornation, rose, gerbera, gladiolous, anthurium.

India’s total export of floriculture & Fruit and Vegetable Seeds products was Rs. 482.26 Crores in 2007-08. There were more than 300 export-oriented units in India. More than 50% of the floriculture units are based in South zone mainly in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu. Also West Bengal, Maharashtra, Rajasthan have large areas under floriculture. The domestic flower production goes on increasing annually. Technical collaborations with foreign companies have been approved for India, in order to increase total share in the floriculture world trade.

Indian floriculture industry has been shifting from traditional flowers to cut flowers for export purposes. The liberalized economy has given an impetus to the Indian entrepreneurs for establishing export oriented floriculture units under controlled climatic conditions. In India, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Haryana have emerged as major floriculture centres in recent times. About 160.7 thousand hectares area is under floriculture at present. Production flowers are estimated to be 870.4 Mt of loose flowers and 43417.5 million (numbers) of cut flowers in 2007-08.