1,290 flower shops across 426 cities and towns
Illinois adopted the violet as its state flower in 1908, chosen by a vote of schoolchildren.
Chicago anchors one of the largest florist markets in the country, with a long-established wholesale trade and shops experienced in high-volume wedding and corporate work. Outside the metro, central and southern Illinois have a genuine local growing season. Peonies in late May, then zinnias, dahlias and sunflowers through to first frost. Illinois winters are severe enough that January and February are almost entirely imported, so expect the widest seasonal price swing of the year around Valentine's Day.
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