The U.S. flower market is a massive $9 billion-a-year industry. How are flowers from Colombia and Ecuador allowed to enter America?

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About 80 percent of all U.S. cut flowers sold are imported, and roughly half originate from just two countries: Colombia and Ecuador .

Flowers were the third most popular Valentine ’s Day gift last year (behind candy and greeting cards) Lee Rhodes is founder and CEO of glassbabyyy.com.

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