Foral Associations
United States
Aabama State Florists Association (ASFA) – Website: https://www.bama-florist.org/
American Institute of Floral Designers (AIFD) – Website: https://aifd.org/
Arizona State Florists Association (ASFA) – Website: https://www.azflorists.org/
Association of Specialty Cut Flower Growers (ASCFG) – Website: https://www.ascfg.org/)
American Floral Endowment (AFE) – Website: https://endowment.org/
Read our feature story about AFE here
California Association of Flower Growers & Shippers (CalFlowers) – Website: https://cafgs.org/
Connecticut Florists Association (CFA) – Website: https://www.ctflorists.org/
Emerald Coast Florist Association – Website: https://www.facebook.com/floristassociationoftheemeraldcoast
Floral Association of the Rockies (FAR) – Website: https://floralassociationrockies.org/
Florida State Florists’ Association (FSFA) – Website: https://www.floridastatefloristsassociation.com/
Georgia State Florists’ Association (GSFA) – Website: https://www.georgiastateflorists.org/
Hawaii Floriculture & Nursery Association (HFNA) – Website: htps://www.hawaiifloriculture.org/
Hawaii Tropical Flowers Council – Website: No dedicated website, but information may be available through the Hawaii Department of Agriculture or other local agricultural agencies.
Independent Florist Association – Website: www.myifa.org
Maui Association of Landscape Professionals (MALP) – Website: https://www.malp.org/
Mid-America Florist Association (MAFA) – Website: (https://www.midamericaflorist.org/
Michigan Floral Association (MFA) – Website: https://www.michiganfloral.org/
New Jersey State Florists Association (NJSFA) – Website: https://www.njsfa.org/
New York State Flower Industries (NYSFI) – Website: https://www.nysfi.com/
Niagara International Association of Florists (NIA) – Website: https://www.niaflorists.org
North Carolina State Florists Association (NCSFA) – Website: https://www.ncflorist.org/
North Dakota State Florists’ Association – Website: http://www.ndsfa.com
Northwest Florist Association (NWFA) – Website: https://www.northwestflorist.org/
Oklahoma State Florists’ Association (OSFA) – Website: https://www.okstatefloristsassociation.com/
Ohio Florists’ Association (OFA) – Website: [www.ofa.org](https://www.ofa.org/) (Note: now known as AmericanHort – https://www.americanhort.org/
Ozark Florist Association – Website: https://www.facebook.com/Ozarkflorist/
Pennsylvania Floral Industry Association (PFIA) – Website: https://www.pfiaflowers.org/
Professional Floral Communicators – International (PFCI) – Website: https://safnow.org/pfci/
Society of American Florists (SAF) – Website: https://www.safnow.org/
South Carolina Florists Association (SCFA) – Website: https://www.scstateflorists.org/
Southern Chapter of the American Institute of Floral Designers (Southern AIFD) – Website: https://southernaifd.org/
Tennessee State Florists’ Association (TSFA) – Website: https://www.tennesseestatefloristsassociation.com/
Texas State Florists’ Association (TSFA) – Website: https://tsfa.org/
Virginia Professional Florist Association (VPFA) – Website: https://www.vpfainc.com/
Wholesale Florist & Florist Supplier Association (WF&FSA) – Website: https://wffsa.org/
Wisconsin and Upper Michigan Florist Association – Website: https://www.wumfa.org
World Floral Expo – Website: www.WorldFloralExpo.com
Caribbean
Asociación de Productores de Flores de Puerto Rico (APFPR) – Website: No website at this time
Barbados Association of Floral Artists (BAFA) – Facebook: Barbados Association of Floral Artists (BAFA)
Caribbean Floral and Decor International (CFDI) – Website: No website at this time
Caribbean and Floridian Florist Association (CAFFA) – Website: https://cafainc.or
Kitts Flower Arrangers Association (SKFAA) – Website: No website at this time
Europe
AIF (Asociación de Floristas de España) – Spain – Website: www.aefloristas.com
Assofioristi (Italian Florist Association) – Website: www.assofioristi.it
Anthos – Represents Dutch exporters of flower bulbs, tubers, and perennials – Website: www.anthos.org
British Florist Association (BFA) – Website: www.britishfloristassociation.org
Czech Florist Association – Website https://www.svazkvetinaruafloristu.cz
Danish Florist Association (Danske Blomsterhandlere) – Website: https://danskeblomsterhandlere.dk/kontakt
EFSA – European Floral and Lifestyle Suppliers Association – Website: https://www.efsa.com
Estonian Association of Professional Florists – Website: https://www.eestiflorist.ee
European Nursery Stock Association (ENA) – Website: www.enaplants.eu
Fachverband Deutscher Floristen (German Florist Association) – Website: https://www.fdf.de
FDF (Fachverband Deutscher Floristen) – Germany – Website: [www.fdf.de
Federation of European Cut Flower Growers (FECFG) – Website: [www.fecfg.org
Fédération Française des Artisans Fleuristes – Website: https://ffaf.fr
The Finnish Florist Association – Website: https://www.suomenkukkakauppiasliitto.fi
Fleurop-Interflora Austria – Website: www.fleurop.at
Fleurop-Interflora Europe – Website: www.fleurop.com
Floralies de Gand (Belgian Florist Association) – Website:[www.floralien.be
Floricultura – Represents the interests of Dutch orchid growers – Website: www.floricultura.com
Florint (International Florist Organisation) – Website: www.florint.org
Florint Finland (Finnish Florist Association) – Website: www.florint.fi
Florint Denmark (Danish Florist Association) – Website: www.florint.dk
FLORNET (European Network of Flower and Plant Retailers) – Website: www.flornet.eu
The German Federal Guild of Florists – Website: https://www.fdf.de
Hungarian Florist Association – Website: https://www.vvvmsze.hu
LTO Glaskracht Nederland – Website: www.ltoglaskracht.nl
Naktuinbouw – Conducts inspections and certification for plants, bulbs, and seeds in the Netherlands – Website: www.naktuinbouw.nl
National Association of Flower Arrangement Societies (NAFAS) – Website: NAFAS
Norwegian Florist Association – Website: https://www.interflora.no
Polish Florist Association – Website:https://www.floryscipolscy.pl
Professional Florists Association of New South Wales – Website: https://pfansw.com.au
Romanian Florist Association – website: https://aadf.ro
Royal FloraHolland – Website: www.royalfloraholland.com
Royal Union of Belgian Florists – Website: https://www.urfb.be
Russian National Guild of Florists – website: https://www.greencom.ru
SBF (Svenska Blomsterhandlareförbundet) – Sweden – Website: www.svenskaflorister.se
SFG (Swiss Flower Growers Association) – Website: [ww.swissflowergrowers.ch
Slovenian Florist Association – website: https://www.florist.si
Society of Ukrainian Florists – website: https://www.ufsukraine.com
Spanish Florist Association – Website: https://www.aefi.es
Swiss Florists’ Association (Fleurop Interflora Switzerland) – Website: www.fleurop.ch
Union Nationale des Fleuristes (UNF) – France – Website: www.unf-fleuristes.com
Union Fleurs (International Flower Trade Association) – Website: www.unionfleurs.org
VGB (Dutch Association of Wholesale Trade in Horticultural Products) – Website: https://www.vgb.nl/
VBW (Vereniging Bloemist-Winkeliers) – Represents Dutch florists and flower shop owners. – Website: www.vbw.nu
WORLD ASSOCIATION OF FLORAL ARTISTS (WAFA) – Website: https://www.nafas.org.uk/about-us/wafa/
World Floral Association (WFA) – Website: https://wfa.pubpub.org/
Zentralverband Gartenbau e.V. (ZVG) – Germany – Website: www.g-net.de
Canada
British Columbia Floral Association (BCFA) – Website: www.bcfloralassociation.com
Canadian Academy of Floral Art (CAFA) – Website: https://www.cafanet.com/
Canadian Florist – Website: https://www.canadianflorist.ca/
Canadian Society of Florists (CSF) – Website: www.canadiansocietyofflorists.com
Flowers Canada (Ontario) Inc. – Website: www.flowerscanadagrowers.com
Quebec Florist Association (Fleuristes Québec) – Website: [www.fleuristesquebec.com]
Asia
Japan
Japan Florist Association (JFA) – Website: www.japan-florist.com
South Korea
Korea Association for Flower Industry (KAFI) – Website: www.kafi.org
India
Indian Society of Floriculture Professionals (ISFP) – Website: www.isfp.in
Horticulture and Floriculture Association of India (HFAI) – Website: No dedicated website, but information can be found through the [National Horticulture Board
Bangladesh
Horticultural Export Development Foundation (HORTEX) – Website: www.hortex.org
Malaysia
Malaysia Floriculture Association (MFA) – Website: mfa.org.my
Nepal
Floriculture Association Nepal (FAN) – Website: www.floranepal.org
Vietnam
Vietnamese Orchid Society – Website: www.vietorchids.org
Philippines
Philippine Floriculture Industry Association (PFIA) – Website: www.philippineflowers.org
Taiwan
Taiwan Floriculture Development Association (TFDA) – Website: www.taiwanflor.org.tw
Thailand
Thai Orchid Exporter Association (TOEA) – Website: [www.thaiorchidexporter.com
Thailand Floriculture and Nursery Association (TFNA) – Website: Information can be found through [Thailand’s Department of Agriculture] https://www.doa.go.th/
Indonesia
Indonesian Flower Association (Asosiasi Bunga Indonesia – ASBINDO) – Website: www.asbindo.org
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka Floriculture Association – Website: Information can be found through the [National Agribusiness Development Programme] http://www.nadp.lk/
Singapore
Singapore Flower Club – Website: No dedicated website, but information can be found through the [Singapore Gardening Society] http://www.sgs.org.sg/
Pakistan
Pakistan Horticulture Development & Export Company (PHDEC) – Website: www.phdec.org.pk
China
Hong Kong Flower Club – Website: No dedicated website, but information can often be found through local gardening societies and clubs.
China Flower Association (CFA) – Website: www.chinaflowers.org
Myanmar
Horticultural Society of Myanmar – Website: Information can be found through Myanmar’s [Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation]https://www.moali.gov.mm/
Iran
Iranian Society for Ornamental Plants (ISOP) – Website: No dedicated website, but information can often be found through academic and governmental agricultural portals.
Africa
Kenya Flower Council (KFC) – Website: [www.kenyaflowercouncil.org
Ethiopian Horticulture Producer Exporters Association (EHPEA) – Website: www.ehpea.org
South African Flower Growers Association (SAFGA) – Website: www.safga.co.za
Tanzania Horticultural Association (TAHA) – Website: www.taha.or.tz
Uganda Flowers Exporters Association (UFEA) – Website: www.ufea.co.ug
Zimbabwe Horticulture Promotion Council (ZHPC) – Website: [www.cfuzim.org (part of the Commercial Farmers’ Union of Zimbabwe)
Horticultural Exporters’ Association of Zimbabwe (HEAZ) – Website: Currently, there is no dedicated website, but information can often be found on industry and government platforms related to agriculture and horticulture in Zimbabwe.
Australia & New Zealand
Australia
Interflora Australia – Website: www.interflora.com.au
Flower Association of Queensland Inc. (FAQI) – Website:[www.flowersqueensland.asn.au
Wildflowers Australia – Website: www.wildflowersaustralia.com.au
Australian Flower Industry Association (AFIA) – Website: www.australianflowerindustry.com.au
Australian Institute of Floral Design (AIFD) – Website: www.aifd.com.au
Flowers Victoria – Website: www.flowersvictoria.asn.au
Western Australia Floral Art Society Inc. – Website: http://www.wafloralart.org.au
New Zealand
Interflora Pacific Unit Ltd (New Zealand) Website: www.interflora.co.nz
New Zealand Professional Florists Incorporated (NZPF) – Website: www.nzflorists.co.nz
Flowers NZ (New Zealand Flower Growers Association) – Website: www.nzflowers.org.nz
Floral Art Society of New Zealand – Website: www.fasnz.org.nz
Latin America
Asocolflores (Colombian Association of Flower Exporters) – Website: www.asocolflores.org
Apeag (Peruvian Association of Agrarian Producers Guilds) – Website: www.apeag.org.pe]
Asocamflo (Cámara de Floricultores del Ecuador) – Website: www.camflor.org
Apoesc (Associação dos Produtores de Flores e Plantas Ornamentais do Espírito Santo, Brazil) – Website: www.apoesc.com.br
ABRAFRUTAS (Brazilian Association of Producers and Exporters of Fruits and Derivatives) – Website: www.abrafrutas.org
Expoflores (Association of Ecuadorian Flower Exporters) – Website: www.expoflores.com
Ibero-American School of Floral Art – Website: https://artefloraleiaf.com
SFA (Sociedad de Floricultores de Argentina) – Website: www.sfa.org.ar
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