Oglesby Plants International

What Oglesby Plants International does

Oglesby Plants International, Inc. is a privately held Florida corporation that has operated since 1947 as a tissue culture laboratory and supplier of young ornamental plants (liners) to commercial growers worldwide. The company runs two facilities in Altha, Florida — a corporate office and nursery at 15168 NW Oglesby Road and a tissue culture laboratory at 26664 State Road 71N — and is described as one of the largest private employers in Calhoun County. Its core technology is micropropagation via plant tissue culture, a discipline in which Oglesby claims over 70 years of accumulated expertise, complemented by a proprietary virus testing protocol implemented decades ago to screen stock plants before propagation.

The product portfolio centers on greenhouse-grown liners sold in 50, 72, 98, and 162 cell-pack trays, laboratory Stage II microcuttings (bare-root plantlets for immediate planting), and Stage III microcuttings (rooted plantlets in sterile vessels that can be held for several days). Genetic lines include Spathiphyllum, Anthurium, Alocasia, Nephrolepis, Philodendron, Schefflera, Mandevilla, Neoregelia, and Spathoglottis. Five plant patents have been granted in-house: Spathiphyllum 'Sweet Pablo' (PAT#10817), Philodendron 'Congo' (PAT#11724), Philodendron 'Rojo Congo' (PAT#14116), Schefflera 'Amate'®, and Schefflera 'Alpine Jr.'™.

The company generates revenue through three channels: (1) per-tray liner sales to commercial growers via e-commerce for continental US customers and phone/email ordering for international and excluded-territory customers; (2) contract propagation services offered on exclusive or non-exclusive terms to plant breeders; and (3) referrals of finished plant growers within the horticulture ecosystem. Pricing is quoted in USD F.O.B. Altha, Florida with a $100 minimum order (15% surcharge below minimum), Net 30 credit terms available for established high-volume customers, and volume or standing-order discounts tied to payment performance. Distribution relies on FedEx and UPS carriers with specialized packaging for live plant material; Florida customers can also receive door-to-door truck delivery.

Name

Oglesby Plants International

Legal name

Oglesby Plants International, Inc.

Website

https://oglesbytc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1947

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Oglesby Plants International is a Florida-based tissue culture laboratory and young ornamental plant supplier, serving commercial growers worldwide since 1947 through tissue-cultured liners, contract propagation services, and proprietary patented varieties including Schefflera 'Amate'® and Philodendron 'Rojo Congo'.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Ornamental Young Plant Production

NAICS

Nursery and Floriculture Production (11142), Nursery and Tree Production (111421), Greenhouse, Nursery, and Floriculture Production (1114)

SIC

Agricultural Production-Crops (100)

akta.pro primary industry

Nursery Production (Woody Ornamentals: Trees, Shrubs, Roses) (AFAGAHAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Potted Flowering Plants & Bedding Plants Production (Annuals, Perennials, Plugs) (AFAGAHAE), Landscape Plant & Nursery Stock Wholesalers (Grower-Wholesalers) (AFAGAHAM)

Keywords

• Plant tissue culture
• Young plant liners
• Ornamental plant propagation
• Micropropagation services
• Commercial greenhouse plants

Headquarters

HQ city

Altha

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Young Plants / Liners Sales: Sells young plants (liners/starter plants) to commercial growers in tray quantities (50, 72, 98, or 162 cell packs). Products include greenhouse-grown liners and laboratory Stage II/III microcuttings. Pricing is per full tray, with minimum order quantities and boxing charges.
2. Contract Propagation Services: Offers custom propagation work for breeders and growers who need valuable plants propagated. Services available on exclusive or non-exclusive basis. Can also assist with marketing and selling new plant varieties.
3. Referral of Finished Plant Growers: Refers customers to finished plant growers who purchase young plants and grow them to completion. Acts as a referral partner for the ecosystem.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Oglesby Plants International operates a plant tissue culture laboratory and greenhouse nursery that produces and sells young starter plants (liners) to commercial ornamental plant growers worldwide. The company sells greenhouse-grown liners in tray quantities (50, 72, 98, or 162 cells), laboratory Stage II and Stage III microcuttings directly from its Altha, Florida tissue culture lab, and offers contract propagation services on exclusive or non-exclusive basis for breeders needing proprietary varieties propagated.

Product overview

Oglesby Plants International is a plant tissue culture laboratory and young plant supplier for commercial growers, operating since 1947. The company offers a portfolio of products centered around young plants (liners) sold in tray quantities ranging from 50 to 162 cells per tray, along with laboratory-stage tissue culture products (Stage II and Stage III microcuttings) sold directly from their laboratory to international and contract propagation customers. Their plant portfolio includes tropical ornamentals such as Spathiphyllum (which they have been breeding since the 1970s), Anthurium, Alocasia, Neoregelia, Nephrolepis (Boston ferns), Schefflera (Amate and Alpine Jr. varieties), Philodendron (Congo and Rojo Congo), Mandevilla, and Spathoglottis (Garden Orchids). The company provides contract propagation services for breeders and growers with proprietary plant varieties.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Young Plants/Liners
• Stage II Microcuttings
• Stage III Microcuttings
• Contract Propagation Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Proven leader in introduction of new and improved varieties
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• AmericanHortminorOthersIndustry affiliation and membership. AmericanHort is a leading organization representing the horticulture industry.
• Horticultural Research Institute (HRI)minorOthersIndustry affiliation supporting horticultural research and development.
• International Plant Propagators' Society (IPPS)minorOthersProfessional organization for plant propagators worldwide.
• Florida Nursery, Growers and Landscape Association (FNGLA)minorOthersRegional industry association; awarded Gene Batson Award to company employee Ginger Goff.
• Fresh From FloridaminorOthersFlorida agricultural marketing program affiliation.
• Farm Credit of Central FloridaminorOthersSponsor of the Gene Batson Award presented to company employee Ginger Goff.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Costa Farms: Costa Farms is one of the largest ornamental plant growers in North America, headquartered in Florida. While significantly larger and vertically integrated across finished plants, retailers (Home Depot, Trader Joe's), and houseplant brands, it shares Oglesby's ornamental foliage focus and Florida operating base, making it a comparable broad incumbent in the same category.
• Ball Horticultural Company: Ball Horticultural is a major global breeder and producer of ornamental plants and seeds, with extensive propagation operations. It is a broad incumbent serving commercial growers with a much larger portfolio and global reach, but overlaps directly with Oglesby in supplying young plants and proprietary genetics to the same customer base.
• Monrovia Nursery Company: Monrovia is a major wholesale nursery producing container-grown ornamental plants with proprietary branded varieties. It shares Oglesby's ornamental plant focus and proprietary variety development, though Monrovia is more focused on finished container plants for the landscape/retail channel rather than young plant propagation.
• Dümmen Orange: Dümmen Orange is one of the world's largest ornamental plant breeders and propagators, with extensive tissue culture and cutting production for ornamentals. As a global incumbent with significant IP and breeding programs (Spathiphyllum, Anthurium among others), it competes directly with Oglesby's core categories while operating at much larger scale.
• Syngenta Flowers: Syngenta Flowers is a global breeder and producer of ornamental flowers and plants serving commercial growers. While more focused on seed and cuttings than tissue culture, it overlaps with Oglesby in supplying commercial growers and competing in similar ornamental categories like potted plants and indoor varieties.
• Bailey Nurseries: Bailey Nurseries is one of the largest wholesale nurseries in North America, producing container-grown ornamental shrubs and perennials with proprietary Endless Summer and other branded lines. It competes with Oglesby in supplying commercial growers and landscapers, though at larger scale and broader portfolio.
• Proven Winners: Proven Winners is a major branded ornamental plant cooperative breeding and marketing proprietary varieties to growers and retailers. It competes with Oglesby in proprietary ornamental genetics and serves an overlapping commercial grower customer base, though distributed through a licensing/cooperative model.

Direct peers

• Agri-Starts: Agri-Starts is a Florida-based tissue culture laboratory specializing in micropropagation of ornamental and tropical plants for commercial growers. This is the most direct competitor to Oglesby, sharing the same tissue culture production model, customer base (commercial growers), and geographic operating region.
• Walters Gardens: Walters Gardens is a leading wholesale perennial plant grower with extensive tissue culture propagation capabilities supplying young plants to commercial growers. It is a direct peer in young plant production and tissue culture propagation, though focused more on perennials than tropical ornamentals.
• ForemostCo: ForemostCo is a Florida-based producer and supplier of young tropical plants and liners to commercial ornamental growers. It directly competes with Oglesby in tropical foliage young plant production, serving the same commercial grower customer base with overlapping product lines.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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