Olive Hill Greenhouses

What Olive Hill Greenhouses does

Olive Hill Greenhouses, Inc. is a family-owned wholesale grower of interior plants founded in 1973 in Fallbrook, California, now operating under second-generation leadership. The company cultivates Anthuriums, Bromeliads (primarily Guzmania), tropical foliage, and pre-assembled combo planters across 760,000 sq ft of greenhouse production capacity on two Fallbrook-area sites, with Bromeliads accounting for roughly half of revenue. Olive Hill sells exclusively on a wholesale basis to brokers, wholesale distributors, retailers, and interiorscapers, with weekly availability communications and same-day-before-pickup ordering cadence.

Production is built around greenhouse horticulture with environmental computer systems that automate irrigation cycles, temperature, light levels, energy curtains, vents, exhaust fans, and heaters. The company runs an integrated pest management program emphasizing scouting over preventative spraying, uses reclaimed sewage water for irrigation at its Olive Hill location, and has deployed energy curtains that reduced natural gas consumption by 35% along with low-flow emitters to limit runoff. Plants are finished with emphasis on root system development to survive low-light interior environments, the company's primary value proposition to commercial interiorscapers and home plant buyers.

Distribution combines an owned truck fleet delivering weekly throughout Southern California (San Diego and Los Angeles) with common-carrier shipping reaching Arizona, Colorado, the Midwest, Pacific Northwest, Utah, Texas, and most of the U.S. and Canada. Multiple dock locations accept trailers up to 53 feet. The company is recognized as one of California's largest interior plant producers on Greenhouse Grower's Top 100 Grower List and maintains active industry roles across AmericanHort, the Society of American Florists, and the National Interiorscape Network. Revenue is not publicly disclosed and the company remains private, with no parent, institutional investors, or M&A activity disclosed in available materials.

Name

Olive Hill Greenhouses

Legal name

Olive Hill Greenhouses, Inc.

Website

https://olivehill.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1973

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Olive Hill Greenhouses is a family-owned wholesale grower founded in 1973 in Fallbrook, California, cultivating Anthuriums, Bromeliads, tropical foliage, and combo planters across 760,000 sq ft for brokers, distributors, retailers, and interiorscapers across the U.S. and Canada.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Wholesale Greenhouse Horticulture

NAICS

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

SIC

Agricultural Production-Crops (100)

akta.pro primary industry

Landscape Plant & Nursery Stock Wholesalers (Grower-Wholesalers) (AFAGAHAM)

Keywords

• Wholesale greenhouse plants
• Interior tropical foliage
• Anthurium bromeliad production
• Interiorscape plant supply
• Commercial plant grower

Headquarters

HQ city

Fallbrook

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Wholesale Plant Sales: Selling plants wholesale to brokers, wholesale distributors, retailers, and interiorscapers. Plants are sold by unit with sizes ranging from 4" to 12" pots. Weekly availability updates guide ordering.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Olive Hill Greenhouses is a wholesale grower that produces interior tropical plants — primarily Anthuriums, Bromeliads (Guzmania), and tropical foliage (Aglaonema, Croton, Dracaena, Ferns, Pothos, Spathiphyllum) — alongside pre-assembled Combo Plants. The company sells these greenhouse-grown plants wholesale in 4" to 12" pots to brokers, wholesale distributors, retailers, and interiorscapers for use in homes, offices, and commercial interior landscapes.

Product overview

Olive Hill Greenhouses is a wholesale plant grower specializing in greenhouse-grown Anthuriums, Bromeliads, and tropical foliage plants. Founded in 1973 and operated as a family business now in its second generation, the company produces interior plants for homes, offices, and indoor landscapes. Their product portfolio consists of four main categories: Anthuriums (flowering tropical plants), Bromeliads (Guzmania varieties known for long-lasting blooms), Tropical Foliage (including Aglaonema, Croton, Dracaena, Pothos, and Spathiphyllum), and Combo Plants (pre-assembled combination planters). They are recognized as one of the largest interior plant producers in California, appearing on Greenhouse Grower's Top 100 Grower List.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Anthuriums Flowering tropical plants, including Anthurium Andreanum hybrids in standard (heart-shape), obake (green ears), and tulip (tear-drop shape) spathe varieties, grown for interior use in homes, offices, and commercial landscapes. Sold wholesale in 4" to 12" pots to brokers, distributors, retailers, and interiorscapers.
• Bromeliads Tropical plants primarily from the Guzmania genus, known for long-lasting blooms with outstanding indoor performance. Guzmania Bromeliads are Olive Hill's specialty and accounted for roughly half of business at their peak contribution. Sold wholesale to brokers, distributors, retailers, and interiorscapers.
• Tropical Foliage Indoor tropical foliage plants including Aglaonema (Silver Bay and pink/red hybrids), Croton (Oak Leaf and Super California), Dracaena (Green Stripe and Lime Light), Kimberley Queen Fern, Pothos (Goldiana and N'Joy), and Spathiphyllum (Dario). Sold wholesale in 4" to 12" pots for use in home, office, and interior landscape settings.
• Combo Plants Pre-assembled combination planters featuring multiple plant varieties grown together for decorative indoor display. Sold wholesale for residential and commercial interior use.

Quantifiable outcome

• Interiors with plants have 50% to 60% fewer airborne microorganisms
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo and PomonaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 February 2022Donated plants including Guzmania Hilda, Guzmania Allura, Dracaena Hawaiian Sunshine, and Ferns for the 2022 Rose Parade float designed and constructed by Cal Poly students.
• Plantscapers, Inc.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 7 May 2020Customer in Irvine and Palm Desert, CA. Partnered with Olive Hill to donate thousands of Bromeliads to first responders and hospitals during COVID-19 pandemic.
• The Plant Chica (Sandra Mejia)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 20 April 2020Partnered for multiple donation initiatives including plant donations to senior care facilities, dialysis centers, and underserved communities in Los Angeles during COVID-19 pandemic.
• Green Plants for Green BuildingscoreOthersNot-for-profit organization focused on communicating the aesthetic, wellbeing, and economic benefits of nature in the built environment. Olive Hill participates in their #StayPlanted initiative and supports their mission.
• AmericanHortcoreOthersNational horticulture industry association. Denise Godfrey serves as a Greenhouse Community Connector for AmericanHort and participates in speaking engagements at their Cultivate events.
• National Interiorscape Network (NIN)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorIndustry network of interior plantscapers. Olive Hill and NIN members have donated tens of thousands of plants to charitable organizations throughout the region, state, and nation.
• San Diego County Farm BureauminorOthersAgricultural advocacy organization supporting local farms in San Diego County.
• California Agricultural Leadership FoundationminorOthersFoundation supporting agricultural leadership development. Denise Godfrey serves on the Alumni Council.
• San Diego Botanic GardenminorOthersEducational and botanical garden organization. Olive Hill donates plants for the garden's grounds and participates in the Teacher Resource Fair committee.
• California Agriculture in the ClassroomminorOthersEducational program bringing agriculture into classrooms. Denise Godfrey serves on the board of San Diego Ag in the Classroom.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Greenleaf Nursery Company: Large wholesale nursery producing ornamental shrubs, perennials, grasses, and tropicals for the landscape and interiorscape trade. Comparable as a wholesale grower- distributor serving similar independent retail and professional landscape channels.
• Bailey Nurseries: Family-owned wholesale nursery headquartered in Minnesota with extensive container and field production of woody ornamentals, perennials, and finished plants. Comparable multi-generation wholesale nursery model serving garden centers and landscape professionals nationwide.
• Costa Farms: One of the largest ornamental plant growers in North America, producing interior foliage, annuals, and tropicals for mass-market retail and wholesale. Highly comparable to Olive Hill's wholesale tropical foliage and Bromeliad focus, but at much larger national scale.
• Monrovia Nursery Company: Premium wholesale ornamental plant grower with California and Oregon operations, supplying independent garden centers and landscape professionals. Comparable as a brand-driven wholesale nursery specializing in container-grown ornamental and interior-grade plants.
• Altman Plants: Major California-based wholesale nursery producing annuals, perennials, succulents, and interior foliage for big-box retailers and landscapers. Directly comparable as a Southern California wholesale greenhouse grower serving similar interior and landscape customers.
• Aris Horticulture: Wholesale producer of tropical foliage, blooming plants, and interior-grade ornamentals serving garden centers, interiorscapers, and mass-market retailers. Highly comparable product mix and customer base to Olive Hill's Anthurium, Bromeliad, and tropical foliage portfolio.

Broad incumbents

• Ball Horticultural Company: Major global horticulture company supplying breeding, seed, and young plants across ornamentals and edibles. Comparable as a horticulture industry incumbent but operates upstream in genetics and inputs rather than as a finished-plant wholesale grower.

Others

• Proven Winners: Cooperative brand network of wholesale growers producing branded annuals, perennials, and shrubs for retail. Comparable adjacent peer as a wholesale-oriented marketing and distribution platform in the same ornamental horticulture ecosystem.

Regional players

• Armstrong Growers: Southern California wholesale and retail nursery operation producing ornamentals, vegetables, and foliage for the regional trade. Comparable as a California-based grower competing for overlapping wholesale interiorscape and landscape customers in Olive Hill's home market.
• Color Spot Nurseries: Wholesale nursery group with West Coast operations producing annuals, perennials, and ornamental container plants for the landscape and retail trade. Comparable as a regional wholesale grower operating in adjacent geographies to Olive Hill.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/olivehillgreenhouses
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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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