What Bullis Bromeliads Inc does

Bullis Bromeliads Inc is a family-owned wholesale bromeliad nursery headquartered in Princeton, Florida, operating continuously since 1975. The company cultivates more than 350 species, cultivars, and hybrids across 20 bromeliad genera — including Aechmea, Neoregelia, Vriesea, Guzmania, Tillandsia, Cryptanthus, Alcantarea, and others — in pot sizes ranging from 4" bare-root air plants to 17" large specimens. Its core technology is plant hybridization: the company runs an active breeding program led by Harvey IV Bullis that has produced over 30 proprietary varieties protected by US Plant Patents, including Neoregelia cultivars such as Green Apples (USPP21,829P2), Romance (USPP22,561P2), and Dharma (USPP33,279P2), as well as Aechmea hybrids like Blue Tango (USPP11,743P2) and Del Mar (USPP13,421P2). Propagation is prohibited under these patents, creating a legal monopoly on the patented cultivars.

The company sells exclusively to trade buyers — landscape companies, interiorscape designers, garden centers, and botanical gardens — across the United States. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed; weekly inventory is published through a password-protected dealer portal, and all sales are initiated via phone (305-258-8932 general; 305-258-1299 availability password). The website displays no retail checkout, and product pages use "Get a quote" calls-to-action, confirming a wholesale-only distribution model. Beyond potted plants, Bullis Bromeliads assembles Bromeliad Christmas Trees — living bromeliad displays on metal racks sized 3 to 15 feet — marketed as a premium seasonal/contractor product. Ownership remains entirely within the Bullis and Guice families across multiple generations, with no institutional investors, parent company, subsidiaries, or external funding rounds disclosed in the source data.

Name

Bullis Bromeliads Inc

Legal name

Bullis Bromeliads Inc

Website

https://bullisbrom.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1975

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Bullis Bromeliads Inc is a family-owned wholesale nursery in Princeton, Florida that cultivates 350+ bromeliad species, cultivars, and 30+ patented hybrids across 20 genera, selling exclusively to landscapers, interiorscapers, garden centers, and botanical gardens across the United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Wholesale Ornamental Horticulture

SIC

Agricultural Production-Crops (100)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Protected Cultivation of Specialty Crops (Orchids, Bonsai, Exotics) (AFAGAHAH)

Keywords

• Wholesale bromeliad plants
• Patented plant hybrids
• Tropical ornamental nursery
• Interiorscape plant wholesale
• Landscape nursery supplier

Headquarters

HQ city

Princeton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Wholesale Bromeliad Plants: Wholesale-only sales of bromeliad plants ranging from bare-root air plants (Tillandsia) to potted specimens in various sizes (4" to 17" pots). Products sold in bulk to landscape companies, garden centers, interiorscapers, and botanical gardens.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Bullis Bromeliads Inc is a wholesale bromeliad nursery that grows and supplies more than 350 species across 20 genera, including over 30 proprietary hybrid varieties protected by US Plant Patents. The company operates a wholesale-only model serving landscape companies, interiorscapers, garden centers, and botanical gardens, and offers specialty products such as Bromeliad Christmas Trees. Operations are based in Princeton, Florida, combining traditional horticulture with a family-run hybridization program that produces varieties unavailable from competitors.

Product overview

Bullis Bromeliads Inc is a wholesale-only bromeliad nursery offering a diverse portfolio of over 350 species, cultivars, and hybrids across 20 genera including Aechmea, Neoregelia, Vriesea, Guzmania, Tillandsia, Cryptanthus, Alcantarea, Hohenbergia, Portea, Ananas, Billbergia, Orthophytum, and Androlepis. The company operates as a single unified product line focused on wholesale bromeliad plants available in pot sizes ranging from 4" to 17". Their portfolio includes over 30 patent-protected hybrid varieties (US Plant Patents), proprietary exclusives like the Imperialis series (Malbec, Red, Green, Silver) and popular hybrids such as Blue Tango and Del Mar. Additionally, they offer specialty Bromeliad Christmas Trees assembled on metal racks in sizes from 3 to 15 feet. Plants are sold to landscape professionals, garden centers, interiorscape companies, and botanical gardens throughout the United States.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Wholesale Bromeliad Plants
• Patented Bromeliad Hybrids
• Bromeliad Christmas Trees

Quantifiable outcome

• Dozens of bromeliad species and hybrids introduced to the market for the first time

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Proven Winners: Wholesale brand cooperative marketing patented ornamental plant varieties to garden centers and landscapers; directly comparable in its IP-protected cultivar licensing/wholesale model even though its category mix (annuals, shrubs) differs from bromeliads.
• Greenleaf Nursery Company: Major US wholesale ornamental nursery serving landscape professionals and garden centers; similar B2B wholesale nursery economics and customer base but with a much broader (non-bromeliad) product mix.
• Monrovia Nursery Company: Major US wholesale ornamental nursery producing a broad portfolio of shrubs, perennials, and tropicals for independent garden centers; comparable B2B wholesale nursery model but with a far larger, multi-category catalog.
• Ball Horticultural Company: Global breeder, producer, and distributor of ornamental plant genetics with significant wholesale channels; comparable as a horticultural IP-and-distribution platform though not bromeliad-specific.
• Dümmen Orange: Large ornamental plant breeder and producer with patented varieties across multiple genera; comparable in breeding IP and B2B wholesale distribution, though it concentrates in cut flowers, potted plants, and perennials rather than bromeliads.
• Costa Farms: The largest ornamental tropical and foliage grower in North America, headquartered in South Florida; overlaps with Bullis on tropical plant wholesale to mass-market retailers and big-box garden centers, but operates at far greater scale and breadth.

Emerging players

• Excelsa Gardens: Specialty bromeliad and tropical plant nursery serving collectors, designers, and botanical gardens; niche overlap with Bullis's hybrid/specialty side of the catalog.

Regional players

• Russell Wholesale Nursery: Wholesale nursery supplying landscape professionals with ornamental and tropical plant material; comparable B2B model though operating in a different geographic territory.

Direct peers

• Tropica Nursery: Wholesale grower of tropical ornamental plants for interiorscapers, landscape designers, and garden centers; directly comparable in tropical-plant wholesale and customer overlap with Bullis.
• Kent's Bromeliad Nursery: One of the largest bromeliad specialists in North America, also producing and wholesaling a broad range of bromeliad genera to landscape and interiorscape buyers — the closest like-for-like competitor to Bullis's core wholesale nursery model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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