UNSPSC 10161660: Gloxinia plant

Plant from the Gesneriaceae family. There are about 65 species of tuberous perennial herbaceous plants, all from Central and South America, with the highest concentration in southern Brazil.

UNSPSC 10161660 Gloxinia plant is a Commodity code that covers ornamental potted plants and nursery stock for landscape and grounds maintenance use by state and local agencies. Recent state and local solicitations under this code show active procurement of containerized flowering plants, plugs, and potted ornamentals alongside broader landscaping plant categories and seeds, typically bundled with annuals, trees, and grass seed in as-needed supply contracts or project-specific landscape construction work. The buying jurisdictions include county boards of commissioners, municipal governments, and park authorities. Pasco County (Florida) and the City of Altamonte Springs (Florida) represent recent active buyers, with procurement spanning landscape construction phases and recurring nursery-stock supply arrangements.

Gloxinia and related potted-plant procurement shows recent activity concentrated in Florida. The City of Altamonte Springs issued ITB 26-085-KY (re-bid) on August 24, 2026, soliciting annuals, potted plants, plugs, grass seeds, and trees on an as-needed basis with bids due July 29, 2026; the contract term runs one year from October 1, 2026, with options to renew for up to four additional one-year terms. Pasco County Board of County Commissioners posted IFB IFBKM27004 on September 2, 2026, requesting bids for median landscape and irrigation construction Phase II spanning approximately 9 miles along Little Road, with bids due October 6, 2026; the scope includes landscape planting and irrigation system installation. Geographic activity is limited to recent Florida opportunities; no solicitations in other states appear in the available record. The code shows modest but steady municipal and county-level procurement activity oriented toward grounds maintenance and capital landscape projects.