UNSPSC 10217002: Live mahogany sunflower

Live plant including the root ball of the mahogany variety of sunflowers

UNSPSC 10217002 Live mahogany sunflower is a Commodity code that captures native plant material procurement by state and local governments, though recent opportunities show the code is being applied to a broader landscape and ecological restoration context that extends beyond the nominal species name. State and local buyers under this code are sourcing live dune and wetland native plants, including sea oats, railroad vine, sea purslane, and dune sunflower, for coastal stabilization and environmental mitigation projects. The issuing bodies are county governments and municipalities—Collier County, Pasco County, Pinellas County in Florida, and the City of Dallas in Texas—pursuing dune restoration following hurricane damage, roadside landscaping installation, and multi-year environmental planting and maintenance contracts. Work includes supply and installation of plant material at specified spacing and density, site preparation, initial establishment care such as watering and hydrogel application, and in some cases ongoing monitoring and invasive species management over multi-year terms.

Recent activity concentrates in Florida, where coastal dune restoration following the 2024 tropical season has driven multiple solicitations. Collier County issued a Quick Quote (informal procurement) for the Pelican Bay Bay Colony Dune Plantings project posting March 13, 2026, with immediate bid closing the same day, encompassing supply and installation of approximately 56,250 native plants across 225,000 square feet of coastal dune. Pasco County posted an IFB for landscaping and irrigation along Ridge Road on March 13, 2026, with responses due April 14, 2026, at a budgeted $120,000. Pinellas County released an RFP on February 26, 2026 (with responses due July 29, 2025, indicating a posted notice with a prior deadline) for a five-year environmental planting, monitoring, and maintenance contract at multiple wetland and stormwater sites. The City of Dallas solicited plants via an Informal Solicitation posted January 28, 2026, due February 3, 2026, without specification of species or end-use scope beyond the requirement for new, unopened material delivered FOB Dallas. The code shows active procurement activity but appears to be tagged inconsistently—the Dallas solicitation carries no details linking it to live mahogany sunflower or native ecological restoration, suggesting potential code-tagging variance across jurisdictions.