Greenhouse and nursery-grown plants, particularly holiday poinsettias, might be in short supply and cost more because of damage after Hurricane Milton.

Hurricane Milton’s devastating landfall along Florida’s Gulf Coast hit one of the most popular areas for temporary residents who spend the winter months living in the Sunshine State.

Two weeks later and the cleanup is far from over after back-to-back major storms in the south. The governor of North Carolina now says Hurricane Helene likely caused a record $53 billion in damages. The previous record there was $17 billion.

Christmas could look different this year after Florida’s nursery and landscape industry suffered widespread losses during hurricanes Helene and Milton. These losses included vibrant holiday plants such as poinsettias.