Flower Tent franchise: cost, fees & unit track record
Opening a Flower Tent franchise takes $47,500 – $82,000 all-in, per its franchise disclosure filings (data as of 2026-05). The initial franchise fee is $29,900. Ongoing, franchisees pay a royalty of 6% on sales plus an ad-fund contribution of up to 2%. To qualify, Flower Tent asks for $150,000 in liquid cash and a $250,000 net worth. Anything the filings do not state is marked "Not disclosed" below — never estimated.
Flower Tent franchise costs and fees
| Verification mark | Cost item | Low | High | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise feeOne-time, paid to the franchisor at signing | $29,900 | $29,900 | $29,900 | |
| Initial investment (all-in)FDD Item 7-derived range: build-out, equipment, opening costs | $47,500 | $82,000 | $47,500 to $82,000 | |
| Net worth requiredFranchisor's stated qualification minimum | $250,000 | $250,000 | $250,000 | |
| Liquid cash requiredFranchisor's stated qualification minimum | $150,000 | $150,000 | $150,000 | |
| Cash to open (all-in range) | $47,500 | $82,000 | $47,500 to $82,000 |
| RoyaltyOngoing, % of sales | 6% |
|---|---|
| Ad fundOngoing, % of sales | Up to 2% |
| Initial termLength of the first franchise agreement | 10 years |
See the full Flower Tent cost breakdown — what's in that number and what isn't
How Flower Tent's cost compares
A dollar figure means more with a yardstick. Here is where Flower Tent's disclosed cost sits against the Retail category:
- Minimum startup cost of $47,500 — about 71% below the Retail median of $165,000.
- Initial franchise fee of $29,900 — about 19% below the Retail median of $36,750.
Category medians are computed from the Retail brands in our data that disclosed each figure — a benchmark for scale, not a quality judgment. See all Retail franchises
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How Flower Tent's units have held up
Openings and closures from FDD Item 20-style unit history, 2012–2017: began the window at 46 units; 49 units opened, 30 closed, ending at 53 units.
What about earnings?
We don't publish per-brand earnings figures — for Flower Tent or anyone else. The only primary source is Item 19 of the brand's own franchise disclosure document (FDD), and no law requires a franchisor to publish one, so the "average owner income" numbers circulating elsewhere are usually unsourced or survivorship-biased. Ask Flower Tent for its current FDD and read Item 19 yourself — and if there is no Item 19, that silence is information too.
What this data can't tell you
Everything on this page comes from disclosure filings — fees, ranges, and unit counts. Four questions that matter just as much are not in any filing we can source, so we say so instead of guessing:
- The hours and the labor
- No dataset field says whether Flower Tent is a manage-from-a-laptop business or a 60-hour week in disguise. Item 15 of the FDD states whether you're obligated to run the business personally, and Item 11 lists what the franchisor actually does for you — then ask current owners what their week looks like (validation calls), not the sales team.
- How hands-on the ownership really is
- "Semi-absentee" is a pitch, not a filing field. Treat any hands-off claim as unverified until it's consistent with Item 15 and with what multiple current franchisees tell you — what absentee ownership actually means.
- Your territory — whether it's protected, and whether it's open
- Two territory questions sit outside our data. Whether Flower Tent grants a protected or exclusive area is set in Item 12 of the FDD and varies brand to brand — some grant none, and the carve-outs (online sales, national accounts) matter as much as the map. And filing data can't say what's open in your market this month; only Flower Tent can confirm current availability. Ask both before you inquire, and get the answer in writing.
- What owners earn
- Covered honestly above: our dataset has no earnings fields, the only primary source is the brand's own Item 19, and here is how to read that evidence.
About the Flower Tent franchise
Flower Tent is a retail franchisor with 53 units at the end of 2017 (FDD Item 20-style unit history). Between 2012 and 2017, it began the window at 46 units; its filings record 49 unit openings and 30 closures, ending at 53 units. Its parent company is Flower Tent USA, Inc..
No franchise-related lawsuits reported in the disclosure data we hold (FDD Item 3, as of 2026-05) — an absence in our sources, not a guarantee; confirm against the brand's current FDD.
From the franchisor's materials
Flower Tent started in 1992 with the focus to sell happiness through great flowers. The entire company, from management to the delivery drivers have one specific focus in mind; deliver a unique, fun and happy shopping experience for every customer.
Flower Tent franchise: quick answers
- How much does a Flower Tent franchise cost?
- $47,500 – $82,000 all-in to open, per Flower Tent's franchise disclosure filings (data as of 2026-05).
- How many Flower Tent units are there?
- 53 units at the end of 2017 (FDD Item 20-style unit history).
- How have Flower Tent's units held up?
- 77.1% of units at risk between 2015 and 2017 did not close, per our metric recomputed from FDD Item 20-style unit history (methodology published on our verification page).