Broccoli is widely distributed. At present, there are more than 70 countries in the world, including 2/kloc-0 countries in Asia, 26 countries in Europe, 5 countries in America, only 2 countries in Oceania and 0/0 countries in Africa. The country with the largest cauliflower planting area in the world is China, followed by Indian. In addition, France, Italy, Britain, Spain, the United States, Mexico, Australia, Pakistan, Japan and many other countries.

Since China was introduced into Fujian Province from Britain in the middle of19th century, some local germplasm resources have been formed through domestication, artificial directional selection and breeding, so most of the cauliflower germplasm resources in China are concentrated in Fujian. In addition, the cauliflower cultivation in Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province has a long history and rich germplasm resources. Although the history of cauliflower cultivation in China is not long, it has developed very rapidly. Before the 1970s, cauliflower was not widely planted, especially in the north, and it was only planted sporadically, so it was classified as "fine vegetables". After 1980s, the planting area continued to expand, and it developed faster in 1990s. Cauliflower is planted almost all over the north and south. At present, the cultivated areas are Shandong, Henan, Gansu, Fujian, Guangdong, Zhejiang, Shanghai and other places, and cauliflower has become one of the important vegetables in China.