Best Online Flower Delivery Services
Need to send someone flowers? Looking for the best online flower delivery service? This post highlights some of the best companies in the business. Each offers unique flowers, plants and flexible services that deliver flowers and plants locally and all over the world.
1. Proflowers
Proflowers, an FTD company, features a very large variety of arrangements and products that are delivered by one of the largest florist networks. Proflowers uses traditional florists near your recipient to fulfill your order.
In addition to flowers, Proflowers also offers gifts include baskets, chocolate, Mrs. Field’s cookies and other holiday-specific items like Mother’s Day or Easter.
Flower arrangements start at $35.
2. 1-800Flowers
1-800Flowers is a long-standing floral delivery service. They have expanded their offerings to now incorporate 11 other brands that include Harry and David, Shari’s Berries, Cheryl’s Cookies and Wolferman’s Bakery. When you are looking to bundle flowers with additional gifts that may include food, fruit baskets, chocolate and other items, 1800flowers makes it very easy to combine shopping carts.
Flower selection is very extensive and cover all major holidays and categories. Deliveries use a combination of local florists and FedEx, UPS and USPS service.
3. Floom
Floom works with independent boutique florists in several states and major cities and is adding new artisans all the time. Check their website to see if they service your recipient’s address.
Floom’s bouquets are unique and curated by the florists, representing a wide range of premium arrangements. Local delivery is made to your recipient.
Floom has expanded to house plants, gift baskets and even grocery delivery in select markets.
4. The Bouqs Co.
Bouqs specializes in curated bouquets and indoor plants like orchids and succulents. The bouquets are beautifully crafted and feature vivid selections of colors. You can order individual deliveries, regular subscriptions (e.g. monthly) or mini-subscription gifts (e.g. 3 months).
Bouqs’ subscription service offers discounts (e.g. 30%) off bouquets, free shipping ($12 value) and a very unique plan where you can change recipients each shipment.
Deliveries are by FedEx and prices start at $39.
5. Urban Stems
Urban Stems specializes in curated bouquets of their own design and also has limited editions. Currently they are featuring limited edition arrangements designed by VOGUE. These are uniquely inspired by current fashion and design trends.
In addition to flowers, they feature a limited selection of indoor plants (e.g. orchids and succulents). They also offer a few home gift items like candles that bundle nicely. Arrangements start at $45.
Urban Stems also offers subscription plans starting at $50 a month with free delivery and savings of 10-25%.
Urban Stems sources their flowers from Rainforest Alliance Certified™ farms. They offer courier and hand-delivered same-day and next day delivery in NYC and DC services all other areas by shipping via FedEx.
6. From You Flowers
FromYouFlowers operates across multiple florist networks and offers delivery through over 20,000 florists worldwide.
They have a very large selection of floral arrangements at varying price points starting at $35.
7. Teleflora
Headquartered in Los Angeles, Teleflora is another company that operates via partnerships across a network of over 10,000 florists in the US and Canada. They also deliver internationally via another 20,000 partner florists worldwide.
They offer same day delivery services on select arrangements.
8. BloomNation
Founded in 2011, BloomNation also leverages the vast networks of independent local florists across the country. Unlike other companies that leverage these networks, BloomNation allows you to shop unique arrangements from local florists near your recipient.
Delivery areas and fees are determined by the local florist selected.
9. FarmGirl Flowers
Original creators of the ‘burlap wrapped bouquet’, Farmgirl Flowers offers a variety of farm-fresh cut flowers beautifully arranged. Bouquets come wrapped in their signature reused burlap coffee bags sourced from local roasters.
Farmgirl Flowers promises ‘what you see is what you get’ and posts pictures of real bouquets that were recently delivered. Deliveries are handled by UPS and FedEx for next day delivery.
Roses Only
The following 4 companies specialize in roses. If you’re looking to send quality roses, take a look at these brands who work with premium Ecuadorian roses.
10. Rosaholics
Rosaholics delivers fresh roses from their family-run farm in Ecuador and is Rainforest Alliance Certified. Offering single deliveries as well as subscriptions with 20% discounts. Prices start at $38 plus shipping.
11. Venus et Fleur
Founded in 2015, Venus et Fleur present themselves as New York’s first bespoke, luxe rose arrangements retailer. They present classic arrangements using only their trademarked ‘Eternity Rose.’
The Eternity Rose uses a special preservation process. This unique process enables the Ecuadorian roses to keep their scent for 2 – 3 weeks and stay fresh for up to a year!
These roses have been popular with celebrities and have received a lot of press for their unique longevity and beautiful presentation.
Prices start at $44 with hand deliveries in New York City and Los Angeles, with UPS or FedEx covering all other locations.
12. A 100 Roses
A 100 Roses is based in Fort Lauderdale, FL and has one of the most straight-forward product offerings. They will ship your lucky recipient 100 Ecuadorian roses in one of 10 different colors. All for $100 delivered.
This is a great deal considering the usual cost of a single fresh rose can range anywhere from $3-$5 by the time you add delivery.
13. Landeau
Landeau markets itself as a ‘luxury florist’ selling premium roses. These roses are uniquely presented in a signature container with a Parisian flare. The product is simple, 25 premium Ecuadorian roses presented in a classic Parisian-style hat box. The roses are available in 5 colors.
These bouquets are available for delivery and pickup in New York City, San Francisco, Chicago, Portland, Paris and Los Angeles.
Shopping for Plants?
14. Plants.com
This company offers a wide range of greenhouse-direct indoor potted plants, herbs and succulents.
Interesting offerings include air plants, orchids, a selection of bonsai and bamboo plants as well as hanging baskets.
Plants are shipped via FedEx. A 30-day guarantee ensures plants get delivered undamaged and healthy to your recipient.
15. Bloomscape
Bloomscape is based in Detroit, MI. They specialize in quality, potted indoor plants. Plants ship direct from their greenhouses. This avoids the usual ’sitting around languishing’ at the big box stores.
Plants typically ship within a week. All plants come with customized care information for your new plant(s).
16. TheSill
TheSill specializes in indoor plants and offers a variety of live, faux and preserved plants, pots and accessories. They sell plants individually and also offer subscription plans.
Information on plants are conveniently categorized by easy to understand traits like ‘for beginners’ , ‘pet-friendly’ , or ‘Low Light tolerant.’
Plants start at $26 and can be shipped to all 48 contiguous states.
17. Lula’s Garden
Lula’s Garden is based in Los Angeles. They specialize in cute individual succulent plants in gift containers or miniature pre-planted gardens.
Lula’s Garden mission states that they “proudly support organizations that help improve lives around the the world by providing access to safe water.”
Gifts start at $27.
Hopefully you can find a company from this list. Each has unique products and services to help you deliver smiles with flowers or plants. If you have had success with others or want to share your experiences please leave a comment!
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Mary
I believe Eternal Roses of New York , is also a pretty good option in floral & gift segment if you are looking for something customizable.
Their recent Spring colors are just awesome.