The 10 Best Online Flower Delivery Services For An Easy Yet Thoughtful Gift

Bouqs partners with farms that pride themselves on sustainable growing practices, minimizing waste, and recycling water. The brand’s offerings include mixed bouquets and single-flower bouquets (such as sunflowers, roses, and tulips), as well as a few potted plants, gift sets, and dried arrangements. When browsing the options, you can filter by occasion, shipping speed, flower type, and color—there’s even a one-click button for Valentine’s Day roses. Once you’ve picked your bouquet, you’ll choose from three sizes and decide whether you’d like to add on a vase. Most arrangements offer 2 to 3 vase options.

If you’re in a rush to send some blooms, there’s a same-day delivery option that sources bouquets from local florists. Just note: the selection may vary and the starting price is often a little higher. Bouqs also offers a subscription discount of up to 30% off, plus free shipping. You’ll first select a frequency (from weekly to every other month). From there you, either customize your bouquet for each delivery or let the brand take care of the decision-making.

Bouqs is our commerce editor Carleigh Ferrante's top pick for reliable online flower delivery. "The bouquets are gorgeous and arrive fresh every time. You truly can't go wrong with any of these arrangements." she says.

UrbanStems has a great selection of fresh bouquets, but we’re calling the brand out here for its small-but-mighty selection of long-lasting dried arrangements. These dried flowers are an excellent way to add a bit of flora to your space that you won’t need to say goodbye to after a week or so. The bouquets come in a modern vase and include a fun selection of dried blooms such bunny tails, eucalyptus, orchids, and wheat spikes.

Prices range from $44 to $115 on these dried bundles, which is considerably lower than other dried arrangements we found in our search (Bouqs has a great selection of affordable dried arrangements worth checking out, too!). On the con side, customization on UrbanStems is limited—you can’t change the colors of the arrangements or the vase it comes in. The brand does offer overnight shipping, making for a quick gift that will last for months, if not years.

Honestly, what can’t you get on Amazon these days? As it turns out, there are a handful of vendors on the site that sell fresh-cut flowers for next-day or scheduled delivery. The selection is far less versatile than the other picks on our list, but if you need a low-priced bouquet in a hurry, it’s worth a peek. And, since the e-commerce giant purchased Whole Foods, Prime members can also select fresh flowers as a grocery item for same-day delivery.

Some Amazon vendors (such Arabella Bouquets, which focuses on sustainably-sourced blooms in recycled glass vases) are a bit more expensive, but offer free delivery with a Prime membership and the option to tag on a personalized message. Be sure to read all the details when shopping for fresh flowers on Amazon, because the standards seem to vary pretty drastically by vendor.

There’s no denying it: fresh flowers don’t stick around forever. That’s why a potted houseplant can make an extra special gift (albeit one that comes with a little extra responsibility). The Sill has a generous variety of potted plants, as well as a selection of care tools and planters. If you (or the person you’re gifting to) are really not to be trusted with a living plant, there are a bunch of faux and preserved options.

Prices vary by plant type and size, and some have more customization options than others. But shipping is free, which is huge, and The Sill has a 30-day guarantee on every plant. If the plant doesn’t arrive happy and healthy, the brand will replace it for free. Don’t feel like shopping online? The Sill has a handful of storefronts where you can shop IRL or order plants for curbside pickup. Best of all, shipping is carbon neutral—meaning The Sill pays a fee per package to help offset its emissions footprint.

If dull, plastic-wrapped grocery store bouquets have skewed your perception of roses, Grace Rose Farm is about to change that. The company—owned by couple Gracie and Ryan Poulson—specializes in ethical farming and harvesting of over 90 types of garden roses, offering a range of varieties and colors. The brand uses organic farming practices and provides year-round employment for farmworkers in Ventura County, California.

When selecting a bouquet, you can choose based on variety (such as David Austin or Japanese roses), color (i.e. peach, lavender, or cream), or leave it up to the pros with the “Grower’s Choice” bouquet, the most affordable option. Most arrangements are 12-stem bouquets, although there are a few larger options online as well. Just keep in mind, not all arrangements have the option to add a vase. One other noteworthy feature: if someone in your life has a green thumb, Grace Rose also sells rose bushes to plant at home.

A flower subscription is the gift that keeps on giving. BloomsyBox has a relatively budget-friendly range of monthly, bi-weekly, or weekly subscription plans. There are three arrangement sizes to select from: original, deluxe, and premium. The smallest option comes with a generous 22 to 24 stems of sustainably-grown flowers.

While you can’t customize your bouquet, BloomsyBox says it prides itself on creating unique, seasonal arrangements each month, promising you’ll never see the same bouquet twice. There’s even an option for a “Pet-Safe Blooms” subscription.

The best part? You can pause or cancel your subscription at any time and switch over to one-time orders with BloomsyBox’s wide selection of mixed and single-variety bouquets and small plants—just note the company does not sell vases. One big pro worth noting: for both the subscription bouquets and one-time orders, BloomsyBox has the lowest shipping prices of all the brands on our list (to Brooklyn, NY it was $7 for next-day delivery).

Did you forget your anniversary? Did someone you love just get a big promotion? When you need flowers ASAP, Teleflora is a great place to turn. The Los Angeles-based company partners with over 30,000 florists across the world to cut out the variable of shipping and source bouquets directly from flower shops in your area. In other words, think of it as Doordash or GrubHub for flowers.

Almost every arrangement is available in three sizes and comes in a vase. One qualm is that you’re not able to swap the vase design out. But you can add on balloons, chocolates, or a stuffed animal if you so desire.

Because each arrangement comes from a local florist, most are eligible for same-day delivery. While you won’t need to worry about shipping costs, there is a service fee that varies by date and location (for example, to our address in Brooklyn, New York it was $18). All-in, it’s one of the more affordable picks on our list for traditionally-styled arrangements.

Female-owned Farmgirl Flowers creates unique, custom arrangements. Instead of choosing a bouquet based on the blooms, the brand asks you to trust that it will design a seasonal, showstopping bouquet with the freshest flowers its farm partners have available. While that means there’s a little less control over the final product, the result will no-doubt be something fresh and gorgeous.

If you’d rather have some say in the matter, there are a few single-variety arrangements, too, such as hyacinths, ranunculus, roses, or delphinium. Whatever you choose, the bouquets come in a vase or wrapped in an aesthetically-pleasing (and recycled!) burlap coffee sack, tied with a satin ribbon.

A note from the author: I’ve received Farmgirl Flowers and can attest, they knock it out of the park presentation-wise. My blooms lasted well over a week and I loved the whimsical, hand-picked vibe of the arrangement that I received. Of course, I received the flowers as a gift, so I didn’t get to experience the checkout and shipping process. In my research I did note that, beyond the smallest bouquet, the prices are generally higher than some other brands on our list. Also, you must select a two-day delivery window versus a specific delivery date, which might not work for all gifters, and delivery dates might vary by bouquet.

Primarily a wedding florist service, Poppy aims to keep costs low and quality high. The brand provides couples with a floral designer, sustainably-farmed flowers, and a local arranger for day-of installation. Beyond these wedding services, Poppy offers a handful of at-home arrangements you can design by following the brand’s instructions or watching a video tutorial. There are 10 kits to choose from, each including 30 to 55 stems (depending on whether you choose medium or large). Adding a vase is optional.

Comments from reviewers are overwhelmingly positive, particularly about the quality and quantity of blooms in the Poppy DIY kit. Several people say their flowers lasted well over a week.

If this is a gift, you’ll want to be sure the person receiving the flowers is up for playing florist.

Ready for something completely unique? This flower delivery service specializes in packaging fragrant gardenias into a sensory gift with a luxury feel. Its baseline offering, the Vine & Bloom Discovery Box, is a bundle of cut-to-order loose gardenia blooms and nine budding vine gardenias in a black or white box.

Larger boxes expand on the Discovery Box by adding Casablanca Lilies, cylindrical vases, or one of the brand’s luxury candles. You can float the blooms in a bowl of water (where they’ll last for 3 to 4 days) and place the vine gardenias in vases (they’ll blossom over 2 to 3 days).

It goes without saying that this is the most expensive flower delivery service on our list. And, because the gardenias are cut-to-order, selecting a specific delivery date will cost you an additional $15 (on top of a $30 delivery fee). But if this fits into your budget and you’re looking for a truly unique gift, these boxes are sure to impress.