Occasions

Flower prices by occasion

Each occasion has its own price traps: holiday demand, weekend delivery, service times. Pick yours.

Valentine’s Day

The most rose-heavy week of the year. Know the going rate for a dozen and order early.

Prices
What a dozen roses costs
Real prices for a dozen red roses from FTD, ProFlowers, 1-800-Flowers, The Bouqs and Teleflora, what the delivery fee adds, and what local florists charge on average.
Saving money
Cheapest ways to send flowers
Seven practical ways to cut the delivered price of flowers, from boxed bouquets to free-shipping thresholds and memberships, with the math.
Occasions
Valentine’s Day flower prices
What Americans plan to spend on Valentine’s flowers, why prices rise in February, and how to get a good dozen without overpaying.
Prices
Seasonal flower prices
We read three years of the U.S. consumer price index for indoor plants and flowers to see which months cost more.

Flowers are the most popular Mother’s Day gift. Plants and boxed bouquets stretch a budget.

Saving money
Cheapest ways to send flowers
Seven practical ways to cut the delivered price of flowers, from boxed bouquets to free-shipping thresholds and memberships, with the math.
Occasions
Mother’s Day flower prices
Flowers are the most popular Mother’s Day gift. Here is what people spend, what bouquets and plants cost, and how to avoid weekend surcharges.

Sprays for the service, plants and bouquets for the home, and how to time delivery.

Occasions
Funeral & sympathy flower costs
Real prices for standing sprays, casket sprays, and sympathy plants, what to send where, and gentle etiquette notes.
Fees
Same-day delivery costs
Order cutoffs and same-day surcharges from FTD and Teleflora, and when paying for speed is worth it.
Saving money
Local florist vs online
How the big online brands work with local shops, what that relay costs, and when calling a local florist directly is the better deal.

Survey-based budgets by region, season, and guest count, plus personal flowers.

Occasions
Wedding flower costs
The Knot’s 2026 survey numbers by budget, region, season, and guest count, plus how to read a florist quote.
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Corsage & boutonniere costs
Prices from three local florists for the same FTD corsage and boutonniere designs, and why one wristlet ranged from $33.99 to $58.

Corsage and boutonniere prices, and why the same design costs different amounts.

Occasions
Corsage & boutonniere costs
Prices from three local florists for the same FTD corsage and boutonniere designs, and why one wristlet ranged from $33.99 to $58.

Flexible dates mean the most room to save on delivery.

Prices
What a dozen roses costs
Real prices for a dozen red roses from FTD, ProFlowers, 1-800-Flowers, The Bouqs and Teleflora, what the delivery fee adds, and what local florists charge on average.
Fees
Delivery fees explained
What delivery and service fees are, how much they add at each big online florist, and the surcharges that show up at checkout.
Saving money
Cheapest ways to send flowers
Seven practical ways to cut the delivered price of flowers, from boxed bouquets to free-shipping thresholds and memberships, with the math.
Prices
Seasonal flower prices
We read three years of the U.S. consumer price index for indoor plants and flowers to see which months cost more.
Fees
Same-day delivery costs
Order cutoffs and same-day surcharges from FTD and Teleflora, and when paying for speed is worth it.
Saving money
Local florist vs online
How the big online brands work with local shops, what that relay costs, and when calling a local florist directly is the better deal.