Standing sprays
On an easel beside the casket. The most common thing sent by friends, colleagues and extended family.
Sympathy
Sympathy & funeral flowers in Tampa
Delivered to the service, on time. We're open 24 hours.
If you're on this page, you're probably having a bad week and you probably don't want to think about flowers. Call us and tell us who died, where the service is and roughly what you'd like to spend. We'll handle the rest, including the timing.
What to send, if you're not sure
Most people calling about funeral flowers have never ordered them before and are quietly worried about getting it wrong. You won't. But here's the short version so you're not guessing.
Immediate family traditionally chooses the casket spray — the piece that lies on the casket. There's usually only one, so if you're not immediate family, that's not your piece to send.
Friends, extended family and colleagues send standing sprays on easels, basket arrangements, or vase arrangements to the funeral home. Any of these is appropriate and none is better than the others.
If you missed the service, send something to the house a week or two later. The first few days bring a flood of people and then it stops abruptly. An arrangement arriving in that quiet stretch tends to mean more than one more piece at a crowded visitation.
What we make
Sympathy
arrangements
Tell us the relationship and the budget and we'll steer you to the right form.
Casket flowers
The piece that lies on the casket, traditionally chosen by immediate family. One per service.
Baskets & vase arrangements
For the funeral home or the church. Self-contained, so nobody has to find a vase during a hard week.
Arrangements for the house
Lower and quieter, for a kitchen counter. Often the most useful thing you can send, and the most overlooked.
Delivery
Funeral homes,
churches and hospitals
We deliver sympathy flowers to funeral homes, churches, chapels and private homes across Tampa, Temple Terrace, Brandon, Lutz and the surrounding area. Funeral homes accept flowers only within a window before the service, so the single most useful thing you can give us on the phone is the service or visitation time. We work backwards from it.
If a service has been moved up, or you've only just heard, call anyway. We're open 24 hours and we've built arrangements at 5 AM to make a 10 AM visitation. It is genuinely not an imposition.
Tell us the funeral home and the time. That's all we really need to get it right.
Need flowers today?
We're open 24 hours. Call the shop and we'll build it and get it out the door.
FAQ
Sympathy flower
questions
Anything else, the phone is the fastest way — we're open 24 hours.
How quickly can you deliver funeral flowers in Tampa?
Same day, and often within a few hours. We're open 24 hours, which matters here more than anywhere else we work — services get scheduled and moved at awkward times, and a florist who opens at nine is no use when the visitation is at ten.
What's the difference between a standing spray and a casket arrangement?
A standing spray sits on an easel beside the casket and is usually sent by friends, extended family or colleagues. A casket spray lies on the casket itself and is traditionally chosen by the immediate family — there's normally only one. If you're not immediate family, a standing spray, a basket or a vase arrangement is the right call.
What should I send if I'm not close family?
A standing spray, a basket arrangement or a vase arrangement sent to the funeral home is always appropriate. If you'd rather not send anything to the service itself, an arrangement to the family's home a week or two afterward is thoughtful — that's when the visitors stop and the house goes quiet.
Do I need to know the funeral home and service time?
Yes, ideally both. Funeral homes only accept flowers within a window before the service, and an arrangement that arrives after the family has left is a wasted gesture. Give us the funeral home name and the visitation or service time and we'll work backwards from it.
What flowers are appropriate for a funeral?
White and green is the traditional, never-wrong answer — lilies, stock, chrysanthemums, roses. But colour is increasingly common and often more fitting. If the person loved something in particular, say so. We've built sympathy arrangements in bright yellow and in hot pink because that's who the person was, and they were the right flowers.
Can you deliver sympathy flowers to a home instead of a funeral home?
Yes, and it's often the better choice. Something for a kitchen counter — lower, in its own container, needing nothing from the recipient — is easier on a grieving household than a large piece they have to find a place for.
Are there flowers I should avoid sending?
Check the family's faith and customs if you know them. Some Jewish funerals traditionally don't include flowers, and some Hindu and Buddhist observances have their own conventions. If you're unsure, a donation or a home delivery after the service is a safe alternative. We'll talk it through with you on the phone.
Can you match the flowers to what the family requested?
Yes. Obituaries sometimes specify a preferred charity instead of flowers, or the family asks for a particular colour. Read us what it says and we'll follow it exactly.