Lake Wales Florist: Flower Delivery in Lake Wales, FL

James Cress Florist has been family-run since 1903. We coordinate flower delivery across Lake Wales and Polk County, Florida, through vetted local florist partners: you order online, a florist near your recipient designs the arrangement from fresh stock, and a real person hand-delivers it in water. We have delivered to Lake Wales more than 20 times in the last two years.

Order by 2:00 PM Monday–Friday or 12:45 PM Saturday (Eastern time) for same-day delivery to Lake Wales. There is no Sunday delivery through the florist network except on select major holidays. If no partner florist can take your order, which is rare, you are refunded in full, and every order carries our 100% Smile Guarantee.

Same-day by 2:00 PM Mon–Fri · 12:45 PM Sat (Eastern)20+ deliveries to Lake Wales in the last two yearsPolk County · ZIP 33853, 33859, 33898Designed near the recipient by a vetted local florist partner100% Smile Guarantee

Most sent flowers in Lake Wales

Our best sellers, plus the designs Florida sends most this time of year, designed by a local florist partner near your recipient.

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Delivery destinations in Lake Wales

Common delivery destinations in and around Lake Wales, with the details our partner florists need to get an arrangement to the right place.

Senior living & nursing homes

Add the resident’s name and, if you know it, the wing or apartment number. Deliveries go to the front desk and staff bring them to the resident.

Churches & places of worship

For a service or event, include the event name and start time; deliveries are accepted at the church office during its hours.

Hotels

Include the guest’s name and check-in date; the front desk holds deliveries for arriving guests.

Verified Facility list checked by James Cress Florist delivery team · September 2026 · Sources: Overture Maps Foundation. Addresses come from public records; if a facility has moved or closed, tell us and we will correct it.

How delivery to Lake Wales works

Same-day cutoffs (Eastern time)

Order byHomes & businessesSchools & campus
Monday–Friday2:00 PM1:30 PM
Saturday12:45 PMNo school delivery
SundayNot available*Not available*

All times are your recipient’s local time (Eastern). *No same-day delivery through the florist network on Sundays except on select major holidays; orders placed on Sunday are delivered Monday. After the cutoff, choose the next available date at checkout.

What happens after you order

  1. We route your order to a vetted florist partner near Lake Wales, one of 10,000+ shops in our nationwide network.
  2. The florist designs your arrangement from our recipe with fresh, in-stock stems. If a stem is unavailable, they substitute one of equal or greater value in the same style and color palette.
  3. A real person hand-delivers it to the door, the funeral home or the hospital desk, in water rather than a shipping box.
  4. If no partner can take the order (this is rare), we refund you in full and tell you right away. Every order carries our 100% Smile Guarantee.

ZIP codes we deliver to in Lake Wales: 33853, 33859, 33898.

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Do you deliver outside Lake Wales, elsewhere in Polk County?

Yes. Nearby communities we deliver to include Waverly, Babson Park, Dundee and Lake Hamilton. Enter your recipient’s ZIP code at checkout to see the delivery dates available for that address.

Is same-day flower delivery available in Lake Wales?

Yes. Order by 2:00 PM Monday–Friday or 12:45 PM Saturday in Lake Wales’s time zone (Eastern) and a local florist partner delivers the same day. There is no Sunday delivery through the florist network except on select major holidays.

Delivery and the weather in Lake Wales

Weather decides whether an arrangement can wait at the door. In Lake Wales, average highs reach the upper 80s or above in May , June , July , August and September, while winters stay above freezing on average. When it is colder than about 34°F or hotter than about 90°F, the delivering florist hands the flowers to a person or leaves a note and re-attempts rather than leaving them outside.

SeasonAvg lowAvg highDelivery rule
Dec – Feb 52°F 76°F Normal doorstep delivery.
Mar – May 61°F 86°F Normal doorstep delivery.
Jun – Aug 72°F 93°F Above about 90°F: shaded drop or hand-off, stems in water tubes.
Sep – Nov now 65°F 86°F Normal doorstep delivery.

Where we deliver in Lake Wales

Lake Wales, FL · Polk County Lake Wales Outline: U.S. Census Bureau

Lake Wales is in Polk County, Florida, part of the Lakeland-Winter Haven metro area. Our partner florists deliver to homes, businesses, funeral homes and hospitals across Lake Wales (ZIP 33853, 33859, 33898) and to nearby Waverly, Babson Park and Dundee.

What James Cress Florist customers say

Rated 4.9 out of 5 across 1,265 published customer reviews, collected by Judge.me after delivery. We show reviews for a specific town only when the order was delivered there, so this page carries our store-wide reviews.

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