Okeechobee Florist: Flower Delivery in Okeechobee, FL

James Cress Florist has been family-run since 1903. We coordinate flower delivery across Okeechobee and Glades 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 Okeechobee 3 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 Okeechobee. 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)3 deliveries to Okeechobee in the last two yearsGlades County · ZIP 34972, 34973, 34974Designed near the recipient by a vetted local florist partner100% Smile Guarantee

Most sent flowers in Okeechobee

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Sympathy & hospital deliveries in Okeechobee

Common delivery destinations in and around Okeechobee, with the details our partner florists need to get an arrangement to the right place. For a funeral service, put the service date and time in your order notes; for hospitals, include the patient’s name and unit.

Funeral homes we deliver to

Add the funeral home name, the service date and the start time to your order notes. Standing sprays, wreaths and baskets are delivered ahead of the visitation; smaller arrangements can go to the family home instead.

  • Buxton Okeechobee Funeral Home & Crematory 400 N Parrott Ave, Okeechobee, FL 34972
    8.5 mi
  • Seawinds Funeral Home and Crematory 3833 SE 18th Terrace, Okeechobee, FL 34974
    7.5 mi
  • Bass Okeechobee Funeral Home & Crematory 205 NE 2nd St, Okeechobee, FL 34972
    8.4 mi
  • Coco Sod Farms 19600 State Road 70 W, Okeechobee, FL 34974
    9.4 mi

Hospitals & medical centers

Include the patient’s full name and, if you know it, the room or unit. Many ICU, cardiac and oncology units do not allow fresh flowers, so a plant or gift basket is the safer choice for those units; add a phone number so the florist can check with the desk if needed.

  • HCA Florida Raulerson Hospital 1796 Hwy 441 North, Okeechobee, FL 34972(863) 763-2151
    9.1 mi

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.

Hospice care

Deliveries are accepted at reception. Compact, low-fragrance arrangements and plants are the usual choice for hospice rooms.

  • Hospice of Okeechobee Incorporated 411 SE 4th Street, Okeechobee, FL 34974(813) 467-2321
    8.2 mi

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.

  • Travelodge Suites 1527 US-441, Okeechobee, FL 34974
    7.3 mi
  • Best Western Lake Okeechobee 3975 US-441 S, Okeechobee, FL 34974
    6.4 mi
  • Hampton Inn Okeechobee 1200 Highway 70 E, Okeechobee, FL 34972
    8.7 mi

Verified Facility list checked by James Cress Florist delivery team · September 2026 · Sources: CMS Provider Data Catalog, 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 Okeechobee 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 Okeechobee, 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 Okeechobee: 34972, 34973, 34974.

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Which Okeechobee funeral homes do you deliver to?

Buxton Okeechobee Funeral Home & Crematory , Seawinds Funeral Home and Crematory , Bass Okeechobee Funeral Home & Crematory and Coco Sod Farms are within our partners’ delivery area for Okeechobee. Add the funeral home, the service date and the start time to your order notes and the delivery is timed for the visitation.

Can you deliver to HCA Florida Raulerson Hospital?

Yes. HCA Florida Raulerson Hospital is about 9 miles from Okeechobee. Include the patient’s full name and unit. Some units restrict fresh flowers, so a plant or gift basket is the safer choice for intensive-care or oncology patients.

Delivery and the weather in Okeechobee

Weather decides whether an arrangement can wait at the door. In Okeechobee, 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 54°F 76°F Normal doorstep delivery.
Mar – May 64°F 85°F Normal doorstep delivery.
Jun – Aug 74°F 91°F Above about 90°F: shaded drop or hand-off, stems in water tubes.
Sep – Nov now 67°F 86°F Normal doorstep delivery.

Where we deliver in Okeechobee

Okeechobee, FL · Glades County Okeechobee Outline: U.S. Census Bureau

Okeechobee is in Glades County, Florida, part of the Clewiston metro area. Our partner florists deliver to homes, businesses, funeral homes and hospitals across Okeechobee (ZIP 34972, 34973, 34974) and to nearby Moore Haven, Pahokee and Lake Placid.

What James Cress Florist customers say

Rated 4.9 out of 5 across 1,389 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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