Sun City Center Florist: Flower Delivery in Sun City Center, FL

James Cress Florist has been family-run since 1903. We coordinate flower delivery across Sun City Center and Hillsborough 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 Sun City Center more than 30 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 Sun City Center. 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)30+ deliveries to Sun City Center in the last two yearsHillsborough County · ZIP 33571, 33573Designed near the recipient by a vetted local florist partner100% Smile Guarantee

Most sent flowers in Sun City Center

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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Sympathy & hospital deliveries in Sun City Center

Common delivery destinations in and around Sun City Center, 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.

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 South Shore Hospital 4016 Sun City Center Blvd, Sun City Center, FL 33573(813) 634-3301
    in Sun City Center

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.

  • Plaza West 912 American Eagle Blvd, Sun City Center, FL 33573(813) 633-3066
    in Sun City Center
  • Palm Garden of Sun City 3850 Upper Creek Dr, Sun City Center, FL 33573(813) 633-2875
    in Sun City Center
  • Sun Terrace Health Care Center 105 Trinity Lakes Dr, Sun City Center, FL 33573(813) 634-3324
    in Sun City Center
  • Sun City Senior Living 3855 Upper Creek Dr, Sun City Center, FL 33573
    in Sun City Center

Cemeteries & memorial parks

For a graveside service, order the day before where possible and note the section or plot and the service time; the cemetery office sets where arrangements may be placed.

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.

  • Rodeway Inn Sun City Center 809 N Pebble Beach Blvd, Sun City Center, FL 33573
    in Sun City Center
  • Comfort Inn Sun City Center 718 Cypress Village Blvd, Sun City Center, FL 33573
    1.2 mi
  • Hampton Inn & Suites Ruskin 711 33rd St SE, Ruskin, FL 33570
    2.1 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 Sun City Center 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 Sun City Center, 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 Sun City Center: 33571, 33573.

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Which Sun City Center funeral homes do you deliver to?

Sun City Center Funeral Home , Tampa Cremation of Sun City Center and Lewers Funeral Home are within our partners’ delivery area for Sun City Center. 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 South Shore Hospital?

Yes. HCA Florida South Shore Hospital is in Sun City Center. 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 Sun City Center

Weather decides whether an arrangement can wait at the door. In Sun City Center, average highs reach the upper 80s or above in 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 53°F 74°F Normal doorstep delivery.
Mar – May 62°F 83°F Normal doorstep delivery.
Jun – Aug 73°F 91°F Above about 90°F: shaded drop or hand-off, stems in water tubes.
Sep – Nov now 66°F 85°F Normal doorstep delivery.

Where we deliver in Sun City Center

Sun City Center, FL · Hillsborough County Sun City Center Outline: U.S. Census Bureau

Sun City Center is in Hillsborough County, Florida, part of the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area. Our partner florists deliver to homes, businesses, funeral homes and hospitals across Sun City Center (ZIP 33571, 33573) and to nearby Apollo Beach, Wimauma and Ruskin.

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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