Rochester Florist: Flower Delivery in Rochester, MN

James Cress Florist has been family-run since 1903. We coordinate flower delivery across Rochester and Olmsted County, Minnesota, 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 Rochester more than 30 times in the last two years.

Order by 2:00 PM Monday–Friday or 12:45 PM Saturday (Central time) for same-day delivery to Rochester. 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 (Central)30+ deliveries to Rochester in the last two yearsOlmsted County · ZIP 55901, 55902, 55903, 55904, 55905, 55906Designed near the recipient by a vetted local florist partner100% Smile Guarantee

Most sent flowers in Rochester

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

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Sympathy & hospital deliveries in Rochester

Common delivery destinations in and around Rochester, 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.

  • Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester 1216 Second Street Southwest, Rochester, MN 55902(507) 255-5123
    3.9 mi
  • Olmsted Medical Center 1650 Fourth Street Southeast, Rochester, MN 55904(507) 288-3443
    4.9 mi
  • Community Behavioral Health Hospital Rochester 251 Wood Lake Drive Southeast, Rochester, MN 55904(507) 206-2561
    7.5 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.

  • Rochester Rehabilitation and Living Center 1900 Ballington Boulevard NW, Rochester, MN 55901(507) 322-5555
    in Rochester
  • Edenbrook Rochester West 2215 Highway 52 North, Rochester, MN 55901(507) 288-1818
    in Rochester
  • Madonna Towers of Rochester 4001 19th Avenue Northwest, Rochester, MN 55901(507) 288-3911
    1.0 mi
  • Edenbrook of Rochester 1875 19th Street Northwest, Rochester, MN 55901(507) 282-9449
    2.3 mi

Hospice care

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

  • Mayo Clinic Hospice 200 First Street Southwest, Rochester, MN 55905(507) 284-4002
    1.9 mi
  • Crown Capital Strategies, LLC 2222 18th Avenue NW Ste 210, Rochester, MN 55901(507) 200-1111
    2.4 mi

Colleges & campus deliveries

Campus deliveries go to a residence hall desk or department office, not to a dorm room. Include the student’s name and a phone number. The weekday cutoff for school and campus addresses is 1:30 PM.

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: CMS Provider Data Catalog, NCES IPEDS, 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 Rochester works

Same-day cutoffs (Central 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 (Central). *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 Rochester, 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 Rochester: 55901, 55902, 55903, 55904, 55905, 55906.

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Which Rochester funeral homes do you deliver to?

River Park Chapel , Ranfranz & Vine Funeral Homes , Rochester Cremation Services and Macken Funeral Home and Cremation Services are within our partners’ delivery area for Rochester. 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 Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester?

Yes. Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester is about 4 miles from Rochester. 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 Rochester

Weather decides whether an arrangement can wait at the door. In Rochester, average lows fall to freezing or below in January , February , March , April , November and December . 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 7°F 26°F Below about 34°F: handed to a person or re-attempted, never left on a doorstep.
Mar – May 32°F 54°F Below about 34°F: handed to a person or re-attempted, never left on a doorstep.
Jun – Aug 56°F 79°F Normal doorstep delivery.
Sep – Nov now 34°F 57°F Below about 34°F: handed to a person or re-attempted, never left on a doorstep.

Where we deliver in Rochester

Rochester, MN · Olmsted County Rochester Outline: U.S. Census Bureau

Rochester is in Olmsted County, Minnesota, part of the Rochester metro area. Our partner florists deliver to homes, businesses, funeral homes and hospitals across Rochester (ZIP 55901, 55902, 55903, 55904, 55905, 55906) and to nearby Oronoco, Byron and Elgin.

Recent verified deliveries to Rochester, MN

Reviews from customers whose orders were delivered to Rochester, newest first, all star ratings.

  • ★★★★★

    Well done today

    “Well done today.”

    Chad D. · Verified delivery to Rochester, MN ·

  • ★★★★★

    Great service

    “Great service. Excellent communication.”

    Chad D. · Verified delivery to Rochester, MN ·

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