Charlotte Florist: Flower Delivery in Charlotte, NC

James Cress Florist has been family-run since 1903. We coordinate flower delivery across Charlotte and Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, 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 Charlotte more than 70 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 Charlotte. 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)70+ deliveries to Charlotte in the last two yearsMecklenburg County · ZIP 28201, 28202, 28203, 28204, 28205, 28206,…Designed near the recipient by a vetted local florist partner100% Smile Guarantee

Most sent flowers in Charlotte

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

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Sympathy & hospital deliveries in Charlotte

Common delivery destinations in and around Charlotte, 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.

  • Atrium Health University City 8800 North Tyron Street, Charlotte, NC 28262(704) 548-6000
    3.7 mi
  • Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center 200 Hawthorne Lane Box 33549, Charlotte, NC 28233(704) 384-4000
    8.7 mi
  • Carolinas Medical Center/behav Health 1000 Blythe Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28203(704) 355-2000
    9.4 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.

  • University Place Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 9200 Glenwater Drive, Charlotte, NC 28262(704) 549-0807
    3.3 mi
  • Rockwell Park Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center 1930 West Sugar Creek Road, Charlotte, NC 28262(704) 598-4480
    3.3 mi
  • Crown Haven Health and Rehabilitation 620 Tom Hunter Road, Charlotte, NC 28213(704) 598-5136
    4.3 mi
  • Pine Crest Health & Rehabilitation 2727 Shamrock Drive, Charlotte, NC 28205(704) 519-2400
    7.0 mi

Hospice care

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

  • Novant Health Hospice and Palliative Care A Department of Novant Health 324 N McDowell Street, Charlotte, NC 28204(704) 384-6478
    8.1 mi

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.

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 Charlotte 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 Charlotte, 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 Charlotte: 28201, 28202, 28203, 28204, 28205, 28206, 28207, 28208, 28209, 28210, 28211, 28212 and 61 more.

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Which Charlotte funeral homes do you deliver to?

Long and Son Mortuary Services , Roseboro’s Mortuary & Crematory, Inc. , A E Grier & Sons Funeral and Cremation and Grier Funeral Service are within our partners’ delivery area for Charlotte. 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 Atrium Health University City?

Yes. Atrium Health University City is about 4 miles from Charlotte. 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 Charlotte

Weather decides whether an arrangement can wait at the door. In Charlotte, average lows fall to freezing or below in January , and average highs reach the upper 80s or above in July and August. 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 34°F 55°F Below about 34°F: handed to a person or re-attempted, never left on a doorstep.
Mar – May 49°F 73°F Normal doorstep delivery.
Jun – Aug 68°F 89°F Above about 90°F: shaded drop or hand-off, stems in water tubes.
Sep – Nov now 51°F 73°F Normal doorstep delivery.

Where we deliver in Charlotte

Charlotte, NC · Mecklenburg County Charlotte Outline: U.S. Census Bureau

Charlotte is in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, part of the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia metro area. Our partner florists deliver to homes, businesses, funeral homes and hospitals across Charlotte (ZIP 28201, 28202, 28203, 28204, 28205, 28206 and more) and to nearby Paw Creek, Newell and Pineville.

Recent verified deliveries to Charlotte, NC

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

  • ★★★★★

    Easy and pictures are

    “Easy and pictures are great!”

    Kristie S. · Verified delivery to Mint Hill, NC ·

  • ★★★★★

    Beautiful Bouquet

    “Beautiful Bouquet, thank you!”

    Kristie S. · Verified delivery to Mint Hill, NC ·

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Flower delivery near Charlotte

We also deliver to these nearby North Carolina communities:

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