Port Arthur Florist: Flower Delivery in Port Arthur, TX

James Cress Florist has been family-run since 1903. We coordinate flower delivery across Port Arthur and Jefferson County, Texas, 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 Port Arthur more than 20 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 Port Arthur. 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)20+ deliveries to Port Arthur in the last two yearsJefferson County · ZIP 77640, 77641, 77642, 77643Designed near the recipient by a vetted local florist partner100% Smile Guarantee

Most sent flowers in Port Arthur

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

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Sympathy & hospital deliveries in Port Arthur

Common delivery destinations in and around Port Arthur, 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.

  • The Medical Center of Southeast Texas 2555 Jimmy Johnson Blvd, Port Arthur, TX 77640(409) 853-5900
    4.3 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.

  • Sabine Heights Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 6600 Ninth Ave, Port Arthur, TX 77642(409) 962-5541
    2.9 mi
  • Port Arthur Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 8825 Lamplighter Ln, Port Arthur, TX 77642(409) 727-1651
    4.2 mi
  • Bonne Vie 8595 Medical Center Boulevard, Port Arthur, TX 77640(409) 727-1525
    4.3 mi
  • Magnolia Manor 4400 Gulf St, Groves, TX 77619(409) 962-5785
    0.7 mi

Hospice care

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

  • Harbor Hospice of Southeast Texas 2200 Highway 365, Suite 101, Nederland, TX 77627(409) 213-7300
    4.2 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.

  • Rodeway Inn & Suites 3838 Highway 73, Port Arthur, TX 77642
    1.9 mi
  • Quality Inn & Suites 8040 Memorial Blvd, Port Arthur, TX 77642
    4.2 mi
  • Econo Lodge Inn & Suites Port Arthur near Sabine Pass 4500 TX-73, Port Arthur, TX 77642
    1.3 mi

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 Port Arthur 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 Port Arthur, 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 Port Arthur: 77640, 77641, 77642, 77643.

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Which Port Arthur funeral homes do you deliver to?

Grammier-Oberle Funeral Home , Hannah Funeral Home Inc , Gabriel Funeral Home and Gabriel Funeral Home Inc are within our partners’ delivery area for Port Arthur. 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 The Medical Center of Southeast Texas?

Yes. The Medical Center of Southeast Texas is about 4 miles from Port Arthur. 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 Port Arthur

Weather decides whether an arrangement can wait at the door. In Port Arthur, 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 46°F 65°F Normal doorstep delivery.
Mar – May 60°F 79°F Normal doorstep delivery.
Jun – Aug 74°F 92°F Above about 90°F: shaded drop or hand-off, stems in water tubes.
Sep – Nov now 61°F 81°F Normal doorstep delivery.

Where we deliver in Port Arthur

Port Arthur, TX · Jefferson County Port Arthur Outline: U.S. Census Bureau

Port Arthur is in Jefferson County, Texas, part of the Beaumont-Port Arthur metro area. Our partner florists deliver to homes, businesses, funeral homes and hospitals across Port Arthur (ZIP 77640, 77641, 77642, 77643) and to nearby Groves, Port Neches and Nederland.

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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