FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Flower Delivery
We offer same-day delivery in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth Metro areas, and next-day delivery to almost all other Australian addresses.
Next-day delivery is available to all other metro areas in Australia covered by Australia Post's guaranteed delivery network.
Addresses outside these areas cannot be serviced, as delivery times cannot be guaranteed and flowers may not arrive in pristine condition after multiple days out of water. If you do not live in a capital city, please check the Australia Post Express Network page for more information.
If you’re not sure and would like some help, please contact our customer service team and they’ll be happy to assist.
Orders sent to Sydney, Melbourne and Perth Metro areas are packed and shipped on the chosen date of delivery.
All other orders are delivered next-day, arriving on the nominated date of delivery at your chosen address within 24 hours of being shipped.
If you would like to send out flowers to a hospital, we would ask you to get in touch with the hospital first to make sure they will accept them. A number of hospitals no longer accept flowers due to health and safety regulations.
No, unfortunately given the perishable nature of flowers we are unable to sell to customers outside of Australia.
We offer same-day delivery on selected flowers 7 days a week in Sydney and Melbourne Metro areas. For same-day delivery, you must place your order before 3pm AEST Monday to Friday or before 12pm Saturday and Sunday.
We also offer same-day delivery to Perth Metro areas if you order before 3pm AWST Monday to Friday or by 12pm AWST on Saturdays.
In Brisbane Metro areas, we offer same-day delivery Monday to Friday if you order before 12pm AEST.
In Adelaide Metro areas, we offer same-day delivery Monday to Saturday if you order before 12pm ACST.
Because we aim to source our flowers fresh each morning based on orders we've received, we can't guarantee same-day delivery on all arrangements.
For next-day delivery to Sydney, Melbourne , Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide Metro areas, please ensure you place your order before 8pm the previous day. For example, for next-day delivery on a Friday, orders must be placed by 8pm on Thursday.
For delivery elsewhere in Australia, please ensure you place your order by 8pm for 48 hour delivery. For example, for delivery on a Friday, orders must be placed by 8pm Wednesday. Please note we only deliver Tuesday to Friday to areas outside of Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide Metro.
If you're sending flowers to a location outside Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth or Adelaide Metro, your order will be posted the day before your nominated delivery date and will arrive 24 hours later.
Please don’t panic if your flowers look a little bit sleepy after their journey, they're just thirsty. After trimming your stems and popping them in water for 24 hours, they’ll perk up again.
We offer same-day delivery on selected flowers in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide Metro areas.
Because our flowers are sourced fresh daily, we can't guarantee same-day delivery on every bouquet in our range. Sometimes, the earliest we can deliver is next-day.
For the rest of Australia, we offer express overnight delivery. For example, flowers will be sent out on Thursday for delivery on Friday.
Our flowers are sent in bud wherever possible and intentionally without water, as this means their petals are protected in the post and you can enjoy the full life of the flowers for longer. On hot days, flowers may be wet-wrapped.
All flowers are delivered in our signature gift box.
Our letterbox flowers are carefully flat-packed top-to-tail and wrapped in paper, to ensure they are protected in transit.
Our posies, wrapped & arranged and hand-tied-in-glass-vase flowers are arranged by our florists in either a posy jar or glass vase, or in our signature wrapping paper. Vases are wrapped in protective paper netting and secured to the box with twine.
While we endeavour to remove plastic from our packaging where we can, some particularly delicate buds may have protective netting.
No, they don’t! No signature is required for our flowers as we understand the importance of your flowers being there when you can’t be yourself.
Our couriers will always endeavour to leave flowers on the premises, if it is safe to do so. If there is no safe or secure location to leave the flowers, they may be returned to us.
We’re sorry to hear this. This may occasionally happen with orders delivered via StarTrack, typically if there is no safe place to leave the delivery on the premises.
In this instance, your flowers will be taken to a nearby post office for collection.
Rest assured that we choose flowers that will be happy in their box for a couple of days. So they should still be in good condition when you collect them. If not, please let us know and we'll of course make things right.
We'll always send an email to you when your order is dispatched, which contains a link to the delivery tracking*. Simply click the link and you’ll be able to track your delivery there.
In the case of deliveries within our same-day network, you or your recipient (depending on whose number you put on the order) may also received a text message notification with a live tracking link.
If it's still not looking great, or there has been an issue with your delivery, please get in touch with our friendly Customer Care team, who will be more than happy to investigate.
** Please note that tracking links may not become active until the morning your order is due to arrive.
Placing your order
Great question. We don't advise sending lilies to anyone who owns a cat because they known to be highly toxic to felines.
Other flowers that can be toxic to cats and dogs include tulips, dahlias, chrysanthemums, hyacinths, gladioli, daffodils and jonquils, among others.
If you're looking for pet-safe flowers, sunflowers are a good choice, as are roses and snapdragons.
Lilies are known to be highly toxic to cats as well as dogs, so we strongly advise that our bouquets that contain lilies are not sent to cat-owners. The same goes for tulips, which belong to the lily family.
We always make sure we design some arrangements that don't contain lilies but unfortunately if a bouquet does contain lilies we can't remove or substitute these.
Although lilies are the most poisonous flower to cats, we suggest that our all of our bouquets are kept out of reach of all pets as most flowers aren't too palatable if eaten in any quantity.
If you are still unsure about which bouquet to send, our customer service team are on hand to help.
Yes, absolutely. Flowers make a fantastic gift for clients, colleagues and staff members at Christmas time or at the end of the financial year, or any time of year!
To discuss your bulk corporate order and what discounts may be available to you, reach out to our friendly Customer Care team at hello@floraly.com.au
Each bouquet has been designed by our expert florists and so unfortunately we can’t make any changes or substitutions to the arrangements shown on the site.
Once you've placed your order, there is a limited window in which you may update your delivery date, delivery address, card message and other details.
For same-day deliveries placed close to order cut-off time and for some next-day deliveries, please note you may not be able to change any order details if the flowers have already processed for delivery.
If you notice anything wrong with your order details or need to make a change, please contact our Customer Care team at hello@floraly.com.au as soon as possible.
In order to ensure your flowers are ready to post in time for your expected delivery date, our flower team needs to start preparing them as quickly as possible in advance.
We aim to be as flexible as possible but once the order is in the hands of our couriers we unfortunately cannot make further changes your order.
Please double check your order details, particularly the delivery address, on your confirmation page and within your order confirmation email.
No worries. Please reach out to us at hello@floraly.com.au and we will be happy to adjust that for you.
Please contact us at hello@floraly.com.au if you would like to cancel your order.
Flower Care
We have lots of useful tips and tricks on our Flower Care page.
In addition you will receive a booklet together with your order giving you additional information on how to care for your flowers.
After a long trip we all get a bit thirsty. The first and most important thing to do is trim a good 3-5cm off each stem. This allows the plant to then better absorb the water. Simply placing them in water without cutting the stems will not hydrate them as well.
Now it's time to arrange them in a clean vase filled at least 1/3 of the way with water, with flower food mixed in.
If possible, use a vase that has a narrow opening at the top as this will better support the stems. Additionally you can use your foliage to create a framework that will support the more delicate stems while they rehydrate.
Don’t worry. We send our flowers in bud as this means that they travel much better and that the blooms will last for much longer.
Once they are sitting in water they will fully open up over the next 24-48 hours.
** Please note, each stem is unique and seasonal, so on some rare occasions colours may vary or our florists will substitute stems to give you the highest-quality bouquet.
We intentionally leave on the 'guard petals’ on our roses as this protects them during transit.
These are the oldest and toughest outer petals, which can make the flower look tired and brown.
However if you gently remove the outer 2-3 petals you'll reveal the new and soft petals inside. This also helps your flower to begin opening up once it's been trimmed and popped into some water.
Hot weather can be pretty tough on the best of us but flowers are actually pretty tough and more resilient than you might expect.
Key tips to remember are keeping your blooms in plenty of clean, cool water and keeping them away from direct sunlight.
If it gets really hot you might even consider popping them in the fridge for a couple of hours.
If after 24 hours in water your flowers haven't rehydrated and are looking sad then please contact our customer service department. We will be more than happy to assist you
In the event of extremely hot weather we may suspend flower deliveries.
In this event, we will notify you in advance to ask how you would like to proceed.
We take great care in preparing and packaging our bouquets so that they arrive in the best possible condition. We lay the stems top-to-tail, with the more delicate blooms netted in special petal protectors.
Our flowers aren’t sent with water, so pop them in water as soon as you unwrap them. All of our flowers come with care booklets, which include top flower-arranging and flower-care tips from our expert florists.
Our boxes, care booklets and kraft paper wrap are fully recyclable.
Unfortunately our cellophane and flower nets currently aren’t recyclable, but we are investigating other options and hope to implement them shortly.
We prepare and post each bouquet soon after it’s picked, so you only receive the freshest of flowers. Because we skip many of the steps of the traditional flower supply chain, our flowers last longer than other brands.
Each flower has a different vase life but we’d expect your bouquet to be enjoyed for around 7 days or longer. However, some of our flowers actually last 2-3 weeks, and we try to use longer-lasting flowers where possible. These time frames of course depend on how the flowers are cared for.
Not at all! We only select and send flowers that can survive in our boxes for up to 48 hours and still be in tip-top condition, so don't worry if they are not put into water as soon as they arrive.
We’ve developed our box to be sturdy and strong enough to prevent damage to the flowers. We also pack the flowers in a way that minimises movement within the box during transit which prevents the petals becoming bruised.
Mother Nature herself also helps us out here, as many flowers naturally have their own methods of protection.
We send some blooms in bud, such as lilies and alstroemeria, which keeps the flowers safe as they travel.
Within a few hours of arrival however, and once placed in water, your flowers will begin to bloom, and after 24-48 hours you’ll be enjoying beautiful flowers for many days to come.
Many flowers have specific ‘guard’ petals, to protect the delicate inner petals as the flower grows. Often these are barely noticeable, but on some blooms - such as roses - you may spot a few of the outside petals looking a little older or discoloured. These are the guard petals, that have helped to protect the rose on its journey but can now be gently removed as they’ve done their job!
Some of the more delicate flowers may have their petals wrapped in netting or mesh, which gives them extra protection, so every bloom arrives in perfect condition, always.