Flowers will cost more in Miami this Valentine’s Day. Here’s where to find the best deals
Planning to get your mom or that special someone a bouquet of roses this Valentine’s Day?
Maybe you’d rather give them tulips, sunflowers or orchids with a box of chocolates.
The good news is that whatever flowers you want, there are lots of places in South Florida to get some. We’re basically the flower capital of the U.S. — Miami International Airport receives 91% of all the flowers imported to the United States for Valentine’s Day.
The bad news is showing your love will likely cost more this year (and we’re not talking about that fancy restaurant bill). Inflation and supply chain issues have caused flower prices to spike. Red roses alone are 22% more expensive than they were last year, according to The Balance.
Where can you find the best deal?
We shopped around to see what’s available. Here are some of the prices you can expect to see. And remember, prices may vary depending on where you go.
Local flower shops
▪ Las Flores de La Carreta, 8447 SW 40th St. in Westchester — lasfloresdelacarreta.com. Valentine bouquets range in price from $90 to $340. Bouquets include an assortment of flowers from roses in heart shapes to orchids and eucalyptus.
▪ Cypress Gardens Flower Shop, 10691 SW 72nd St. in Kendall — mycypressgardensflorist.com. Due to a global limited availability of some flowers, Cypress Gardens Flower Shop warns some of its arrangements made need to be replaced with similar stems.
Publix, Winn-Dixie, Aldi, Whole Foods, Fresco y Más
Here are some of the supermarket specials. Prices come from each store’s weekly ad or their website and may vary by location.
▪ Publix has a bouquet of “premium roses with greenery and Baby’s Breath” for $21.99 and a one dozen long stem roses arrangement for $39.99. A Phalaenopsis Love Orchid in a five-inch pot costs $20.99 and a “vase ready” bouquet with different flowers costs $25.99.
All are labeled as “surprisingly low price” in the supermarket’s weekly ad.
▪ Winn-Dixie has a classic dozen rose bouquet with Baby’s Breath and Greenery for $24.99 and an “elegant” rose and lily bouquet for $26.99. If you want to be a bit extra, stores may also have a “Krystal rose” which is a real rose inside a crystal ball, for $19.99. A half dozen rose bunch sells for $9.99. There are daisy options too.
▪ Fresco y Más has a 15 count batch of “Sweetheart Roses” and a rose and lily bouquet for $24.98. The “Krystal rose,” which is a real rose inside a crystal ball, can be bought for $19.98. The store also sells assorted V-day flower arrangements for $14.98. There are daisy options too.
▪ Aldi is offering a “Premium Valentine’s Day” bouquet with assorted colors for $14.99. This grocer is also offering a “Valentine’s Day 12-Stem Rose Bouquet” for $9.99. Aldi is also offering a cactus or succulent assorted variant, as well as a 10-Stem Tulip Bouquet, but the prices can only be found in stores.
▪ Whole Foods offers the option of shopping for their flowers through Amazon. With over 30 flower options, some can be shipped to your home in as little as two hours. As for variety, there are most colors of roses, orchids and variety bouquets. The most bouqet will run you $50.
Walmart, Target, Sam’s Club
▪ Walmart has an array of bouquets that can be picked up in store or shipped to you from their website.. Walmart offers hundreds of flowers from a variety of different colors and flowers. Flowers can range from the low $20s to over $100.
▪ Target is offering flowers but finding traditional roses may be a little difficult. There are many low price options for their available flowers. Flowers can range from the low $20s to $84.99.
▪ Sam’s Club brought their wholesale options to flowers as well with a large option of a variety of bouquets that come in a variety of stem counts, from 12 up to 100. Prices vary largely due to the variety of flowers. Some bouquets can reach over $350.
This story was originally published February 12, 2022 at 2:25 PM.
