Flower delivery in Tampa, Florida
Tampa has four major hospitals with real, published flower rules. Know which units say no before you order.
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Same-day cutoff is 2 p.m. Eastern time on weekdays.
Yes, deliver todayTampa, in Hillsborough County, is a big medical city. Sending flowers here very often means sending to a hospital, and Tampa is unusual in that all four hospitals on this page say something about flowers on their own websites.
The short version: flowers are welcome in many rooms, but transplant, intensive care, burn, chemotherapy and bone marrow transplant patients are often off limits. Read the hospital page before you order.
Same-day delivery in Tampa
Tampa is on Eastern time. Place weekday orders before 2 p.m. local time for same-day delivery. Weekends and holidays have earlier cutoffs and no guarantee. Our same-day cutoffs guide explains why.
For a hospital, include the patient's full name and, if you know it, the room number. Some hospitals verify the room with the nurses' station before flowers go up. Patients are often discharged quickly, so confirm they are still there.
For homes and apartments, add the unit number and a phone number. Avoid leaving flowers outside in the afternoon heat.
Hurricane season runs through November 30, and Tampa Bay storms can delay deliveries.
Hospital deliveries in Tampa run on daytime schedules, not round the clock. If your flowers come from an outside florist, they will often be received by a front desk or lobby and brought up later, so order early in the day. For a cancer patient, call the family before you order anything. Treatment can change a patient's status from one week to the next, and what was allowed last month may not be allowed now.
Sending flowers to a hospital in Tampa
Tampa General Hospital keeps flowers out of ICU, transplant, burn and chemotherapy units and bans latex balloons, while Moffitt Cancer Center allows no fresh flowers or live plants for bone marrow transplant or neutropenic patients. BayCare St. Joseph's Hospital may restrict flowers in the ICU, and AdventHealth Tampa helps arrange bouquets for patients.
Flowers for every occasion in Tampa
Get well
Check the unit list above. For a Moffitt patient who cannot have flowers, a card, a book or a photo is a good substitute. Ideas: get-well flowers.
Balloons
At Tampa General, mylar balloons are allowed but latex is not. Many hospitals follow that same general practice.
Sympathy
Send to the family home for a personal touch. Sympathy flowers.
Celebrations
Birthday flowers, romantic flowers and thank-you flowers cover the rest. Across the bay: St. Petersburg.
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Order by 2 p.m. Eastern timeA local florist near the recipient arranges the bouquet and delivers it the same day on weekdays.
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Questions about flower delivery in Tampa
Which Tampa General units do not allow flowers?
ICU, transplant, burn and chemotherapy units. Latex balloons are not allowed either; mylar balloons are.
Can I send flowers to a patient at Moffitt Cancer Center?
It depends. Fresh flowers and live plants are not allowed for bone marrow transplant patients or neutropenic patients. Check with the patient or family first.
Does St. Joseph's Hospital in Tampa deliver flowers to rooms?
Gifts are delivered directly to patients there, so a florist order with the full name works. The ICU may be restricted.
What is the cutoff for same-day flowers in Tampa?
Before 2 p.m. Eastern time on a weekday. Order earlier on weekends and holidays.