Flowers for Someone in Germany: Timing, Addresses and Local Customs

Germany has one of the largest international communities in Europe, and flowers are still one of the gifts people there love most — a bouquet for Muttertag, a thank-you after a dinner invitation, a birthday surprise. If someone you care about lives there, here's everything worth knowing before you order. Start with the good news: the bouquet never leaves your country. You place the order online and a local florist in Germany makes it and delivers it by hand. No parcel waits at customs, so the flowers arrive as fresh in Berlin as they do in Stuttgart.

Timing: today or a date you choose?

For same-day delivery, the cut-off is 12:00 noon Turkey time — that's 11:00 in Germany in summer and 10:00 in winter. Orders placed after that are delivered the next day. One thing to remember: there are no deliveries on Sundays. If you're aiming for a particular day, just pick it at checkout. Around busy dates — Muttertag, Valentine's Day, the weeks before Christmas — don't leave it to chance: ordering a week ahead is the safest bet.

Muttertag, Valentinstag and the birthday rule

• Muttertag: Mother's Day in Germany is the second Sunday of May — 9 May in 2027.
• Valentinstag: 14 February, as elsewhere.
• Birthdays: Germans consider it bad luck to celebrate a birthday early. Plan for the flowers to arrive on the day or a little after; a bouquet that turns up a day early can undo the kind thought behind it.

Doorbells and addresses, the German way

A German address follows a fixed order:

• Recipient's full name: doorbells usually show only a surname, so the full name helps the florist find the right door.
• Street name and house number: Hauptstraße 12
• Postcode and city: 10115 Berlin

If the doorbell carries someone else's name — a flatmate's, say — add "bei Schmidt" after the street line. And always include the recipient's phone number.

What Germans read into flowers

• Keep red roses for romance. For a colleague, a teacher or a host, a mixed bouquet is the better choice.
• White lilies and chrysanthemums are linked with funerals and graves.
• Numbers: tradition favours odd numbers, but 13 is avoided. With ready-made bouquets, hardly anyone counts.

Euro prices, lira on your statement

Every price appears in euros, and you can pick another currency in the top menu. You pay by card through 3D Secure; the charge is made in Turkish lira, and the exact amount is shown at checkout. Delivery is free.

Who gets what?

Seasonal flowers or bouquets suit friends and family, roses are for a partner, and long-lasting potted plants make a lovely housewarming gift. Everything that can go to Germany, with euro prices, is on the send flowers to Germany page.