Written for people ordering from outside Korea. If your question is not here, message us and a person will answer.
Can I send flowers to Korea from another country?
Yes. You can order in English on this site and pay with an international card. We are a florist in Busan and deliver anywhere in South Korea.
We take orders 08:00–21:00 KST, open every day. Order by 6:00 PM KST for same-day delivery. Delivery anywhere in the country takes up to three hours from dispatch. If you are ordering from a different time zone, work back from the Korean time you want the flowers to arrive.
If anything is unclear, message us on WhatsApp at +82 10 5472 1571 or email daljaflowers@gmail.com. A person answers, not a robot.
Should I send a bouquet or one of those large standing wreaths?
It depends on whether you are sending to a person or to an occasion.
A bouquet or a flower basket goes to a person — a birthday, a thank-you, a hospital visit, an apology, a new home. It is handed over, kept, and looked at. Bouquets start at ₩45,000 and baskets at ₩47,000. A basket needs no vase, so it is the easier choice if the recipient is at an office or in hospital.
A standing wreath (화환) is a tall floral display on a stand, delivered to a venue and placed at the entrance. It announces publicly that you sent it. Koreans send these to weddings, funerals, grand openings and ceremonies — not to a person at home.
If you are not sure which the occasion calls for, tell us what it is and we will say.
My family is in Korea and I cannot visit. What can I send?
Flowers are the usual answer, and they carry further than a parcel — they arrive the same day, and someone hands them over.
For parents and grandparents, a flower basket is the kind choice. It arrives ready to put down, needs no vase, and holds its shape for days. Baskets start at ₩47,000. For a birthday or a graduation, a bouquet is the one to send — made that morning with flowers from the Busan market. From ₩45,000.
Write your message in the order form and we print it on a card that goes with the flowers. That card is often the part people keep.
After delivery we email you the photograph, so you see the moment even from another country.
I want to send flowers to my girlfriend or boyfriend in Korea. What do people send?
A hand-tied bouquet. It is what is given in person in Korea, so it is what reads as romantic when it arrives instead of you. From ₩45,000.
Two practical things. Tell us where they will actually be at that hour — an office, a campus, home — because a bouquet handed over in front of people lands differently from one left at a door. And give us their mobile number: our driver calls if the address is unclear or nobody is in.
Put what you want to say in the message field. We print it on a card and send it with the bouquet.
Can I send flowers to a teacher or a colleague in Korea?
Yes, and to a workplace a flower basket is easier than a bouquet — nobody has to find a vase, and it can be set straight down on a desk or a counter. From ₩47,000.
Give us the building, the floor or room, and a phone number. Korean offices, schools and hospitals often have several entrances, and that is where deliveries go wrong.
If the flowers are for a formal occasion — a promotion, a retirement, an opening — an orchid in a pot is the more customary gift. See the question about promotions below.
What is a Korean standing wreath, and what do the tiers mean?
A standing wreath is roughly two metres tall, built on a stand, with flowers arranged in tiers. The number of tiers is how Koreans describe the size — a three-tier wreath is the ordinary one, four and five tiers are larger and cost more.
Congratulatory wreaths run from ₩49,000 to ₩194,000. Funeral wreaths run from ₩49,000 to ₩199,000.
Two ribbons hang from the wreath: one carries the phrase for the occasion, the other carries the sender's name. That is how everyone at the venue knows who sent it.
Someone has died in Korea. How quickly can a funeral wreath arrive?
We work backwards from the time mourners will be at the funeral hall. Tell us the hall, the room, and roughly when people will be visiting, and we aim to have the wreath standing before then.
Korean funeral halls stay open for several days, so there is usually room to arrange the timing. Delivery anywhere in the country takes up to three hours, and we need the order by 6:00 PM KST for same-day delivery.
One thing we cannot do: if the funeral procession leaves that same morning, there is no longer time to make and deliver a wreath. In that case send a condolence message instead — we would rather say so now than take an order that cannot arrive.
How far ahead should I order for a Korean wedding?
Order the day before. Wedding wreaths are harder to arrange same-day than funeral wreaths, and weekends are the busiest.
The reason is timing, not flowers. A funeral hall is open for days. A wedding has one fixed hour, the wreath has to be standing before it, and after that hour it means nothing. So the cut-off is much tighter.
What information do you need from me?
The recipient's name and Korean mobile number, the delivery address, and the date and time you want it to arrive.
For a venue — a funeral hall, a wedding hall, a hospital, an office — also give us the room or floor. Korean venues often run several events at once, and the room name is what gets the flowers to the right one.
The recipient’s phone number matters more than you might expect. If the address turns out to be incomplete, or nobody is there to receive the flowers, our driver calls that number. Without a number that answers, the flowers wait.
You can also send a message to go with the flowers. Write it in the order form and we print it on a card and send it with them.
If you are sending a wreath, we also need the ribbon wording.
What do I write on the ribbon, and can it be in English?
Yes, English is fine. Nothing is translated or corrected — we print exactly what you type, so please check the spelling before you send it.
One ribbon carries the phrase for the occasion; the other carries who it is from. For the sender, write it as the recipient will recognise you — a company name, a name with a title, or a family name are all normal.
If you would like the wording in Korean and are not sure what to write, tell us the occasion and your name and we will suggest the usual phrase.
How do I know the flowers actually arrived?
Once the delivery is done we email you a photograph of the arrangement, so you can see what was made and check that the ribbon reads correctly. Give us an email address you actually check.
A photograph of the wreath standing at the venue is not something we can promise every time — funeral halls and wedding halls do not always allow it. If you want one, ask when you order and we will try.
Will the flowers look exactly like the photograph?
Close, but not identical. Flowers are seasonal and sourced regionally, so the exact stems change through the year.
What we hold to is the size, the colour scheme and the overall impression. If a particular flower matters to you — because it carries a meaning, or the recipient loves it — tell us when you order and we will say whether we can get it that day.
Where do you deliver, and is there a delivery charge?
Anywhere in South Korea, with no delivery charge. We are in Haeundae, Busan, and deliver to Seoul and the whole country the same day.
Remote islands and some mountain areas carry an extra fee. We tell you the amount before we go ahead — it is never added quietly after you have paid.
A Korean colleague has been promoted. What is the usual gift?
An orchid in a pot. For a promotion, a transfer or taking up a post, the customary choice is a Korean cymbidium — long, upright leaves in a ceramic pot, formal rather than showy. From ₩47,900.
For a shop opening or a thank-you, a phalaenopsis is more usual — the flowers are bright and it lifts the room. From ₩49,000.
Both last far longer than cut flowers, which is part of why they are sent to an office.
A friend is opening a business in Korea. Wreath or plant?
A wreath if you want the congratulations visible on opening day; a potted plant if you want something that stays.
The wreath stands outside the shop where customers see it and is usually collected after a few days. A foliage plant remains in the shop or office long afterwards. Many people send both.
Questions before you order?
Message us and a person will answer, usually within a few minutes during opening hours. We can help with the address, the ribbon wording, or choosing between arrangements.