Can You Send Flowers to a Man? (Yes. Here's What Works)
Yes, you can send flowers to a man, and they land. Adore Flowers delivers them across Los Angeles the same day on orders placed before 11 AM, Monday through Saturday, from our Downtown studio.
What changes is the register, not the gesture itself. Palette, scale, and scent do most of the work. This guide covers the occasions men receive flowers for, the three palettes we build for them, and what to skip.
Do men actually like receiving flowers?
Yes. A Rutgers University behavioral study found that men given a surprise gift of flowers produced more true smiles than men who received nothing. They also made more eye contact and stood closer to the researchers, according to the Society of American Florists.
In six years of building arrangements I have handed plenty of them to men. The first reaction is surprise. The second is pleasure.
What occasions call for sending a man flowers?
Four come up most in the studio: congratulations, sympathy, a birthday, and a thank you.
- Congratulations. A new job, a promotion, a first apartment, a finished project. Flowers on a desk say what a message cannot.
- Sympathy. Sending anything at all matters more than what you send. Keep the arrangement restrained.
- Birthday. This is where the palette can carry his personality.
- Thank you. The most underused of the four, and the one people remember longest.
Our congratulations collection and sympathy collection are built for the first two.
Which colors and shapes work best?
Three registers do nearly all the work: earthy neutrals, a bold moody mix, and a clean architectural line.
- Earthy neutrals. Rust, amber, ochre, bronze, and deep green, with grasses and seed heads for texture. Warm, grounded, easy to live with.
- Bold and moody. Burgundy, plum, near-black dahlia, and dark foliage. This suits a man with a strong point of view about his space.
- Architectural. Few stems, strong line, plenty of negative space. It reads as an object rather than a gift, which is why it works on a desk.
Our vase arrangements start at $150 and leave the studio the same day on orders before 11 AM. Sizes run $150, $200, $300, and $400. Each one is set in a permanent vessel chosen to suit the piece.
Can you send flowers to a man's office?
Yes, and a desk is often the best place for them. Texas A&M research published by the Society of American Florists found that men working around flowers and plants generated 15 percent more ideas. Keep the scale desk-friendly and the fragrance low.
I hold one rule for office deliveries. The arrangement has to sit beside a laptop without anything being moved first.
Give us the floor or suite number and the recipient's name. Deliveries land in two windows, 10 AM to 1 PM and 1 to 5 PM, so reception can sign for them.
What should you avoid when sending flowers to a man?
Oversized arrangements, heavy scent, and costume presentation. Scale comes first, because a large piece on a small desk is a burden. Choose something that fits where it will actually sit.
Scent comes second. Heavy fragrance in a shared office is unkind, so we keep it low for workplace deliveries. Presentation comes third: skip the pastel-and-ribbon treatment when it would read as a costume.
Is a plant the better gift for him?
Sometimes. A plant suits a desk or a first home, and it asks for very little in return. Flowers suit a dated occasion he will be present for.
We are a cut-flower studio, so we design the second. Our comparison of flowers and plants as gifts sets out the trade honestly.
Where can you order flowers for a man in Los Angeles?
Order from the studio and we deliver across 34 Los Angeles neighborhoods, Monday through Saturday. Stems are hand-selected that morning at the Los Angeles Flower Market in the Downtown Flower District.
We run to the towers of Downtown across 90012 and 90014, and to West Hollywood across 90069 and 90046. Coverage and timing sit on the delivery page.
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