A market-fresh Adore Flowers basket of dahlias, roses, peonies, and double tulips

Where Do LA Florists Get Their Flowers?

Most Los Angeles florists get their flowers at the Los Angeles Flower Market in the Downtown Flower District, on and around Wall Street, along with growers up the California coast. It is the largest flower district in the country, and it opens in the small hours. At Adore, we hand-select our stems there before dawn and from local Southern California farms, then bring them back and arrange them the same morning they go out.

The Los Angeles Flower Market

A few blocks of Downtown LA hold the busiest flower trade in the United States. Wholesalers line the market with buckets of roses, ranunculus, dahlias, branches, and foliage, and the florists who know their stems arrive early, while the selection is deepest and the flowers are coldest and freshest. Our studio sits near the district, which is part of why we can shop the market and be arranging within the hour.

Local farms up the coast

Not everything comes through the market floor. Southern California is a serious flower-growing region, and growers in places like Carpinteria and Oxnard supply beautiful seasonal stems, roses, ranunculus, and more, often cut a day or two before they reach us. Buying local shortens the path from field to vase, which is better for freshness and for the growers themselves.

Why the market run matters

Selecting by hand at dawn is not romance for its own sake. It is how we control quality. We can see which roses are opening well that day, pass on a bunch that is past its best, and build the week's designs around what is genuinely at its peak. It is also why our arrangements are seasonal by nature: we design with what the market offers, rather than forcing a stem that has been flown across the world out of season.

What it means for your flowers

A short path from field to market to your table means the stems open on the recipient's table, not in a box in transit, which is a large part of why made-to-order flowers last about five to seven days. It also means no two arrangements are quite alike, because the market itself changes week to week. You can see the results across our everyday and signature collections, and read more about our approach on the about page.

Related reading

See why flower delivery costs more than a grocery bunch, what flowers are in season in LA, and how long delivered flowers last.

Common questions

Questions, answered

Where do florists in Los Angeles get their flowers?
Most buy at the Los Angeles Flower Market in the Downtown Flower District, on and around Wall Street, along with local Southern California growers.
What is the LA Flower Market?
It is the largest flower district in the country, a cluster of wholesale markets in Downtown LA where florists hand-select fresh-cut stems in the early morning.
Does Adore buy there?
Yes. We hand-select stems before dawn at the Los Angeles Flower Market and from local farms, then arrange them the same morning at our Downtown studio.
Does buying local make the flowers last longer?
It helps. A short path from field to market to your table means the stems open in the vase rather than in transit. See how we work on our about page.
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