Buying flowers in Dubai
Finding and buying fresh flowers in Dubai is always a bit of a challenge, we see gorgeous arrangements in hotels and offices but when we go to buy we’re presented with very little choice and sky high prices.
With occasions like Valentines Day especially and Mothers Day too, nothing beats fresh flowers. We love the packaging of the tulips from Bloomsbury Lane as how you present something is as important as the gift itself!
I had to organize an impressive display at reasonable cost recently and was lucky enough to find Black Tulip Flowers.
Based on the border of Dubai and Sharjah this well established flower importer, wholesaler and retailer has the most impressive range of exotic flowers I have seen in Dubai and is well worth a visit just to take in the vast variety of flowers to look at. A treat for your senses.
My favourite flowers in Dubai
I finally settled on my favourite – Red Ginger or Torch Ginger, extra large double shaded pink roses for a birthday cake and four lots of elegant double headed Taiwanese white orchids in glass pots.
If money was no object though, I would have picked up armloads of violet and soft mauve hydrangeas, perfect peonies and stacks of pussy willow and exotic greens to accompany these flowers. It was March and Black Tulip lived up to it’s name by also having tight bunches of yellow and white tulips.
Black Tulip imports on a regular basis from Kenya (where they have a farm) Thailand, Malaysia, Taiwan and Holland. See our post on buying and bringing back flowers from Kenya – so easy!
It seems like Dubai’s market for flowers is growing ! Black Tulip aren’t a bargain hunters paradise at all, but I certainly felt I got value for money.
I was assured my orchids would last at least 2 months and the gingers are still looking very fresh. Like the sound of hanging out in a flower market, check out COLUMBIA ROAD FLOWER MARKET
And if you’re stuck for inspiration on how to arrange your flowers and want something on your coffee table that will last a little longer, then I recommend this book.
Good Homes 101 Ways With Flowers
Very practical and good if you want to make an arrangement without too many flowers..
THANKS, Monica.
21 thoughts on “FLOWERS IN DUBAI – little luxuries but where’s best to buy from”
We are the supplier of zerbera ,roses ,carnation all varieties of leaves from india. we like to sell the flowers all over the world if any one interested plese contact me 008951222336
Thanks, we aren’t in the flower business but hopefully someone will see this and get in touch with you, warmest regards Monica
We are jasmine flowers export from india any need pls contact 00919940767103.
Fabulous idea Haresh, I’ve published your comment here so someone may get in touch! I’ll send you contact details as well, do stay in touch and good luck with your venture, certainly lots of suppliers here at this post in the comments section as you can see!
I would like to setup a flower retail business in Dubai.
Looking for guidance and information.
Open to ideas and suggestions.
Feel free to contact me on hareshrupani@gmail.com or 0097150/6996975
thanks
Hi there, thanks so much for your detailed comment, I LOVE hydrangeas but they are SO expensive here in Dubai! I wish I was in the flower business so we could work together, but I’m in the blogging business at the moment! I will definitely get in touch if things change or we do something with all the flower businesses here who have left similar comments to yours,
warmest regards,
Monica
Hello,
We are growers and exporters of Hydrangeas (this is our top flower product) with an excellent fresh quality from Colombia. We also grow Callas, Liatris Purple, Ornitogalum white, Birds Of Paradise, Ruscus, Baby Blue Euc, Phonia red, and Vibornum Lucidus.
Please let us how can we help you with, and become one of your preferred providers.
Thanks Anika. I’m not in the flower business but apparently my post on Flowers in Dubai generates alot of comments like yours. So I’ll keep publishing them and I am sure someone in the business will land on the post and contact you at some point! All the best, kindest regards Monica
Good day, Good day,
We are an international export company specialising in fresh cut flowers from South Africa with offices in SA as well as Holland.
Please have a look at our website on http://www.freshcap.co.za for our product range as well as company background.
I look forward to any comments you may have and can forward you a price list on request.
Kind Regards,
We are cutleaves and flowers exporters from sri lanka. 🙂 We currently export to Dubai, Saudi arabia and etc. We can supply cutleaves and flowers from sri lanka for reasonable prices.
Welcome to DoinDubai!
Thanks for letting us know, bit of a long way and no direct flights as yet! I LOVE hydragneas and have seen them here, just wish they were a bit more affordable.
Kindest regards,
Monica
Hi We are a company located in Colombia we handle Hydrangeas
Thanks for the comment, sadly I am not in the flower business, but would love to get involved, thanks Monica
We are the supplier of zerbera flowers in india but we like to sell them in dubai
We have the world class quality of zerbera if anybody like to purchase in cheap rate
Please contact my mobile no 00919930134940
Thanks for letting us know, you certainly have an impressive range of fresh, green foliage. Do just amend your website address to the correct spelling, as quoted in my post, otherwise google cannot find it. All the best with your venture,
Kindest regards,
Monica
We are cut foliage growers and exporters from Sri lanka.We can undertake orders to supply all tropical foliage in any quantity.
Wow, good to know Geoffrey, would be really interesting to find out some more about costs and types of flowers, I’m not in the flower business myself but am keen on exploring your prices a bit more, who knows we could organise regular deliveries for a group of people locally if the economics and logistics worked out and not have high costs of retail outlets. Thanks again for the comment, where are you based in Nairobi? Will be there at Christmas time I think,
Kindest regards,
Monica. Flower Girl!
We are freshcut flowers exporters based in Nairobi Kenya. We are able to supply roses and summer flowers at good prices and a minimum quantity of 1000 – 200000 stems per week.
Brgds,
Geoffrey
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