Lilac Roses, Pink Lily and Daisies in a Black Box

A hat box has a sense of occasion that a bouquet does not, and it needs no vase at all. This round black box holds seven lilac roses, a pink lily, white daisies and a small pink kalanchoe, with deep purple accents threaded through for contrast, and a gold satin ribbon around the outside. The lilac roses bring admiration, the lily warmth and appreciation, the daisies something fresh and innocent, and the black box makes the colours glow. It suits a birthday, an anniversary, a thank-you or any day you want to tell someone how much they mean to you. Add a few lines on the note page after checkout and we will write them on the card by hand.

What is actually in it

7 lilac roses, pink lily, white daisies, 1 mini pink kalanchoe and purple accents in a round black cardboard box 14 cm high and 17 cm wide, tied with a gold ribbon. Height 15 to 20 cm above the box. Minor variations in flowers can occur with seasonal availability.

What it looks like on day four

The cut flowers sit in moist floral foam and usually look their best for five to seven days. Some buds may arrive closed or half open and open over the next few days, which keeps the arrangement looking fresh for longer.

We photograph every listing on the bench under daylight. The image you are looking at is the arrangement, not a mood board.

Keep the box in a cool, bright spot away from direct sun and heaters. The flowers sit in floral foam: add a small glass of water to the foam every day or two so it stays moist, without letting water pool in the box. Lily pollen can stain, so pinch off the orange anthers if they bother you.

The five things that actually matter

1. Recut the stems. Two centimetres off at a 45° angle, under running water if you can. Air locks in the stem are the main cause of early droop.
2. Strip leaves below the waterline. Submerged foliage rots and turns the water bacterial within a day.
3. Change the water, do not just top it up. Every two days, with the sachet we include.
4. Keep them away from fruit. Ripening fruit releases ethylene, which ages cut flowers dramatically faster.
5. Cool and out of direct sun. A radiator or a sunny windowsill will halve the vase life of anything.

Do all five and you should see nine days from this bouquet rather than five. The long version is in the journal.

Related reading: What Red Roses Really Mean (and When Yellow or White Says It Better)

Delivery

Same-day delivery is available across all 39 districts of Istanbul, on the same nine daily delivery windows from 09:00 to 22:00. Delivery is always free, on every order, everywhere we deliver in Istanbul, no threshold, no surcharge.

We deliver in our own vans with our own drivers. That is more expensive than handing it to a parcel courier, and it is the reason 98.2% of orders land inside the window you chose.

Substitution policy

Fresh flowers are an agricultural product. Occasionally the market does not have what we planned for, especially with seasonal stems like peonies. When that happens we do one of two things, and never anything else:

• Substitute a stem of equal or greater value in the same colour family, and email you a photograph before dispatch so you can approve it or cancel for a full refund.
• If no acceptable substitute exists, we call you. We will not quietly send something different and hope you do not notice.

Cancellations

Change or cancel free until 18:00 the day before delivery. After that the flowers are cut and conditioned specifically for your order, so cancellation is not possible — this is the perishable-goods exception under distance-selling rules, and it is stated again at checkout before you pay.