I'm Not in Prague but Need Flowers There: How to Order a Bouquet to Prague from Another Country — the Czech Address, Name Days and Paying Without a Czech Card

In short: yes, you can order a bouquet to Prague from Moscow, Almaty, Tel Aviv, Berlin or Dubai with a single WhatsApp message — no Czech phone, no Czech card, no Czech. What stops you on Czech websites: they ask for a +420 number for the SMS code, a card with Czech 3-D Secure and an address in the "street + two house numbers + PSČ" format, which a foreigner almost always enters wrongly. We take the order in English or Russian, a florist in Prague makes the bouquet, a courier with a Czech number calls the recipient, walks to the hotels of Malá Strana and drives to Vinohrady, Dejvice and Karlín. Prices in euros from €70, a photo of the bouquet before departure, confirmation afterwards. Below: how to decode a Czech address line by line, why you must not give chrysanthemums in Prague, when the recipient's name day is and what to write on the card in Czech.

Catalogue and prices — on the flower delivery in Prague page. Neighbouring cities: Vienna, Amsterdam. General rules for paying from abroad — in how to order flowers from another country.

What Happens After Your Message: 4 Hours in Prague Time

You write on WhatsApp at, say, 8:30 Moscow time — in Prague it is 6:30 in winter or 7:30 in summer (the Czech Republic runs on Central European Time: UTC+1 in winter, UTC+2 in summer; Almaty is 4–5 hours ahead, Tel Aviv 1, Dubai 2–3). By the time Prague's florists open at 9:00 your order is already parsed: to whom, where, when, which bouquet. By 10:00 you have the total in euros and a payment link; after payment the florist makes the bouquet and sends a photo; the courier calls the recipient from a Czech number and hands it over — most often between 12:00 and 18:00 the same day. A confirmation with a photo or a "left at reception" message reaches you at once. Baskets and bouquets of a hundred stems and more — "Royal Garden Basket" (€1,071), "Queen of the Vltava" (€1,080) — need 1–2 days.

Why Czech Websites "Won't Take" an Order from Abroad

It is not ill will but the way Czech e-commerce is built. First, almost every Prague květinářství requires a Czech phone number: the SMS confirmation goes to it, and the form fields do not accept +7, +972 or +971. Second, payment runs through Czech payment gateways that expect a card with a local bank's 3-D Secure — cards from Kazakhstan and Israel go through every other time, Russian ones not at all. Third, the address form is designed for a Czech: it demands two house numbers and a PSČ postcode, a foreigner enters one number, and the courier drives to the wrong place. Finally, Czech sites are rarely translated beyond the headings, and support answers in Czech during office hours. We close all four problems with one chat: you write in English or Russian, pay with a card from any country, and we put the address into Czech form ourselves.

A Czech Address Line by Line: "Korunní 1208/56, 120 00 Praha 2 – Vinohrady"

• Korunní — the street. Czech streets are written without the word "ulice" but with diacritics: Korunní, not Korunni; if the recipient sent the address without the "Czech hooks" the courier will still find it — but better to copy it exactly.
• 1208/56 — two house numbers separated by a slash, and this is the main trap. The first is the číslo popisné, the building's registry number in the cadastre (a red plate on the façade); the second is the číslo orientační, the sequential number along the street (a blue plate). The courier and the satnav navigate by the blue one, but documents and Booking often show only the red. If you have a single number, tell us the colour of the plate or send a map screenshot.
• 120 00 — the PSČ, a five-digit postcode with a space after the third digit. The postcode reveals the district: 110 00 is Prague 1, 120 00 Prague 2, 130 00 Žižkov, 150 00 Smíchov, 160 00 Dejvice, 170 00 Holešovice, 180 00 Karlín.
• Praha 2 — the administrative district (there are 22); Vinohrady — the historic quarter. They do not coincide: Vinohrady lies in Prague 2, 3 and 10 at once, and Smíchov is in Prague 5, but "Prague 5" also includes Košíře and Motol. So we ask for both.
• Floor. The Czech přízemí is the ground floor, and 1. patro is already the first floor above it. If the recipient says "druhé patro", the courier goes two floors up. Suterén is the basement, mezanin a mezzanine in old houses.
• Buzzer and entrance. The zvonek carries the residents' surnames, often two different ones (spouses or tenants); tell us which is on the button. In the panelák estates — Jižní Město, Prosek, Černý Most, Řepy — one block can have six entrances (vchod) under one address: the entrance number is mandatory.

How the Courier Gets Through: +420, Unknown Numbers and SMS

Czechs, like many in Europe, rarely answer unknown numbers — and a foreign number even less. So the courier calls from a Czech +420 and, if the recipient does not pick up, immediately texts: "Dobrý den, mám pro vás doručení květin, jsem u vchodu" — "Good day, I have a flower delivery for you, I am at the entrance." If you want to keep the surprise, we call 10–15 minutes ahead rather than an hour, and do not name the sender. If the recipient speaks only Russian or Ukrainian, tell us — the courier will find the words; in Prague it is an everyday situation: Ukrainians are the city's largest community, and there are many Russian speakers too.

What to Give and What Not to Give in the Czech Republic: Three Rules Visitors Don't Know

1. Chrysanthemums are not a gift. In the Czech Republic the chrysanthemum is firmly tied to Dušičky, All Souls' Day on 2 November, when graves at Olšany cemetery are covered with them. A Prague woman receiving chrysanthemums for her birthday will thank you politely and wonder. In our Prague catalogue chrysanthemums appear only as a burgundy accent in "Hradčany Burgundy" (€144) — and we will warn you if the occasion calls for it.
2. An odd number of stems. As in Russia, an even number of flowers is for funerals. Three, five, seven, eleven, twenty-one; "a hundred roses" is fine too, because it counts as an armful, not a number.
3. White lilies — with care. For older Czechs the white lily is the flower of funeral wreaths and churches; the young are more relaxed. If in doubt — tulips, roses, gerberas and peonies: in Prague they are given without reservation, and they are what people most expect on a name day.

Name Days: The Main Czech Occasion Senders Forget

In the Czech Republic every day of the calendar has a name, printed in any diary and shown on the phone, and the svátek is celebrated almost like a birthday — colleagues bring a bouquet to work, neighbours congratulate you on the stairs. If the recipient has a Czech name or a Czech passport, the name day is an occasion they will certainly appreciate. The dates you will need most often:

• Josef — 19 March; Jan — 24 June; Petr a Pavel — 29 June; Anna — 26 July;
• Marie — 12 September; Václav — 28 September (also a public holiday — Czech Statehood Day);
• Martin — 11 November; Kateřina — 25 November; Barbora — 4 December; Mikuláš — 6 December; Lucie — 13 December; Eva a Adam — 24 December.

For a name day people give not huge armfuls but a small warm bouquet — "Vltava Tulips" (€99), "Kampa Lilac" (€70), "Vinohrady Spring" (€99). If the name is not on the list, write to us and we will give you the date.

The Card in Czech: Ten Phrases That Will Be Read Right

We print cards in English, Russian and Czech. If the recipient is Czech or has lived in Prague for years, a couple of words in Czech work better than any translation:

• Všechno nejlepší k narozeninám! — Happy birthday!
• Všechno nejlepší k svátku! — Happy name day!
• Miluji tě. — I love you.
• Děkuji za všechno. — Thank you for everything.
• Brzy se uzdrav! — Get well soon!
• Gratuluji! — Congratulations!
• Hodně štěstí a zdraví. — Lots of happiness and health.
• Myslím na tebe. — Thinking of you.
• Vítej na světě! — Welcome to the world! (for a newborn)
• S láskou — With love (sign-off).

We set the diacritics — háčky and čárky — correctly: a Czech will read "Miluji te" without the "ě", but will not smile the same way.

Where We Deliver and What Each Prague Scenario Needs

• A flat. The address in Czech form (see above), the surname on the buzzer, the floor in Czech counting, the recipient's phone. We never leave flowers on the doorstep.
• A hotel. The name and the guest's Latin-letter name as on the booking; no room number needed. To the Four Seasons on Veleslavínova, the Mandarin Oriental, the Augustine, the Aria and the Alchymist in Malá Strana the courier walks — the Royal Route from the Powder Tower across Charles Bridge up to the Castle is pedestrian. Check-in at most hotels is from 15:00; we have no hotel partnerships, reception decides.
• An office. The business centres of Karlín (Rustonka, River City), Pankrác (City Tower) and Anděl let the courier go only as far as the desk — we need the employee's name and the company.
• A maternity hospital or hospital. At Podolí (ÚPMD) and Apolinář bouquets are usually accepted at the porter's desk; in the intensive care units of Motol and VFN fresh flowers are banned — we call the ward ahead and suggest home delivery for discharge day.
• A hall of residence. Strahov is Prague's largest student campus: we leave the bouquet at the vrátnice under the student's name and block number.

Detailed answers for each scenario are collected in the FAQ on the Prague page.

Paying from Abroad: Any Country's Card, Wise, SWIFT, USDT — and No Crowns

The price is fixed in euros at confirmation and does not depend on the crown's rate. You can pay with a card from any bank in any country via a secure link, through Apple/Google Pay, by Wise or SWIFT transfer, or in cryptocurrency (USDT). A Russian bank card directly — no, but a transfer and USDT work. The recipient pays nothing at hand-over: no surcharge, no "carrying upstairs" fee, no tip — tipping couriers is not customary in the Czech Republic, and the courier does not expect it. In the currency selector on the site you can switch to CZK to see the amount in crowns for reference — around 25 crowns to the euro.

When It Arrives: Prague Time, Weekends and the Public Holiday Law

Confirmed in the morning Prague time, with the flowers in stock — usually the same day, with the window given before payment. Saturdays and Sundays are working days in Prague: the flower shops in the centre are open and couriers are on the road. But the Czech Republic has a law under which large shops close on several public holidays — 1 January, Easter Monday, 8 May, 28 September, 28 October, 24 December after noon, 25 and 26 December; small flower shops are not obliged to close, but many do. For those dates we confirm the order the day before. Christmas in the Czech Republic is the evening of 24 December, Štědrý den: order 2–3 days ahead. In winter at −5 °C bouquets travel in thermal wrapping.

Season and Local Flowers: What Prague Grows Itself

In spring — Czech tulips and daffodils; in late May and June — peonies, which pile up at the Saturday farmers' markets on Náplavka and Jiřák, and we buy local ones rather than imports; in summer — garden roses, sunflowers, dahlias; in autumn — dahlias and hydrangea; in winter — imports from Holland, as everywhere in Europe, so peonies in December we will honestly replace with ranunculus. 1 May is the Czech day of lovers: couples kiss under a blossoming cherry tree on Petřín by the Mácha statue, and Praguers value a bouquet for that date more than one for 14 February. Mother's Day is the second Sunday of May; 8 March is remembered by Prague's Russian- and Ukrainian-speaking residents.

What to Choose from the Prague Catalogue by Occasion

• A name day, "just because", a neighbour or colleague — compact €70–144: "Kampa Lilac" (€70), "Vltava Tulips" (€99), "Vltava Blue" (€108).
• A birthday, a declaration, an anniversary — medium €153–324: "Vyšehrad Red" (€162), "Orloj Pink" (€225), "Dancing House Orchids" (€234).
• A newborn — "Stromovka Teddy" (€171) with a teddy bear — the one most often taken to Podolí.
• A milestone, a proposal, a suite by Charles Bridge — premium €351–1,080: "Golden Prague" (€450), "St Wenceslas Crown" (€711), "Queen of the Vltava" (€1,080).

Three Orders to Prague: What They Look Like

Almaty → Vinohrady, a name day. A granddaughter in Almaty remembered that 26 July is her grandmother's svátek — Anna. She sent the address from her grandmother's WhatsApp: "Slezská 1357/22, Praha 2". We confirmed that the blue plate says 22, that grandmother lives on "1. patro" (one floor up) and that the buzzer carries the late grandfather's surname. "Vltava Tulips" (€99) with a card "Všechno nejlepší k svátku, babičko!" were handed over at 14:10; grandmother picked up the phone only after the SMS.

Tel Aviv → the Podolí maternity hospital. A brother in Tel Aviv — to his sister, who had given birth the day before. We called the ÚPMD porter's desk: bouquets are accepted and taken to the ward by staff. "Stromovka Teddy" (€171) with the note "Vítej na světě!" was left at the desk at 11:30; the photo reached the sender 3 hours after payment.

Berlin → the Four Seasons, an anniversary. The husband was flying into Prague a day after his wife. The hotel accepted "Golden Prague" (€450) under the guest's Latin-letter name and placed it in the room for the 15:00 check-in; the courier walked from Náměstí Republiky, because Veleslavínova cannot be reached by car. The card — in Russian, without the sender's name.

If Something Goes Wrong

• The recipient does not answer. The courier waits at the entrance for 15 minutes, texts and calls you; a second run the same day is agreed with you — we do not leave flowers on the doorstep.
• The address turns out to be wrong. Most often the red and blue numbers are mixed up, or "Praha 5" is given instead of "Praha 13". We message you at once, check on the map and drive to the right one — which is why your phone in the order matters more than it seems.
• The hotel does not accept flowers. Rare; then the courier hands them to the guest in person in the lobby, or we move the time to their return.
• The recipient has left Prague. We move the delivery to any day within a week at no extra cost if the bouquet has not yet been made.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I order flowers to Prague without a Czech phone number or a Czech card? Yes. We take the order on WhatsApp from any number and payment by a card from any country, Wise, SWIFT or USDT. Czech websites require a +420 number and a local card — we do not.

How do I write a Czech address correctly? "Street red_number/blue_number, PSČ Praha N – quarter", e.g. "Korunní 1208/56, 120 00 Praha 2 – Vinohrady". The courier navigates by the blue number; if you have a single number, send a map screenshot.

What does "1. patro" mean in a Czech address? The first floor above the ground floor: Czechs count from the přízemí, the ground floor.

Why can't I give chrysanthemums in the Czech Republic? They are tied to Dušičky — All Souls' Day on 2 November — and to cemeteries. For a gift take tulips, roses, gerberas or peonies, in an odd number of stems.

How do I find out the recipient's name day? By the Czech name: Josef 19.03, Jan 24.06, Anna 26.07, Marie 12.09, Václav 28.09, Kateřina 25.11, Lucie 13.12 — or ask us and we will look up the calendar.

Can you make it the same day? Confirmed in the morning Prague time — usually yes; Saturdays and Sundays are working days, public holidays are confirmed the day before. Baskets and a hundred roses — 1–2 days ahead.

Does the recipient have to pay or tip anything? No. Everything is paid by the sender in euros; tipping couriers is not customary in the Czech Republic.

Can the card be written in Czech? Yes, with the correct diacritics: "Všechno nejlepší k narozeninám", "Miluji tě", "Děkuji za všechno" — see the list of phrases above.

Will you deliver to a hotel in Malá Strana that cars cannot reach? Yes, the courier walks from Malostranská or Náměstí Republiky; the bouquet is handed to the concierge under the guest's name as on the booking.

Where to Next

• Open the Prague flower catalogue and choose a bouquet for a name day, a birthday or a hotel arrival.
• If the recipient is in Vienna or Amsterdam — how to order flowers to Vienna, can I order a bouquet in Amsterdam.
• Missing recipient details — what details are needed for international delivery; want to stay unknown — how to send flowers anonymously.
• Send the address as it is on WhatsApp — we will put it into Czech form and name the delivery window.

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See also: flower delivery in Prague, Vienna, Amsterdam, how to order flowers from another country, how to send flowers anonymously.