Birthday Flowers for Your Mom in Korea, Sent from Abroad

How do I send birthday flowers to my mom in Korea from abroad?

At Korea Flower Express you choose the flowers on the website, enter your mom's Korean address, phone number and the delivery date, and pay online. A florist near her makes the arrangement that day and delivers it by hand, so nothing is flown in from overseas. When you cannot be in Korea for her birthday, the flowers carry the message for you.

The full ordering process is in How to Send Flowers to Korea From Abroad. The steps below cover only what matters when the recipient is your mother.

• Choose the flowers and a size from Flower Baskets or Bouquets.
• Enter her name, mobile number and Korean address, including building name and unit number. See How to Write a Korean Address for Flower Delivery for how to write it.
• Set the delivery date and time in Korea time.
• Write the card message and your name as the sender.
• Pay, then follow the order status. After delivery we send you a photo of what she received.

Should I send a basket or a bouquet for my mom's birthday?

In Korea, people usually send flower baskets for birthdays, congratulations, thanks and get-well wishes, and bouquets for anniversaries, proposals and graduations. That is why many senders look at baskets first for a mother's birthday. A bouquet is still a good gift, so choose by your mom's taste and by where she will put it.

Flower types and colors are best chosen by whoever knows her taste. In Korea white chrysanthemums are generally known as funeral flowers, so they are not usually picked for a birthday, and for older recipients many people feel that warm colors are the safer choice. Some people avoid the number 4, but we do not promise a particular number of stems, so ask in chat before ordering if the count matters. More on etiquette is in Korean Flower Gift Etiquette: Dos and Don'ts.

What should the card say, and in which language?

Baskets and bouquets from Korea Flower Express carry a card, and the message can be printed in a foreign language, usually English. If your mom reads Korean, one line in Korean is what will touch her most. For a mother, the respectful word for birthday is 생신 (saengsin) rather than 생일 (saengil), and please double-check the spelling of her name and yours.

You can use the lines below as they are, or pick one and place it next to your English message.

How do I set the date and time for her birthday?

On the Korea Flower Express order form the delivery date and time are always Korea time. An order placed before 6 PM Korea time usually arrives the same day, but same-day arrival is not guaranteed, so for a birthday that cannot move it is safer to order the day before. The time-zone maths is in Same-Day Flower Delivery in Korea: Cutoff by Time Zone.

If the arrival time matters, choose the time rule on the form that fits (by, event, ceremony or arrival). It helps to ask a family member when your mom is at home. The florist or driver phones the recipient to arrange the handover, so the phone number must be right and a complete surprise may be hard. If she is out, the flowers are left at the entrance and we send you a photo taken on the spot.

What does it cost and how do I pay?

Baskets and bouquets at Korea Flower Express start from about ₩45,000 (checked on the site in October 2026), and the price depends on the item and size. The English pages show prices in US dollars at the day's rate. You can pay by overseas card (Korean won) or by PayPal, which is charged in dollars at the day's rate with a 5% fee. The final amount is the one on the payment screen. The differences are explained in PayPal or Foreign Card for Flowers to Korea?.

An extra delivery fee may apply depending on the area, and the order form shows it once you enter the address.

Can I send a cake or chocolate with the flowers?

Yes. Korea Flower Express can send gifts such as cake or chocolate together with the flowers on a same-day delivery, limited to items listed on the site. If you want help choosing something that goes well with a birthday, ask in chat; support runs from 08:00 to 21:00 Korea time and works from any country.

What if she is in the hospital, or something goes wrong?

Hospitals and postnatal care centers sometimes do not allow flowers in, so check with the place before you order and pass the answer to us in chat. Another option is to send them to her home after she is discharged.

Flowers are living things. Depending on the season and what arrives that morning, some flowers may be swapped for others in the same color family, and product photos are styled examples. If a gift is damaged or goes to the wrong place we send it again, so tell us the same day with a photo. You can change or cancel only before we start making the arrangement; after that a change may not be possible or may cost extra, so contact us right after ordering in chat or on +82-70-7919-3082 in Korea or +82-70-7919-3082 from abroad.