San Francisco Flower Market — Local services in San Francisco

My jaw dropped when I entered their new location because tell me how, in San Francisco, we have the largest wholesale flower market in Northern California. They really outdone themselves with the space! First of all, to enter, you need to come through the parking garage on the Mississippi entrance. If you have a car, they do have a paid parking garage you can park at.

Walk to the very back to find the entrance. They have public hours and badge-member only hours:

Public Hours

Monday : Closed Tuesday: Closed Wednesday: 8am-2pm Thursday: 8am-2pm Friday: 8am-2pm Saturday: 8am-2pm Sunday: Closed

Wholesale Badge Hours

Monday : 6am-12pm Tuesday: 4am-12pm Wednesday: 4am-12pm Thursday: 5am-12pm Friday: 5am-12pm Saturday: 6am-11am Sunday: Closed

Just to note: you need to be a small business owner or be with an organization to even apply for a badge ($175/year).

When you walk in, it smells so heavenly. I honestly haven't been inside a building that smells so good before and they have hundreds of thousands of flowers! And also tools for flower arrangements, pots, etc. There are even huge refrigeration units you can walk into if you're looking for plants that are more sensitive to their environment (i.e tropical plants).

And don't forget the upstairs! They don't have all their vendors yet, but when I went, there was a whole section for houseplants (including air plants!) and also a whole corner for orchids. I bought myself a beautiful orange orchid I never see at grocery stores and it was pretty tall too! For $20.

I'll definitely be...

I went here to get flowers for my son who was going to ask his girlfriend to the prom. I was able to get exactly what we want and more and the folks there are very friendly. It's nice to support regional farms in our area directly. Aunt, overall the experience was outstanding. They have parking there for fee, and the directions are pretty easy to get there. I was in and out in about 15 minutes because I knew what I wanted but you could probably get pretty lost there. There. Are lots and lots of different stalls. They will wrap the flowers up for you but they don't have water containers or anything. So if you're driving from a long ways away, bring some water and a container or bucket...

Whole Foods, Trader Joe's or Berkeley Bowls Flowers Last Longer and often Less Expensive Place is not like it used to be. New owners control some of the flower stands and sell flowers that are not fresh for high prices. Old owners, probably having financial difficulties (before they sell to new owners) sell non-fresh flowers. Be careful as you inspect the bouquets. The rotten flowers are hidden, spread among the fresher ones. It used to be the best place to purchase fresh cut flowers, but no more. Very few stands still have high quality flowers that will last a week at your home vase. Worst scammer is Rafa's Wholesale Flower that recently changed...