Rita Flora

This florist is not just a any flower shop. Rita is caring and passionate which you can tell from her message machine which she leaves herself and reminds you of how much she appreciates your call. I ordered a flower crown at the last minute and Rita pulled through and made me a goegoeus crown at the price I requested. I will definitely be using her again!

I had the most amazing experience at Rita’s flowers! I am in town for a friends birthday and wanted to find a unique bouquet of flowers. I am so happy I came across her place. Beautiful array of flowers, absolutely stunning!

I had the best experience visiting Rita’s backyard studio. She had an amazing selection and helped me pick out a gorgeous bouquet that fit my budget. Just give her a call or send her an email to let her know when you would like to come by.

Beautiful flowers. my friend was so happy. Thanks for the special care and for getting them out the same day.

I needed flowers to be delivered tomorrow, and this was the place with the highest ratings open on Sunday. Rita brought me in to her studio behind her house, and showed me a nice round glass bowl arrangement. She said she would add some purple into the one she would make for me with the new shipment of flowers that would come in the morning. I hope they are beautiful and that they do the trick.

I finally got a chance to sit down and write a review of this place after my experience ordering flowers over the phone with them on Vday. I will say, I did last minute buying of flowers the day of in the afternoon, but after what I thought was a great phone conversation with a guy names Mike (I think, can’t recall), the thing that upset me the most was the arrangement of what I paid for and the up-​sale I got over the phone. Not only that, when asked what price range I had in mind, I told him $ 50-​$ 80 and he immediately said, the person receiving them would appreciate you spending more (I laughed to myself and didn’t even bother going into my disgust with his response). After all was said and done, I said $ 80 wold be fine. The arrangement was smaller than I expected and lacking in flowers. Not only that, the worst part was the charge on my debit card, it showed a total of $ 119 (almost $ 40 more than what we talked about on the phone) and after he made it clear on how much I wanted to spend. With all that said, the recipient appreciated the flowers and I never mentioned my ordeal with this florist, until now. I am all for supporting local business’ but when the results are no where up to par for what you pay for, it really makes you re-​think the «buy local» concept. I guess, I will know better next year before waiting till the last minute and before calling a random local spot to see if they can handle a simply request, from a simple guy who is simply trying to buy a nice arrangement of flowers for a loved one.

Simply cannot recommend Rita Flora (or Rita) highly enough. I like sending flowers. Whether to friends, a lover, or relatives, and not even for any particular occasion. Nothing brightens someone’s doorstep as much, except perhaps a new pony. But seriously, this is the only place to order flowers if you’re looking to send someone the «right stuff». Rita is the Grand Wizard of floral arrangements. I used her several times when living in L.A. and she is still my go-​to florist when I need flowers sent in L.A. even though I’m now far away. Simply amazing. I heard rave reviews on the tastefulness, colorfulness, and freshness of every floral arrangement Rita has every sent on my behalf from the recipients. Perhaps as important, Rita really seems to take a personal interest in the occasion and purpose of what you are sending so as to individualize her arrangements appropriately. Ditto what Christiane F. opined below, it’s kind of like having a floral therapist, not just a florist. I would move back to L.A. just to have more excuses to use her services. D

I love Rita Flora. The best color, composition, and the most unusual, freshest flowers. The only place to buy flowers in LA.

a favorite florist is a bit like a favorite friend. Someone that does not judge and knows how to handle your whims and desires.
Beauty and art… art and beauty. Rita does beautiful everythings. If you call for flowers, just tell her what you are trying to accomplish with the fleurs, and voila.
Great selections of wines also. Flowers are easy, if you have Rita behind you :)
Definitely my go to florist.

I was calling everywhere for an African Violet and no one but Rita was able to come through. I had the awesome honor to come to her studio and pick up the most amazing potted African Violet with a great price to boot.
Rita still has to most amazing flowers and plants. Quality bar none. Sweetest service and maximum benefit (value) for all. Her studio is a dreamland of color, freshness and serenity.
Though the brick and mortar location landmark is gone Rita is the only place to go for your floral needs. Service with passion and gratitude. A blissful experience.

My experience at Rita Flower was beyond amazing. The studio is absolutely stunning and the service was excellent. I just had Rita Flora do my entire baby shower and am more than please with the results. The flower arrangements were so unique and Rita was able to stay within my budget as well! I highly recommend Rita Flora for any events or just for fun!

Rita Flora is a staple of our great little slice of Mid-​City. I’ve ordered from her many times for the restaurant and she really takes the time to understand what we need. The best part of it all is that the quality of her flowers are WONDERFUL. They easily outlast the flowers that we have gotten from other florists.
Great product. Great person. Supporting a local business. It’s a ‘no brainer’.

Awesome floral arrangements. The shop I work at has a weekly rotation of flowers and No week goes by without my clients complementing the flower arrangement. Rita definitively has the eye for creating exquisite flower arrangements.

So I was looking to send flowers to a girl in LA and thought that I would have to use 1800-​Flowers or a similar service. After shopping around on those sites, I found them to be expensive and the shipping/​delivery charges to be somewhat ridiculous. It struck me to turn to Unilocal and see if there were any local flower shops that might be close enough to consider doing free delivery, or at least delivery at a price cheaper than the megasites. After seeing Rita’s offer for free local delivery, I gave her a call. Hands down my most entertaining floral call ever. She was awesome! After hearing me out she assured me that she could make an appropriate arrangement that would look really good and have it be within my budget. And she was right. What I got looked so much better than anything comparable on the large sites and on top of that, she delivered the next day for free! Rita is a rock star florist!

Last minute (well, same day) needed a floral arrangement for my assistant’s birthday, and was hoping to just pop in somewhere to pick something up on my way to work. I was calling places on my drive in that were along my route and remembered that I always pass Rita Flora on La Brea, so I gave them a ring to see if they could get something started.
I had forgotten that they were under renovation, and were temporarily relocated to Hancock Park — definitely out of my way. When I got Rita on the phone, she reminded me of this, but immediately told me she could put something together and deliver it free of charge to my place of work in Hollywood before noon. Wow! I was impressed!
I told her I wanted to stay in the $ 50 price range, gave her my name and cc# and told her I wanted the colors to be green, white and pink. Sure enough, the flowers were delivered even earlier than expected, around 10:30 (2 hour turnaround time) and they were AMAZING! Tulips, hydrangeas and roses with green accents… just stunning!
The entire office complimented them incessantly, and needless to say, my assistant was thrilled! Incredible service, timeliness and quality of product. Rita Flora has definitely earned themselves a customer for life!

Then. I came for the food; grilled fish on baguette scarfed from a high stool at an equally high table, people watching in between bites. Got sunflowers, carefully wrapped in flower/​earth friendly, brown paper to go, for me.
Now. Flora Kitchen is closed; I come for the flowers. Not for me, but when I want to send a unique arrangement to a special person in my life. Like long-​stemmed roses and hydrangeas. How classy is that combo? Artsy? Oh, yeah!
Rita Flora opened a year prior to my arrival in LA; was part of my orientation to the city. Even when I don’t stop for flowers, the ever-​changing marquee message keeps Rita on my mind. Romantic («Roses by the bedside; passion all around.» or «Love is in the air; kisses and roses.») political and or humorous («Bill never sent Monica flowers.») there’s something for everyone to smile about on the corner of 6TH & La Brea.
PEACE sign is a fixture.
Brand new website is awesome!

Expensive? Oh, yeah.
Nicer flowers in L.A.
No. No. No. No. No. No. Nope.

I mean, what’s with the terrible reviews, Unilocal nation? It’s a flower shop for fux sake. They sell flowers. How bad can you screw that up?
Here’s the shit:
They have a huge selection of – what appears to be – very happy, cut flowers and damn attractive potted ones too. And they don’t wrap in plastic — that’s a good thing, right? I’ve never had a bad experience and the flowers always look great. That’s a good thing too, right? There’s even a few parking spaces right behind it, in the alley. Good again, I think.
Anyway, if you’re in the neighborhood and happen to desire some natural color, this would be a very solid choice. Otherwise… like if you need a hot dog or something from Ikea, I would totally avoid it.

Horrible! The owner is crazy! They over charge people. DON’T GO!
P. S. Sara l. They just put that sign up for free publicity because they were doing really bad business wise don’t fall for it they are not cool people. I know. CRAZY I tell you.

Yes, it’s trendy and expensive and I haven’t been there in years, but the flowers are nice and I HAD to give major props…
You know how flower stores have signs outside to remind/​convince people to buy flowers for the upcoming holiday (ie. «Son-​flowers for the greatest dad» or «Happy Valentines Day! One dozen red roses for $ 69.95!»?
Well, this past week they had a sign giving shout outs for gay marriages. Which I think is just so cool of them. Yay.
Now I’m gonna think of people to give flowers to to support them!