Flora Niche is South Africa's Oldest, Most Trusted Online Florist

From humble beginnings in Cape Town in 1983, our 39 years of floral design experience has allowed Flora Niche to grow and achieve the national footprint that it has now.

Annike McClarty was introduced to the florist industry from a young age through her mother Bessie van Zyl who owned a bridal shop for 55 years. Flowers were a big part of Bessie's life as she created bridal bouquets, wedding flowers and flower art for competitions. Annike's passion for flowers was developed early on in her childhood, through watching her mother, and she started making her own flower arrangements at the age of 6.

Annike worked as a secretary when she left school and saved up enough money to open her very own florist shop at the age of 23. The shop was opened in Claremont on 7 April 1983 and Annike named it Flora Niche. This original florist shop is still open today but things are a bit different now than they were back then.

Each one of our shop locations in Claremont, Constantia, Muizenberg, Plumstead, Cape Town Central, Bergvliet, Paarl, Stellenbosch, Somerset West, Bloemfontein, Durban, East London, Port Elizabeth, Wolseley, Slanghoek, George, Mossel Bay, Oudtshoorn, Onrus, Hermanus, Kenton-on-Sea, Centurion, Pretoria, Johannesburg and Fourways are used as stations to store flowers, create the arrangements and then deliver them to your door. This ensures that your farm fresh flowers are bunched and delivered by a local flower shop near you.
It is no longer necessary to display flowers in the window as all our customers now order flowers online.

Same Day Flower Delivery Nationwide

Back in 1983 when Flora Niche first opened its doors, Annike's father lent her the money to buy a Ford Escort panel van for R450. Working alone, Annike would close the shop every time she needed to make a delivery in Cape Town and would take her dog Bambi along for the ride. The locals in the area soon grew fond of Bambi and started getting to know Annike and her flower arrangements well. These locals then began offering to keep the shop open while Annike completed her deliveries, ensuring that her customers were helped when they needed to buy flowers.

Flora Niche remained a "one woman shop" for the next 10 years until Annike was able to employ her first staff member. George continued to work for Flora Niche for over 15 years.

In 2003 the opportunities that an online ordering system offered caught Annike's attention when she met with an IT specialist. This is when Flora Niche's online flower ordering and payment system first became available. At the time, it was the only South African florist that offered online flower ordering and nationwide deliveries.

What Makes Us Different?

Since its humble beginnings, Flora Niche has grown to offer same day flower deliveries nationwide. With shops all over the country as well as partnerships with local florists in other areas, Flora Niche is proud to be the only florist in South Africa that can deliver to any address in the country. From the cities, to smaller towns and farmlands, we will get your flowers delivered to your door.

Annike's knowledge of floristry has been passed on to her staff members who are able to put together traditional flower arrangements in baskets, vases, bowls, boxes and bunches.

We are a proudly South African, family-owned business.

A Little More Flora Niche History

Bessie van Zyl was well known in the flower industry during the time that she ran her bridal shop. She also taught floristry and was a qualified flower judge. Bessie entered the World Floral Art competition once and won first prize. This is where Annike's passion for flowers developed from and she began entering flower competitions from a young age, developing her floral skills until she eventually opened Flora Niche at the age of 23.