Flower delivery in Cromwell, Central Otago

Dunstan Hospital, just down the road in Clyde

Cromwell is served by Dunstan Hospital in nearby Clyde. Flowers are welcome there, but avoid lilies and strongly scented arrangements. Put the patient's full name on the order.

Golden View and Ripponburn care homes

Eldernet lists two residential care homes in Cromwell: Golden View Care at 17 Iles Street, and Ripponburn Home & Hospital at 94 Kawarau Gorge Road, RD2. Ripponburn has a rural RD address, so copy it exactly. For either home, add the resident's full name and choose something compact and lightly scented.

Under 400 mm of rain, 36 °C summers and −10 °C frosts

Cromwell gets only about 400 mm of rain a year because it lies far inland. The January mean high is 24.9 °C and the record high is 36.6 °C, while the record low is −10.0 °C, and temperatures have dropped below freezing in every month from February to December. Dry air and summer heat are hard on cut flowers, and a bouquet left on a frosty step will not last. Ask for delivery when someone is home, add a phone number, and keep the vase topped up. Our flower care guide has practical tips.

Litany Street, the new cemetery and Cromwell's churches

The Litany Street cemetery, established in 1865, was Cromwell's first and is the resting place of a number of early gold miners, among them Chinese miners who came in search of gold. A second cemetery, the new Cromwell cemetery, was created in the early 1900s. St Andrew's Anglican church opened in 1874, and Mary Immaculate and the Irish Martyrs Catholic church, with its 20 m belltower, opened in April 1909.

Central Otago Funerals lists a Cromwell address at 5 McNulty Road. For a funeral, send flowers to the funeral home or the family home; our sympathy flower guide explains the customs.

Orchard blocks between Wānaka, Queenstown and Alexandra

Cromwell lies about 50 km from Wānaka, 60 km from Queenstown through the Kawarau Gorge and 33 km from Alexandra. If the recipient lives on an orchard or block outside town, the address will include an RD number; rural addresses can take longer, and weekend delivery is limited in many areas. For neighbouring towns, see Alexandra and Wānaka.

Places flowers often go in Cromwell

Hospitals

• Dunstan Hospital (Clyde)

Rest homes and care

• Golden View Care
• Ripponburn Home & Hospital

Funeral homes

• Central Otago Funerals

Cemeteries

• Cromwell Cemetery
• Litany Street Cemetery (historic, est. 1865)
• New Cromwell cemetery (early 1900s)

Put the recipient’s ward, room or the funeral director’s name on the order so the florist can find them.