The Bean Flower

Our Pride art show “Prismatic” opens tomorrow! We’re so excited to celebrate such talented Q***r artists this month (and every month) 🩵 From June 17–July 26, come in and enjoy a sweet treat while perusing artwork created from the heart!

Featured artists:
Solomon Luna
Sunny Chen
Zatch Bell
Kayla Vu
Eli Chen
Tiff Wei

team special: Calamansi Juice, featuring team member Erik (who is a JoJo’s fan) 💚

100% calamansi juice with house-made rock sugar syrup!

“Calamansi Juice is one of the staple things you can try in the Philippines, and I’m not sure why it took me so long to think of making this in store. I was thinking what my parents enjoyed as drinks aside from sago’t gulaman and my two brain cells finally made a great thought.

It’s light, refreshing, and amazing to combat the heat. I love sharing culture and this is one of many perfect ways to do it.

And approved by my dad!

our june events + an updated june specials menu! 🫐 we’ve got a magazine release party, multiple k-pop events, TQY&N’s monthly BIPOC craft night, and a papermaking workshop! we hope you’ll come out and join us in all the fun this month 🩵

HAPPY PRIDE!!! 🌈🩵 It’s one of our most favorite times of the year, and we’re so excited for the month ahead 🥳 This month, we’re donating 10% of profits to the LGBTQ+ Youth Center of Durham!

We have a fun blueberry filled lineup for you, including our brand new Blueberry Basil Hibiscus and Blueberry Dream specials 🫐

At the end of the month, we’ll be closing from June 29 to July 7 for our Team Rest Week! We’re looking forward to our team having time to rest and recharge 💤

team spotlight: Eunseong 🐯

“hii im eunseong!! crazy secret but i work at the bean flower .0. i also love playing sudoku behind the cups when i get free time”

Eun has been with our team since the beginning of last year, and we’re so lucky to have such a kind, considerate soul to work alongside! As the oldest sibling in his family, he’s always looking out for his team members and is often the first to offer help with side tasks that pop up. Eun is also our unofficial shop plant expert and the reason why our shop plants are still thriving! 🩵

community spotlight: Day from Dormant Plant Parlor 💐

Day is the heart and soul of one of our favorite businesses, Dormant Plant Parlor, as well as one of our favorite human beings.

Our brick and mortar businesses opened about a month apart, and it felt like we immediately started working together on event planning and brainstorming so many ideas. We still remember the spark of our first meeting that just felt like it was the stars aligning for our new businesses. Day’s passion and good-heartedness shine through Dormant, and we are so honored to get to grow alongside them as we navigate and support each other through small business life.

Dormant brings a truly talented and artistic touch to floral arranging that feels both so personal and meticulously curated. Day is one of the sweetest and most special people we’ve met along this journey, and we could not be more excited for their next chapter with Dormant! 🩵

About Dormant Plant Parlor 🪻

“Hi friends,

It’s Day with Dormant!! 👒

We specialize in abstract, unorthodox & sculptural designs to help move others through blooms & foliage~
Whether flowers or plants, our goal is to be your community driven designer, by mastering our art & using it to strengthen stories & moments, to help making your day or someone else’s!!

Our motto is: Seek Stillness...

We listen & watch how blooms tell us how they want to be utilized while mastering their lifespan & longevity.

Flowers are meant to die.

We understand them. We honor it & use it to our advantage because they remind us to be, present — still & in the moment.

For this, is what it means to be: Dormant.”

community spotlight: Roi 💜

Roi has been a part of our community for about a year now, always visiting us for his midday pick-me-ups between work and school or for an end of week treat! He always gets excited for any new Filipino desserts or drinks we have available and jumped on our ube condensed milk when we featured it this past Halloween. He’s been asking for us to bring it back consistently ever since. We love seeing his enthusiasm for cultural representation and the joy he expresses when we nail a special he really loves!

“Between home and work, The Bean Flower is the place I frequent the most (since it’s on the way lol). I’m not even that big on boba, but the kind community that The Bean Flower has fostered and continues to foster keeps me coming back. I’m glad that this month is the return of my favorite topping: ube condensed milk. I personally get it with matcha as their flavors compliment each other for a nice sweet drink, maybe some taho to go along with it, but the good thing about it is you can try it with other drinks! After a long day at work, The Bean Flower provides the best place to sit back and relax, even for a little while.”

We’re so excited to officially share that we now carry Bad Oven baked goods here at the Bean Flower! 💜

Bad Oven is a one-woman Filipina-American microbakery based in Cary, NC.

If you’ve ever wanted to try real ube jam, Bad Oven has been making it from scratch for the past five years. It’s called Oob® and was trademarked way before ube went viral in the US. 😌 Each batch uses real ube from the Philippines and takes hours to make before going into the Purple Bun® and Ube White Chocolate Chip Cookie.

As for the calamansi cookies, if you’re looking for legit calamansi flavor, you’re in luck because Bad Oven also uses calamansi extract sourced directly from the Philippines!

Come in and enjoy a Purple Bun or a cookie with your Bean Flower order! :)

WE’RE BACK WITH ANOTHER SHOW: Bean Flower Sprouts, a Gaysian May Show 🌱

Tickets are available on a sliding scale (with tiers including raffle entries to win prizes) at bit.ly/bfsprouts and the link in our bio!

Come join us after hours on Thursday, May 14, from 8-10 pm for sweet treats and an even sweeter show 🌟

Presented by
G-Clef
Nik
Mai Valentine
Sarah LaTour
Kara Bao
Tita Baby

our may events! more info on events not pictured will be shared soon 🩵 we hope you’ll come hangout with us! bring yourself, your friends, and make new friends 🌱

events with:
Dormant Plant Parlor
Grandma’s House
Tanyag Studio
Angaea Cuna
SAKY
TQY&N
Rye