blooming season

When flowers open

Blooming season is the time of year when flowers open and plants produce blossoms.

The phrase appears in gardening, agriculture, and nature writing: Cherry trees in Washington reach their blooming season in early April.

Different species have different blooming seasons, making the term relative to what's being discussed.

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plant life cycle phase

blooming seasondormancy

Suspended biological activity

dormant season · senescence · leaf drop · rest period · die-back

seasonal timing

blooming seasonwinter

Year's coldest quarter

dead of winter · frost season · off-season · fallow period · killing frost

Family

bloom, season

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