flower bud
Petals still furled
A flower bud is the undeveloped, tightly closed form of a flower before it opens.
The compact structure contains petals and reproductive parts wrapped in protective outer leaves called sepals: The rose bushes are covered in flower buds.
Some flower buds are harvested before opening—capers and cloves are both dried flower buds.
- petalBloom's colorful segment
- bloomFlower or flourishing state
- unfurlingOpening from rolled state
- stemPlant's central axis
- sproutNew plant emergence
calyx · sepal · tight · tight knot · green · tender · opening · rose · tulip · peony · nascent · first signs · new growth · swelling · bursting · dewdrop · garden · vase
- floweringbloom, blooming, blossom, full bloom, opening
- Bloom typesrose bloom, cherry blossom, full bloom, first bloom, spring bloom
- Budsrosebud
- plant biologyphotosynthesis, chloroplast, pollination, stamen, pistil
- seasonal cyclesbloom, blooming, dormancy, emergence, germination
- Rebirth Symbolsphoenix, butterfly, egg, seed, chrysalis
developmental stage
flower budfull bloom
Maximum flowering state
wilted flower · blossom · seed pod · fruit · ripe fruit
flower, bud, flowers, flowered, flowering, flowery, buds, budded, budding