flowering
Bearing colorful petals
Flowering describes plants that are producing flowers, or the process itself: The flowering of the cherry trees draws crowds each spring.
Figuratively, flowering marks the period when something reaches full development or peak expression: the flowering of the Renaissance, the flowering of her talent.
As an adjective, it distinguishes plants that bloom from those that don't: flowering shrubs.
Prospering vigorously
- thrivingSucceeding vigorously
- abundantExisting in great quantity
- luxuriantAbundantly rich, profuse
- verdantLush with plants
prolific · bountiful · exuberant · vibrant · teeming · blooming · blossoming · profuse
Flower on fruit tree
- petalBloom's colorful segment
- budUnopened plant growth
- nectarFloral sugar water
- pollinationFlower reproductive transfer
stamen · pistil · anther · pollen · corolla · sepals · calyx · perianth
Seed's initial growth phase
- sproutingSeeds beginning growth
- seedlingRecently sprouted young plant
- buddingDeveloping from an outgrowth
- unfurlingOpening from rolled state
development · maturation · ripening · photosynthesis · bolting · budbreak · elongation · dormancy
Arranged cluster of blooms
- arrangementOrdered configuration or agreement
- corsageWearable formal occasion flowers
- vaseOrnamental container for flowers
- garlandDecorative strand of foliage
wreath · centerpiece · ikebana · lei · nosegay · posy · buttonhole · floristry
Tending plants recreationally
- cultivationFostering growth through care
- horticultureCultivating plants systematically
- nurseryRoom for infants
- propagationAct of spreading widely
pruning · grafting · bedding · landscaping · topiary · cultivar · hybridization · deadheading
flourishing
Prospering vigorously
verdant · prolific · bountiful · exuberant · vibrant · teeming · blooming · blossoming · profuse · riotous
blossom
Flower on fruit tree
pollination · stamen · pistil · anther · pollen · corolla · sepals · calyx · perianth · filament
germination
Seed's initial growth phase
- sproutingSeeds beginning growth
- seedlingRecently sprouted young plant
- buddingDeveloping from an outgrowth
unfurling · development · maturation · ripening · photosynthesis · bolting · budbreak · elongation · dormancy · senescence
bouquet
Arranged cluster of blooms
- arrangementOrdered configuration or agreement
- corsageWearable formal occasion flowers
- vaseOrnamental container for flowers
garland · wreath · centerpiece · ikebana · lei · nosegay · posy · buttonhole · floristry
gardening
Tending plants recreationally
- cultivationFostering growth through care
- horticultureCultivating plants systematically
- nurseryRoom for infants
propagation · pruning · grafting · bedding · landscaping · topiary · cultivar · hybridization · deadheading · forcing
rose
Stood up, or fragrant bloom
- tulipBulbous spring flower
- chrysanthemumOrnamental daisy relative
- irisEye's pigmented disc
lilac · orchid · lily · dahlia · peony · marigold · petunia · begonia · azalea · rhododendron
- gardening termsgrowing, blooming, wilting, pruning, grafting
- plant growthbloom, bud, buds, fruit, leaf
- spring growthblooming, buds, budding, shoots, sprouting
- plant biologyphotosynthesis, chloroplast, pollination, stamen, pistil
- plant sciencebotany, plant breeding, plant anatomy, plant biology, plant science
- crop stagesplanting, sowing, germination, sprouting, seedling
floweringdormant
Inactive but capable
nonflowering · flowerless · bare · wilting · withering
floweringdecline
Decrease or refuse
decay · degeneration · deterioration · withering · waning
floweringnonflowering
Bearing no blooms
non-flowering · spore-bearing · flowerless · seedless · gymnosperm
- flowering bulbsUnderground plant structures
- flowering plantsSeed-bearing plants with blooms
- flowering treeBlossoming woody perennial
- flowering shrubsWoody plants bearing blossoms
- flowering seasonPeriod when blossoms appear
- flowering dogwoodOrnamental understory tree