in flower
Petals on display
In flower describes a plant that is currently blooming, with flowers open and visible: The cherry trees are in flower.
The phrase can extend to any period of flourishing or peak development: a civilization in flower.
Also expressed as in bloom.
- bloomingProducing flowers now
- beesWinged pollinators
- full bloomMaximum flowering state
- peak seasonBusiest commercial period
- petalBloom's colorful segment
bee friendly · bud · pollination · bouquet · senescence · spring · garden party · open · fragrance · nectar · butterfly · ripe · fertile · scented · wilting · lush · radiant · hummingbirds
plant reproductive stage
in flowerdormant
Inactive but capable
gone to seed · flowerless · budding · barren · spent
flower, flowers, flowering, flowered, floral, florist, floret, efflorescence, florets