midspring
Heart of spring
Midspring is the middle portion of spring, roughly late April in the Northern Hemisphere.
The word appears in literary or poetic contexts more than everyday speech: By midspring the garden was already blooming.
It parallels formations like midsummer and midwinter.
Year's fourth month
- MayYear's fifth month
- vernalRelating to spring
- equinoxSun crosses celestial midline
- showersLight, passing rainfalls
warmth · sunshine · breezes · mild · temperate · birdsong · nesting · bees
Seed's initial growth phase
- sproutingSeeds beginning growth
- seedlingsNewly germinated plants
- saplingsJuvenile trees
- shootsFires or photographs
greening · leafing · unfurling · photosynthesis · cultivation · tilling · transplanting · nursery
Bulb-grown ornamental flowers
- daffodilsYellow spring bulb flowers
- azaleasFlowering ornamental shrubs
- magnoliaLarge-flowered ornamental tree
- lilacPale purple hue
peonies · iris · forsythia · hyacinth · dogwood · violets · jasmine · wisteria
Spiritual or physical regeneration
- reawakeningRenewed consciousness or awareness
- rejuvenationRestoration of youthful vigor
- revivalReturn after decline
- resurgenceReturn after dormancy
regeneration · revitalization · freshness · awakening · emergence · thaw · warming · lengthening
April
Year's fourth month
showers · warmth · sunshine · breezes · mild · temperate · birdsong · nesting · bees · butterflies
germination
Seed's initial growth phase
shoots · greening · leafing · unfurling · photosynthesis · cultivation · tilling · transplanting · nursery · fertilizer
tulips
Bulb-grown ornamental flowers
- daffodilsYellow spring bulb flowers
- azaleasFlowering ornamental shrubs
- magnoliaLarge-flowered ornamental tree
lilac · peonies · iris · forsythia · hyacinth · dogwood · violets · jasmine · wisteria · redbud
rebirth
Spiritual or physical regeneration
- reawakeningRenewed consciousness or awareness
- rejuvenationRestoration of youthful vigor
- revivalReturn after decline
resurgence · regeneration · revitalization · freshness · awakening · emergence · thaw · warming · lengthening · newness