in bloom

idiom

variants or in full bloom
: having flowers
The bushes should be in bloom soon.

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While catnip rises to three feet tall and catmint reaches two feet, cat thyme is more compact, around a foot tall, and studded with five-inch-long pink flower spikes when in bloom. Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 28 Nov. 2025 Forsythia provides a nice backdrop to other plants when not in bloom. Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2025 Regularly monitor the soil in your pots to ensure the plant doesn't get too dry while your cactus is still in bloom. Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Oct. 2025 In the planters lining the outdoor cafés in Harry Potter’s Paris, every flower was perfectly in bloom. Bianca Bosker, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for in bloom

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“In bloom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20bloom. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.

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