How to Use flower bud in a Sentence

flower bud

noun

• My son has a hibiscus plant with flower buds but only a few open.
  — Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 13 July 2024
• Watch out for too much warmth though or the flower buds will drop.
  — Washington Post, 17 Dec. 2019
• Cut off the flower bud or spent flower and all but the top leaf or two.
  — Benjamin Whitacre, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 July 2022
• Garlic scapes: Scapes are the flower bud of the garlic plant.
  — Chuck Blount, San Antonio Express-News, 9 May 2018
• Step 2: Choose the Stem Look for a healthy stem from the current year's growth that hasn't formed any flower buds.
  — Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2024
• Broccoli heads are harvested when the largest flower buds in the head are about the size of the head of a kitchen match.
  — NOLA.com, 18 Dec. 2017
• There were no flower buds this year but some tiny leaf buds, some of which were damaged in the late freezes.
  — oregonlive, 19 Mar. 2023
• This gives the plant plenty of time to set new flower buds for the following year.
  — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2023
• The best time to move your Christmas cactus is before the flower buds start to form.
  — Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 23 Nov. 2019
• Mums and asters will bloom in summer unless the flower buds are pinched or cut.
  — Betty Cahill, The Denver Post, 27 June 2019
• Some cooks feel basil has the best fragrance and taste when the flower buds begin to appear.
  — Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 24 Aug. 2019
• The farmstand worker encouraged me to roast the greens whole: stem and flower bud along with the leaves.
  — Jonathan Kauffman, Bon Appétit, 13 Apr. 2022
• Shrubs that bloom in spring, such as azaleas, must get their flower buds through the winter.
  — Adrian Higgins, Houston Chronicle, 21 Aug. 2019
• Like a flower budding in the spring, Shlomit Mintz is used to new beginnings.
  — Andres Picon, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Feb. 2020
• Towards the edge of the flower bud the pollen sacs are visible, with tiny pollen grains inside.
  — Discover Magazine, 29 June 2010
• The way the petals are shaped and protrude from the flower bud gives rise to another nickname: the crane flower.
  — Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 11 May 2022
• The flower buds are produced on the previous year's wood.
  — Rebecca Bull Reed, Southern Living, 10 June 2024
• Fall-, winter- and spring-blooming trees and shrubs have already set their flower buds.
  — NOLA.com, 2 Sep. 2017
• The above-ground portion of the plant, including a flower bud that emerged in late March, stood 28 inches high this week.
  — Bruce Henderson, charlotteobserver, 18 Apr. 2018
• Make sure to harvest your broccoli when the hundreds of tiny flower buds that form on the head are still green and tightly closed.
  — Zoe Denenberg, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2023
• Plants will soon form flower buds in preparation for spring bloom.
  — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2023
• Its thin porcelain walls suggest Ohr, but are turned in on themselves, like a flower bud set to open.
  — New York Times, 13 June 2021
• The flower buds and stalks can be cooked and heart of the agave can be used for spirits including tequila, mezcal and pulque.
  — Marie Fazio, chicagotribune.com, 17 July 2019
• If left unattended, garlic plants will sprout tiny purple or white flower buds at the tips of the scapes.
  — Emily Saladino, Bon Appétit, 8 Mar. 2023
• This cuts off all the flower buds, wrecking your springtime flower show.
  — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 7 May 2024
• Remember to buy plants where the flower buds have just started to show color.
  — Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp, Indianapolis Star, 15 Sep. 2017
• Branches with large flower buds will bloom more quickly when forced.
  — Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 12 Mar. 2018
• And, more importantly, the flower buds for bloom in May are already present.
  — Dan Gill, NOLA.com, 10 Feb. 2018
• But all those mentioned are species that set their flower buds before going dormant in the fall.
  — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 9 Feb. 2024
• This timely pruning allows the plants to mature new growths and set flower buds to open in late winter.
  — Tom MacCubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com, 28 Apr. 2018

Last Updated: 24 Oct 2024