be in flower
Example Sentences
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The sweet peas will soon be in flower, the stocks, too, are showing buds.
From Three Years in Tristan da Cunha by Barrow, Katherine Mary
"Dear me," said the Rath, "what may that be in flower there?"
From Flower, Fruit, and Thorn Pieces; or, the Wedded Life, Death, and Marriage of Firmian Stanislaus Siebenkaes, Parish Advocate in the Burgh of Kuhschnappel. by Jean Paul
Miss Hope says she believes they'll just be in flower.
From The Fortunes of Philippa A School Story by Brazil, Angela
Most of the plants found will not be in flower, and these send up but a single, oblong, pointed leaf.
From Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany For High Schools and Elementary College Courses by Campbell, Douglas Houghton
That active city-dweller, the Greenie, is found in almost every large eucalypt that happens to be in flower.
From An Australian Bird Book A Pocket Book for Field Use by Leach, John Albert
