be in flower

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Miss Hope says she believes they'll just be in flower.

From The Fortunes of Philippa A School Story by Brazil, Angela

Planted the 1st of May, the variety will be in flower June 28, and the pods will be fit for use about the middle or 20th of July.

From The Field and Garden Vegetables of America Containing Full Descriptions of Nearly Eleven Hundred Species and Varietes; With Directions for Propagation, Culture and Use. by Burr, Fearing

It will produce excellent food till it begins to be in flower, when it should immediately be ploughed up.

From The Stock-Feeder's Manual the chemistry of food in relation to the breeding and feeding of live stock by Cameron, Charles Alexander, Sir

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

It is my theory that present chestnut breeders are crossing inferior material, using any specimens that happen to be in flower at the right time as long as they represent the species to be crossed.

From Northern Nut Growers Association Incorporated 39th Annual Report at Norris, Tenn. September 13-15 1948 by Northern Nut Growers Association