1
: a plant that blooms
2
: a person who reaches full competence or maturity
he was a late bloomer as a writer
3
[blooming]
: a stupid blunder
1
: a costume for women consisting of a skirt over long loose trousers gathered closely about the ankles
2
bloomers plural
a
: full loose trousers gathered at the knee formerly worn by women for athletics
b
: underpants of similar design worn chiefly by girls and women
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Steve Bender, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2024
The list of old-wood bloomers includes lilacs, viburnums and forsythia.
Shrubs that bloom on new wood offer the gardener more pruning leeway.
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 15 Mar. 2024
For old-wood spring bloomers (group A), trim just after flowering.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 15 Feb. 2024
Seasonal bloomers, such as azaleas, crabapples, or wisteria can also make pretty bonsai.
—Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Mar. 2024
Otherwise consider replacing it with a more reliable bloomer like one of the panicle hydrangeas or another summer flowering shrub.
—Melinda Myers, Journal Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2024
For new-wood summer bloomers (group C), trim in late winter or early spring.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 15 Feb. 2024
Actress Anna Diop wore a sheer silver sparkling dress by Dior with a bralette and bloomer shorts underneath it.
—Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 4 Dec. 2023
Plant tall varieties in the back of a garden or intersperse shorter bloomers throughout your garden bed.
—Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 28 July 2023
Noun
This herbaceous peony is a mid-season bloomer that flowers in late spring and early summer, usually around June.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2024
The list of old-wood bloomers includes lilacs, viburnums and forsythia.
Shrubs that bloom on new wood offer the gardener more pruning leeway.
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 15 Mar. 2024
For old-wood spring bloomers (group A), trim just after flowering.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 15 Feb. 2024
Seasonal bloomers, such as azaleas, crabapples, or wisteria can also make pretty bonsai.
—Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Mar. 2024
Otherwise consider replacing it with a more reliable bloomer like one of the panicle hydrangeas or another summer flowering shrub.
—Melinda Myers, Journal Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2024
For new-wood summer bloomers (group C), trim in late winter or early spring.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 15 Feb. 2024
Actress Anna Diop wore a sheer silver sparkling dress by Dior with a bralette and bloomer shorts underneath it.
—Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 4 Dec. 2023
Plant tall varieties in the back of a garden or intersperse shorter bloomers throughout your garden bed.
—Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 28 July 2023
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