come in/into bloom

phrase

variants or come into flower
of a plant
: to begin to produce flowers : to start to bloom
in early spring, when the forsythias are coming into bloom
The lilacs have begun to come into flower.

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“Come in/into bloom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20in%2Finto%20bloom. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.

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