floriferous
adjective
flo·rif·er·ous
flȯ-ˈri-f(ə-)rəs 
: bearing flowers
especially
: blooming freely
floriferousness
noun
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The cross produced Rosa ‘KORbin’, a very healthy floriferous floribunda that bloomed in large clusters of medium-size lightly double, white flowers.
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Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Oct. 2025
This is more than a grower’s guide, however, as each of the 50 floriferous species included is brilliantly pictured on the front of its card in the deck.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 28 June 2025
Be sure to check out ‘UConn Wedding Bells’, a very floriferous cultivar discovered by UConn Plant Science professor, Dr. Mark Brand.
—Dawn Pettinelli, Hartford Courant, 13 June 2024
Painting a Plant Palette Thomas J. Story A floriferous garden with warm and jewel-toned blooms was the starting point when the Schimmels were considering the overall color scheme of the space.
—Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 16 Apr. 2024
Rather than growing tall with a few huge blooms at the top the way many types of annual sunflowers do, this floriferous phenomenon stays more compact with multiple stems and hundreds of bright yellow blossoms.
—Mackenzie Nichols, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Mar. 2023
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Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Oct. 2025
This is more than a grower’s guide, however, as each of the 50 floriferous species included is brilliantly pictured on the front of its card in the deck.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 28 June 2025
Be sure to check out ‘UConn Wedding Bells’, a very floriferous cultivar discovered by UConn Plant Science professor, Dr. Mark Brand.
—Dawn Pettinelli, Hartford Courant, 13 June 2024
Painting a Plant Palette Thomas J. Story A floriferous garden with warm and jewel-toned blooms was the starting point when the Schimmels were considering the overall color scheme of the space.
—Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 16 Apr. 2024
Rather than growing tall with a few huge blooms at the top the way many types of annual sunflowers do, this floriferous phenomenon stays more compact with multiple stems and hundreds of bright yellow blossoms.
—Mackenzie Nichols, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Mar. 2023
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“Floriferous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/floriferous. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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