How to Use flower bud in a Sentence

flower bud

noun
Definition of flower budnext
  • Watch out for too much warmth though or the flower buds will drop.
    — Washington Post, 17 Dec. 2019
  • Cut off the flower bud or spent flower and all but the top leaf or two.
    — Benjamin Whitacre, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 July 2022
  • Garlic scapes: Scapes are the flower bud of the garlic plant.
    — Chuck Blount, San Antonio Express-News, 9 May 2018
  • Step 2: Choose the Stem Look for a healthy stem from the current year's growth that hasn't formed any flower buds.
    — Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2024
  • Broccoli heads are harvested when the largest flower buds in the head are about the size of the head of a kitchen match.
    — NOLA.com, 18 Dec. 2017
  • There were no flower buds this year but some tiny leaf buds, some of which were damaged in the late freezes.
    — oregonlive, 19 Mar. 2023
  • This gives the plant plenty of time to set new flower buds for the following year.
    — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2023
  • The best time to move your Christmas cactus is before the flower buds start to form.
    — Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 23 Nov. 2019
  • Mums and asters will bloom in summer unless the flower buds are pinched or cut.
    — Betty Cahill, The Denver Post, 27 June 2019
  • Some cooks feel basil has the best fragrance and taste when the flower buds begin to appear.
    — Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 24 Aug. 2019
  • The farmstand worker encouraged me to roast the greens whole: stem and flower bud along with the leaves.
    — Jonathan Kauffman, Bon Appétit, 13 Apr. 2022
  • Shrubs that bloom in spring, such as azaleas, must get their flower buds through the winter.
    — Adrian Higgins, Houston Chronicle, 21 Aug. 2019
  • Like a flower budding in the spring, Shlomit Mintz is used to new beginnings.
    — Andres Picon, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Feb. 2020
  • Towards the edge of the flower bud the pollen sacs are visible, with tiny pollen grains inside.
    — Discover Magazine, 29 June 2010
  • The way the petals are shaped and protrude from the flower bud gives rise to another nickname: the crane flower.
    — Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 11 May 2022
  • The flower buds are produced on the previous year's wood.
    — Rebecca Bull Reed, Southern Living, 10 June 2024
  • Fall-, winter- and spring-blooming trees and shrubs have already set their flower buds.
    — NOLA.com, 2 Sep. 2017
  • The above-ground portion of the plant, including a flower bud that emerged in late March, stood 28 inches high this week.
    — Bruce Henderson, charlotteobserver, 18 Apr. 2018
  • Make sure to harvest your broccoli when the hundreds of tiny flower buds that form on the head are still green and tightly closed.
    — Zoe Denenberg, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2023
  • Plants will soon form flower buds in preparation for spring bloom.
    — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2023
  • Its thin porcelain walls suggest Ohr, but are turned in on themselves, like a flower bud set to open.
    — New York Times, 13 June 2021
  • The flower buds and stalks can be cooked and heart of the agave can be used for spirits including tequila, mezcal and pulque.
    — Marie Fazio, chicagotribune.com, 17 July 2019
  • If left unattended, garlic plants will sprout tiny purple or white flower buds at the tips of the scapes.
    — Emily Saladino, Bon Appétit, 8 Mar. 2023
  • My son has a hibiscus plant with flower buds but only a few open.
    — Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 13 July 2024
  • This cuts off all the flower buds, wrecking your springtime flower show.
    — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 7 May 2024
  • Remember to buy plants where the flower buds have just started to show color.
    — Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp, Indianapolis Star, 15 Sep. 2017
  • Branches with large flower buds will bloom more quickly when forced.
    — Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 12 Mar. 2018
  • And, more importantly, the flower buds for bloom in May are already present.
    — Dan Gill, NOLA.com, 10 Feb. 2018
  • But all those mentioned are species that set their flower buds before going dormant in the fall.
    — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 9 Feb. 2024
  • Remove spent flowers to encourage more flower buds to form.
    — Dawn Pettinelli, Hartford Courant, 24 Feb. 2024

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