Collocations for flower - noun
ADJ.
bright, brilliantly-coloured, colourful | fragrant, scented, sweet-scented, sweet-smelling | delicate, tiny | huge | lily-like, star-shaped, etc. | exotic, rare | alpine, garden, wild, woodland | autumn, spring, etc. | seasonal | out-of-season | beautiful, lovely, pretty
What lovely flowers!
What lovely flowers!
fresh | cut
They sell a few pot plants, but they mainly sell cut flowers.
They sell a few pot plants, but they mainly sell cut flowers.
dried, pressed | dead | artificial, fake | closed, open
The flowers were still tightly closed.
The flowers were still tightly closed.
daffodil, tulip, etc.
QUANT.
bouquet, bunch
VERB + FLOWER
have, produce
It has deep pink scented flowers. | It was the first year that the cactus had produced flowers.
It has deep pink scented flowers. | It was the first year that the cactus had produced flowers.
come into
If the winter weather is mild, plants may come into flower too early.
If the winter weather is mild, plants may come into flower too early.
pollinate
The flowers are pollinated by insects.
The flowers are pollinated by insects.
press
FLOWER + VERB
go to seed, seed
FLOWER + NOUN
bud, head, petal, seed, stalk, stem | bed, border | arrangement, arranger, arranging
I''m learning flower arranging.
I''m learning flower arranging.
display | pot (also ‘flowerpot’) | basket, container, vase | garden | festival, show | market, seller, shop, stall | garland, wreath
PREP.
in ~
It was June and the roses were in flower.
It was June and the roses were in flower.
PHRASES
a bank/carpet/mass of flowers
The alleys were adorned with banks of flowers. | The forest floor was a carpet of wild flowers.
The alleys were adorned with banks of flowers. | The forest floor was a carpet of wild flowers.
covered in flowers
The bush was absolutely covered in flowers.
The bush was absolutely covered in flowers.