Close by, a common spotted orchid colony is in full flower.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The first horse chestnut trees are in full flower.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The mauve haze of a lavender field in full flower has inspired artists for centuries.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
If one showed special aptitude she nurtured it like a fragile seedling in the hope that one day it might blossom into full flower.
Fraser, Christine Marion NOBLE BEGINNNINGS (2004)