flowers of an hour
plural of flower-of-an-hour
/ˈflaʊərz əv ən ˈaʊər/
noun
- A small annual plant with short-lived, hibiscus-like flowers that bloom for only a few hours, native to Europe and Asia but naturalized in other regions.
- We spotted a patch of flowers-of-an-hour growing wild along the roadside.
- The delicate petals of the flowers-of-an-hour remind me of tiny hibiscus blooms.
- The flowers-of-an-hour in my garden only open in the morning and wilt by noon.