late blooming
/leɪt ˈblumɪŋ/
adjective
- Flowering or developing later in the season than is typical.
- The late-blooming chrysanthemums add color to the garden in November.
- These late-blooming roses are still covered in buds when other roses have finished.
- We planted a late-blooming variety of lavender that flowers in early fall.
- Developing a skill, talent, or aspect of one's personality later in life than usual.
- She was a late-blooming artist who didn't start painting until she was sixty.
- The author's late-blooming success came after decades of rejection.
- His late-blooming confidence surprised everyone who knew him as a shy teenager.
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