Bloomstyrka
Bloomstyrka is a term used in horticulture to describe the vigor and quality of flowering in plants, indicating the capacity to produce abundant, healthy blooms under various conditions. The word combines Swedish roots blom (flower) and styrka (strength) and is commonly used in Nordic gardening communities. It does not have a universally formal definition in international plant science, and usage can vary among practitioners.
In practice, bloomstyrka encompasses traits such as bloom quantity, bloom size, flowering duration, and the plant’s
Assessing bloomstyrka varies by context. Some nurseries rely on visual scoring of bloom density and size, while
Economically, bloomstyrka is used as a marketing and breeding criterion. Catalog descriptions may highlight varieties with
See also: flowering vigor, plant vigor, horticultural terminology.