Singleflower

Singleflower is a descriptive term used in botany and horticulture to refer to a plant or inflorescence bearing a single bloom rather than a cluster of flowers. In common usage, it describes cases where only one flower is produced on a flowering shoot or peduncle, or where a cultivar is advertised as having one prominent bloom per stem.

The term is not a formal taxonomic category. In scientific botany, the term solitary is used to describe an inflorescence consisting of a single flower, while singleflower is more commonly seen in horticultural descriptions, seed catalogs, and garden design.

In morphology and use, a singleflower plant generally has a single flower visible at a time on an inflorescence, often with a peduncle or floral stalk bearing one bloom; this arrangement can simplify arranging, pruning, or floral design.

Examples and regional usage: In ornamental horticulture, some cultivars are described as singleflower to indicate one bloom per stem, while others bear multiple blossoms per shoot. The phrase may vary by region and catalog.

See also: solitary flower, inflorescence, floral morphology.