Floribundus
/floh-rih-BUN-dus/🏷️ Taxonomy●● Intermediate
Also known as: floribunda, floribundum
A floral epithet meaning the plant flowers with exceptional abundance and freedom, often over a long season. It suggests both quantity and continuity of bloom rather than simply a large number of flowers at one time. Appears as floribundus (masculine), floribunda (feminine), or floribundum (neuter).
Etymology
From Latin flos/floris (flower) + abundare (to abound), effectively meaning "abounding in flowers."
Example
“Floribunda roses, a class named for this epithet, are bred to produce continuous flushes of bloom throughout summer, embodying the free-flowering promise of the name.”