Flowering (8)
I believe the answer is:
blooming
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">flowering</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('bloom' can be a synonym of 'flower')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for blooming that I've seen before include "Euphemistic expletive - in flower" , "Healthy -- flowering" , "Looking healthy" , "Blossoming" .)