'fragile-flowered' originates from the combination of 'fragile' and 'flowered', where 'fragile' comes from Latin 'fragilis', meaning 'easily broken', and 'flowered' refers to having flowers.

'fragilis' transformed into the Old French word 'fragile', and eventually became the modern English word 'fragile'.

Initially, 'fragile' meant 'easily broken', and this meaning has largely remained the same in modern usage.