Shelled out cash, if perpetrating bloomer (7)
I believe the answer is:
fuchsia
'bloomer' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are singular nouns.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?
I don't understand the remainder of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for fuchsia that I've seen before include "Ornamental flowering plant - reddish-purple" , "Vivid purplish-red" , "Pinkish-purple" , "Shrub with pendulous purplish-red flowers" , "Flowering shrub" .)