| DAHLIA | A composite plant of the daisy family, native to Central America, noted for its showy flower heads (6) |
| PYRETHRUM | Old World plant of the genus Chrysanthemum cultivated for its showy flower heads (9) |
| GUATEMALA | Country of Central America, noted for its biodiversity (9) |
| KNAPWEED | A composite plant of the genus Centaurea (8) |
| ANTBIRD | One of a large passerine family, native to Central and South America (3-4) |
| PEACOCK | Pheasant-like bird noted for its showy plumage (7) |
| CHRYSANTHEMUM | Genus of plants with brightly coloured showy flower heads (13) |
| PIRANHA | A predatory fish, native to South America, noted for its aggressiveness and voracity (7) |
| ELECAMPANE | Composite plant of the sunflower family, once cultivated for its medicinal root (10) |
| REDMAPLE | Tree of eastern North America noted for its scarlet autumn foliage (8) |
| EDELWEISS | Composite plant of the Alps |
| HELENIUM | Genus of plants of the daisy family native to America whose species includes yellowdicks |
| RUDBECKIA | Genus of plants of the daisy family native to North America that includes black-eyed Susan |
| MUGWORT | Herbaceous perennial plant of the daisy family native to north temperate regions (7) |
| PASSIONFLOWER | Plant of the American genus Passiflora cultivated for its showy flowers (7,6) |
| ALOE | An agave native to Central America the juice of which is used as a laxative |
| SUNFLOWER | Tall plant grown for its showy flowers, and for its seeds (9) |
| THREEMILEISLAND | Location of a nuclear generating station on the Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania, US, noted for a partial meltdown in 1979 |
| BIBLEBELT | Region of the US noted for its conservative values (5,4) |
| AZALEA | Type of rhododendron grown for its showy flowers of different colours (6) |
