| BEARSEAR | Another name for auricula, a flower in the family that includes primrose, cowslip, oxlip and cyclamen (5,3) |
| PRIMULA | From the Latin meaning "little firstling of the spring", the genus of flowers that includes auricula, cowslip, oxlip and polyanthus (7) |
| OXLIP | Wild flower related to primrose, cowslip, polyanthus, cyclamen and auricula (5) |
| ANEMONE | Associated with Aphrodite's myth, a flower in the family that includes the hellebore and winter aconite (7) |
| MARIGOLD | Flower in the family that includes chrysanthemums, daisies and dahlias with a species used as a companion plant (8) |
| LAVENDER | Sea -; coastal flower in the family that includes thrift or sea pink that retains its purple colour when dried (8) |
| ROSES | With a national collection of rambling varieties at Moor Wood in Gloucestershire, flowers in the family that includes apples, meadowsweet, pears, quinces and strawberries (5) |
| PRIMROSE | Related to auricula, cowslip, cyclamen and oxlip, Benjamin Disraeli's favourite flower (8) |
| COMPOSITE | A botanical word for a bloom in the family that includes the chrysanthemum, dahlia, daisy, dandelion and sunflower (9) |
| TURKEY | Three strikes in a row in tenpin bowling; or, a bird in the family that includes pheasants and chickens (6) |
| PAIGLE | Another name for the cowslip and oxlip |
| LEGUME | General name for a plant in the family that includes peas, beans, lentils and chickpeas (6) |
| ROSE | With petals distilled to make facial toner and fruits/hips simmered in sugar to make syrup, a flower in the apple family traditionally symbolising love (4) |
| MANTLE | Lady's -; common name for a herbaceous perennial plant in the family that includes rose, meadowsweet, peach and quince, Alchemilla mollis (6) |
| CHENOPOD | From the Greek for "goose foot", a plant in the family that includes amaranth, beetroot, mangel-wurzel, quinoa, spinach and sugar beet (8) |
| EQUID | Zoological name for an animal in the family that includes horses and zebras (5) |
| BIRCH | With papery bark sometimes used for lighting campfires, a tree in the family that includes alders, hazels and hornbeams (5) |
| ALDER | Tree in the family that includes birches, hazels and hornbeams which is common in river and lakeside forests (5) |
| SATSUMA | English name of a Japanese fruit in the family that includes oranges, mandarins, clementines, bergamots, tangerines, lemons and limes (7) |
| BEECH | Tree in the family that includes the oaks and the chestnuts (5) |
