| MARROWFAT | Blight that hurt top of flower in desert pea |
| COUCHGRASS | Weed that hurt top of ground, thick spreading around |
| OMBUDSMAN | Official opening of May flowers in desert country (9) |
| THRUSH | Songbird in wild hurts top of head (6) |
| THREEPOINTTURN | Driving manoeuvre possibly hurt top intern circling rear of office (5,5,4) |
| DESPERATE | Frantic to order desert pea (9) |
| STURTS | SA floral emblem, ... desert pea (6) |
| INJURE | Blight that is overshadowing New Jersey's old city (6) |
| EYESORE | Blight that I spotted, say |
| NAMELY | In other words, reputation of flower in Cork reportedly (6) |
| FAIRISLE | Top design of flower in fancy leaf |
| RESTYLED | Part of flower in Burgundy cut in different fashion |
| UPLIFT | Boost head of flower in cultivation of tulip (6) |
| OHIO | State of flower in America (4) |
| LUPIN | Cottage garden perennial plant with spikes of flowers in all colours growing in all parts of the world, notably the shores of Lake Tekapo in New Zealand (5) |
| LUPINS | Perennials in the pea family with spires of flowers in most colours including blue, pink and purple (6) |
| KNOT | A bend, bow, hitch, tie or other entwinement; a cluster of people; a maze-like pattern of flowers in a formal garden; a rosette; or, a tangle of hair (4) |
| LEI | Ring of flowers in middle of field brought back |
| SPADIX | Cluster of flowers in spring, ten in Versailles (6) |
| ROSES | Ring of flowers in a ring in box F (5) |
