| HELLEBORE | Elegant, winter-flowering perennial, also known as Christmas rose (9) |
| GEUM | Flowering perennial also known as Avens (4) |
| NIGER | Helleborus ___ is better known as Christmas rose (5) |
| BRISTOL | In which UK city centre is the medieva street, once called Queene Street. now known as Christmas Steps? (7) |
| DRLFT | Deep wind-driven bank of the cold white matter described in 16 Across; or, a blanket of flowers such as Christmas roses or those in the genera Crocus, Cyclamen, Galanthus or Narcissus (5) |
| DRIFT | Deep wind-driven bank of the cold white matter described in 16 Across; or, a blanket of flowers such as Christmas roses or those in the genera Crocus, Cyclamen, Galanthus or Narcissus (5) |
| RUDBECKIA | Perennial also known as the 'Cone Flower' (9) |
| CAMPANULA | Perennial also known as the bellflower (9) |
| ASTRANTIA | Herbaceous perennial also known as masterwort |
| PERENNIAL | Plant living year after year such as the Christmas rose, amaryllis, winter jasmine, cyclamen or snowdrop (9) |
| CORONILLA | Winter-flowering shrub with yellow, pea-like flowers - makes racoon ill! (9) |
| CROCOSMIA | Fiery-flowered, blade-leaved perennial also called montbretia (9) |
| GOLDENROD | Late-flowering perennial (9) |
| TORMENTIL | Downy perennial also called cinquefoil or bloodroot |
| ARABIS | Early-flowering compact evergreen perennial also known as rock cress (6) |
| LAURELAND | Couple on trail of solitary tree, perennial also able to survive wintry conditions (6,3,5) |
| NEPETA | Perennial also known as catmint (6) |
| ANCHUSA | Perennial also known as alkanet and bugloss (7) |
| STACHYS | ___ byzantina, perennial, also known as lamb's tongue or donkey's ears (6) |
| ACANTHUS | - - - mollis, herbaceous perennial also known as bear's-breech (8) |
