| CAMELLIA | Genus of plants in the tea family with rose-like blooms (8) |
| CAMELLIAS | Flowers in the tea family |
| WRIGHTIA | Genus of plants in the dogbane family such as the saddle-pod (8) |
| BRASSICA | Genus of plants in the mustard family (8) |
| CALATHEA | Genus of plants in Maranta family (many now in genus Goeppertia) - partly tropical at heart (8) |
| ABUTILON | Genus of plants in mallow family, with nodding bell/bowl-shaped flowers - nil about to change (8) |
| TRITONIA | Genus of plants in southern Africa with typically scarlet or orange flowers (8) |
| HELENIUM | American plant with daisy-like blooms, known as sneezeweed (8) |
| CLIPPERS | Fast sailing ships used in the tea trade; or, shears used in topiary (8) |
| WISTERIA | Prune this woody climber once its fragrant pea-like blooms have faded (8) |
| TEAMMATE | Two varieties of meat for fellow eating in the tea interval? (4-4) |
| RUMINATE | Think about putting rum in the tea, perhaps (8) |
| CAFFEINE | Stimulant could be fine in the tea room (8) |
| STANDARD | Sort of rose like a flag (8) |
| ASCENDED | Rose, like Charlie, has finished (8) |
| BID | Offer a price for the first half of the burr marigold genus of plants (in the aster family), especially at an auction! (3) |
| ALBUCA | Genus of plants in the family Hyacinthaceae, most of the 30 species of which are native to Southern Africa |
| LUPIN | Genus of plants in the legume family Fabaceae with spikes of purplish-blue flowers (5) |
| AVENA | Genus of plants in the grass family (Poaceae) to which the oats belong (5) |
| SALVIA | The largest genus of plants in the mint family, commonly referred to as sage |
