| IXIA | Genus of plants of the iris family native to South Africa with showy ornamental sword-shaped leaves |
| WISTERIA | Showy ornamental vine |
| AZALEA | Showy ornamental shrub (6) |
| CAMELLIA | Showy ornamental, Alabama's state flower |
| GLADIOLI | Plants of the iris family, with sword-shaped leaves and spikes of funnel-shaped, brightly-coloured flowers (8) |
| GLADIOLUS | Plant of the Iris family with sword-shaped leaves, the purple flowers of the wild variety can be seen in fields all over Mallorca (9) |
| ALOE | Plant of the lily family native to South Africa |
| GLADDIES | Informal term for plants of the iris family with sword-shaped leaves (8) |
| ZEBRA | Striped mammal of the horse family, native to South and East Africa (5) |
| FREESIA | Plant of the iris family belonging to the genus of the same name (7) |
| 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 |
| CALLA | One of the common names for Zantadeschia, a genus of lily native to South Africa (5) |
| CAPSICUM | Genus of plants from the nightshade family native to the Americas, whose fruits are commonly called chilli pepper, red or green pepper, or sweet pepper in Britain |
| SOTOL | Yuccalike desert plants of the agave family native to the USA and new Mexico |
| FITCHIA | Genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family native to certain Pacific islands |
| ACKEE | Tree of the soapberry family native to West Africa cultivated in the Caribbean for its fruit (5) |
| ANACONDA | Large semiaquatic snake of the boa family native to tropical South America; Eunectes murinus (8) |
| DAHLIA | A composite plant of the daisy family, native to Central America, noted for its showy flower heads (6) |
| DRAGONTREE | Slow-growing palm-like tree of the agave family, native to the Canary Islands |
