| PERILLA | Genus of purple/red leaved herb, purple shiso, Chinese basil - possibly all ripe (7) |
| GALACTITES | Genus of purple-flowering 'milk thistle' plant... makes lattice sag (10) |
| HERB | Basil, possibly, taken in by another boy |
| VIOLA | Genus of violet |
| HERBS | Rosemary and shiso, for two |
| PET | Not all ripe tomatoes are "sweet" (3) |
| WEIGELA | Shrub of an Asian genus which has clusters of pink, purple, red or white showy, bell-shaped flowers (7) |
| FUCHSIA | Genus of shrubs widely cultivated for their drooping purple, red or white flowers (7) |
| COMFREY | Unusual cyme for hairy-leaved herb used as fertiliser (7) |
| LAURELS | Possibly all sure of honours gained (7) |
| MATISSE | Fauvist or "wild beast" Henri, whose collage, cut-out or gouache decoupee The Snail consists of a spiral of shapes in black, blue, green, lilac, orange, purple, red and yellow (7) |
| PARSLEY | Curly or flat-leaved herb (7) |
| LARGELY | Mostly, or possibly all, grey (7) |
| MAGENTA | Deep purple-red (7) |
| ACER | Wide, graceful, sometimes red-leaved tree genus, Japanese maple (4) |
| RADICCHIO | Red-leaved vegetable of the chicory family, frequently used in Italian cuisine (9) |
| CHAPELROYAL | Possibly all preachy about love in place of worship (6,5) |
| PURSLANE | Succulent-leaved herb - possibly leaps urn! (8) |
| THYME | Small-leaved herb, a member of the mint family |
| SALVIA | Velvety-leaved herb of smudge stick, potager or Paxo whose name, from "safe, save, secure", reflects its ancient use as a healing plant and/or perceived medicinal properties (6) |
