| VERVAIN | Herb, genus Verbena, with medicinal uses - five in rocky ravine (7) |
| UNDEMONSTRATIVE | Stolid fiends stuck in rocky ravine tut |
| PRAYERRUG | What a devout Muslim uses five times daily |
| DFLAT | Major scale that uses five black keys on a piano |
| CHORDS | The song "Poker Face" uses five |
| LANTANA | Genus of tropical shrubs and woody perennials, related to verbena, with round heads of yellow, orange, red and pink flowers, often at the same time (7) |
| CHERVIL | Parsley-like aromatic herb, genus Anthriscus (7) |
| INVADER | One encroaches upon rocky ravine when touring Germany (7) |
| HASTATA | Species term for 'spearheaded' like eg Verbena ___ leaves (in Shasta taxa?) (7) |
| ALOYSIA | Genus of lemon verbena - produces a oil, say (7) |
| ADMIRAL | Red -; migratory butterfly typically seen nectaring on buddleia, lavender and verbena in the summer |
| POLARIS | Hardy, pale-lilac verbena - 'North Star' (7) |
| ICEDTEA | Summery quaff (hint: Hugh F-W'S uses lemon verbena) (4,3) |
| SAMOVAR | American uncle, alternatively, will grab some verbena outside and use it to make tea |
| YARROW | Strong-scented meadow plant with medicinal uses (6) |
| NEEM | SE Asian tree with medicinal uses |
| YEW | Tree with medicinal uses |
| ALOE | Succulent with medicinal uses |
| CHAMOMILE | Herb which is known as the "golden plant of the Balearics" because of its many medicinal uses, including in a calming tea (9) |
| FOXGLOVE | Herbaceous plant with purple, yellow or white bell like flowers, though the Balearic variety is usually a lighter pink in colour, it is toxic but has medicinal uses and is the source of the heart-stim |
