| SPRINGONION | Immature plant whose bulb and long green leaves are eaten in salads (6,5) |
| SCALLION | Vegetable with a small bulb and long green leaves such as the spring onion (8) |
| OVULE | Immature plant seed; love u! (anag.) (5) |
| LETTUCE | Plant whose large edible leaves are eaten in salads (7) |
| LETTUCES | Plants whose large edible leaves are eaten in salads (8) |
| EARLYPURPLE | ? orchid, plant with purplish-crimson flowers whose dark green leaves are marked with blackish spots |
| NASTURTIUMS | Herbaceous flowering plants with edible petals eaten in salads |
| GARLIC | Widely cultivated Asian plant whose bulb is made up of cloves that are used in cooking (6) |
| RETORT | Glass vessel with a round bulb and long tapering neck used in a laboratory (6) |
| TULIP | From the Persian meaning "turban", a spring-blooming liliaceous plant whose bulbs cost more than houses in a craze or market bubble in Holland in the 17th century (5) |
| LENTIL | Small leguminous plant whose seeds are eaten in soups and curries (6) |
| SAGE | Plant whose grey-green leaves are used in cooking for flavouring (4) |
| ROSEMARY | Aromatic shrub whose grey-green leaves are used in cookery (8) |
| LEEK | Alliaceous plant with a slender white bulb and broad flat green leaves (4) |
| BEETROOT | Plant, Beta vulgaris, whose dark red root is eaten in salads (8) |
| RADISH | Plant, Raphanus sativus, whose root is eaten in salads (6) |
| ENDIVE | Leafy plant in the genus Cichorium, eaten in salads (6) |
| MARROW | F1 'Tiger Cross', 'Table Dainty' and 'Long Green Bush 3 - Smallpak' are all varieties of this vegetable! (6) |
| ELEPHANTGRASS | Tall robust tropical African vegetation with long green leaves (8,5) |
| ROMAINE | Spain's most popular lettuce variety, prized for its long green leaves (7) |
