| TIGERLILY | Perennial plant of China and Japan cultivated for its flowers, which have black-spotted orange reflexed petals (5,4) |
| DAMASK | The --- rose is cultivated for its flowers which are used to make attar (6) |
| HOSTA | Genus of lily-like plants of China and Japan cultivated for its ornamental foliage (5) |
| SERVAL | African wild cat with a black-spotted orange and brown coat (6) |
| MESOPOTAMIA | Area of Iraq known for its flowers? |
| TIGER | - - - lily, bulbous perennial with dark-spotted orange flowers (5) |
| KUDZU | Hairy climbing plant of China and Japan having purple fragrant flowers (5) |
| COSMOS | Dahlia and daisy's bee-, butterfly- and hawk moth-attracting relation whose name, from "jewel, ornament" and "ordered world", aptly refers to the gem-hued colours of its flowers and orderly arrangemen |
| LAVENDER | An aromatic relative of bee balm and mint; said plant's dried sprigs for perfuming clothes/linen; fragrance or water scented with its flowers; or, said blossoms' pale-lilac-violet hue (8) |
| RHODONITE | Pink mineral (that can have black veins running though it) used for jewellery and carving |
| DOUBLECREAM | Dairy-based hemerocallis 11 cultivar - and which is selfdescriptive of its flowers! (6,5) |
| LOQUAT | Small, dark yellow fruit of China and Japan (6) |
| OXON | Abbreviated name for the county containing the Vale of the White Horse and parts of the Chilterns with the snake's-head fritillary as its flower (4) |
| POHUTUKAWA | Coastal tree of the myrtle family, its flowers blooming in October and November (10) |
| MAGNOLIA | Aim to have a long look at the tree and its flowers |
| LEOPARD | Slender seal with a relatively long head and long, three-cusped cheek teeth. It is named for its black-spotted, gray coat. (7) |
| OLEANDER | Evergreen shrub with red or white flowers which thrives in Mallorca's dry climate and can be seen growing by the side of motorways and country lanes (8) |
| CHEETAH | Large cat of Africa and South West Asia, with a black-spotted light brown coat (7) |
| RAGWEED | Plant with green tassel-like flowers which produce large amounts of pollen (7) |
| VERBENA | Genus of plants with red, white or purple fragrant flowers which are cultivated as garden plants (7) |
