| VERVAIN | Plant in the genus Verbena (7) |
| RHUBARB | Plant in the genus Rheum, with edible fleshy stalks (7) |
| GINSENG | Plant in the genus Panax, known for its aromatic root (7) |
| TOBACCO | The common name of several plants in the genus Nicotiana (7) |
| LANTANA | Shrub in the verbena family with the varieties yellow sage and Miss Huff (7) |
| AFRICAN | Common name for plants in the genus osteospermum, - - - daisies (7) |
| BANANAS | Fruits yielded by plants in the genus Musa |
| 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 |
| HASTATA | Species term for 'spearheaded' like eg Verbena ___ leaves (in Shasta taxa?) (7) |
| 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 |
| RUSHCANDLE | Old night-light or torch in the form of a taper of tallow with a wick made from the pith of a marsh or waterside plant in the genus Juncus (4,6) |
| ENDIVE | Leafy plant in the genus Cichorium, eaten in salads (6) |
| DYERSROCKET | Eurasian plant in the genus Reseda once cultivated as the source of a bright yellow dye (5,6) |
| YARROW | Common name of a herbaceous plant in the genus named after Achilles that was traditionally used to treat external wounds on the skin (6) |
| SPEEDWELL | Blue-flowered plant in the genus Veronica with a species considered to be a good luck charm for travellers; or, Acorn's friend in Watership Down (9) |
| CANE | Woody stem of a plant in the genus Rubus such as the blackberry, loganberry, raspberry or tayberry (4) |
| BROOM | Yellow-flowered plant in the genus Cytisus; a besom; or, an implement used in curling (5) |
