| THISTLES | Prickly plants that bear the national flower of Scotland |
| ONUS | It's our shoulders that bear the burden of responsibility (4) |
| CACTI | Prickly plants that are resistant to droughts |
| BLOSSOMS | Spring flowers of plants that bear fruit with stones or seeds (8) |
| ONIONS | Plants that bear pungent bulbs |
| HEATHER | Also called ling and related to blueberries and rhododendrons, the primary food of the red grouse and one of the national flowers of Scotland (7) |
| THISTLE | This prickly plant is the national flower of Scotland |
| IRIS | The national flower of France; or, the Greek goddess of the rainbow (4) |
| TULIP | With the worlds largest permanent display at the Keukenhof and used to symbolise perfect or deep love, the national flower of the Netherlands (5) |
| CARNATION | Flower native to the Mediterranean, the red variety is the national flower of Spain (9) |
| JASMINE | With a fragrance strongest at night and blossoms used to scent a variety of China tea, a flower symbolising love and beauty; the national flower of Pakistan (7) |
| LOTUS | Common name of the aquatic plant Nelumbo nucifera, and the national flower of India (5) |
| ROSE | Pinkish colour of wine such as Tavel; the national flower of England; or, a perforated cap for a watering can (4) |
| BLUEBELL | National flower of Scotland |
| RHODODENDRON | The national flower of Nepal; a plant associated with mad honey disease (12) |
| EDELWEISS | The national flower of Austria |
| DAHLIA | The national flower of Mexico |
| DAFFODIL | The national flower of Wales (8) |
| DAHLIAS | Brightly colored blooms that are the national flowers of Mexico |
| CHERRY | Small stone fruit of which the best in the world is said to be of the Picota variety from Extremadura in western Spain; in spring, trees that bear this fruit colour many parts of Mallorca with pink bl |
