| PALMTREE | Roughly trample front of edible plant from the tropics |
| OPINION | View of edible plant entertaining private investigator |
| TOMATO | Fruit of a plant from the nightshade family, and a close relative of the eggplant |
| CHILLI | Variety of the berry-fruit of plants from the genus Capsicum, _ pepper (6) |
| IVIES | In plural, what is any South African plant from the genus of the same name that has showy flowers an |
| CLOCHE | From the French meaning "bell", a type of miniature greenhouse for protecting young vegetable plants from the elements or to germinate seedlings (6) |
| ERIOPHYLLUM | Genus of perennial plants from the daisy family, with the common name of Oregon sunshine (11) |
| YAMS | Edible tubers from the tropics (4) |
| IRISH | Head of history after plant from the Emerald Isle (5) |
| SATURDAY | Day named for the sixth plant from the sun (8) |
| FENNEL | A fragrant cooking plant from the man in the garden? (6) |
| UNPOTS | Removes the plant from the terra cotta |
| CAPSICUM | Genus of plants from the nightshade family native to the Americas, whose fruits are commonly called chilli pepper, red or green pepper, or sweet pepper in Britain |
| PHLOX | Plant from the Greek word for "flame" |
| THORNBIRD | Flier from the tropics moving north over time (9) |
| SESELI | Plant from the Eastern Isles (6) |
| LEI | Flowery neckwear from the tropics |
| OCAS | Starchy tubers from the tropics |
| SPORT | Recreation, I see, possibly from the tropics |
| CHIA | Kitschy plant from the mint family |