| CHINAROSE | Shrub with red, pink, or white fragrant flowers which is the ancestor of many cultivated roses (5,4) |
| OLEANDER | Poisonous evergreen shrub with red, pink or white flowers (8) |
| GERANIUM | From Greek for "crane", a plant with seedpods reminiscent of cranes' bills; a pelargonium; or, the pink, red or scarlet colour of many cultivated varieties of the aforesaid flower (8) |
| VERBENA | Genus of plants with red, white or purple fragrant flowers which are cultivated as garden plants (7) |
| LILAC | Shrub or small tree with large sprays of purple or white fragrant flowers (5) |
| LILACS | Shrubs or small trees with large sprays of purple or white fragrant flowers (6) |
| INCA | Ancestor of many a modern-day Peruvian |
| OASTHOUSE | Promise involving small flower, which is symbolic of Kent (4,5) |
| PROTEA | Flower which is generally associated with the South African national cricket team (6) |
| MACARONI | Spun in gold, a flower which is tubular |
| IMPATIENS | Plant with red,pink or white flowers,aka Busy Lizzie (9) |
| PELARGONIUM | Genus of plants native to southern Africa and Australia with red, pink or white flowers (11) |
| THERAPSID | Fossil reptile related to the ancestors of mammals (9) |
| CRANBERRY | Shrub with red fruit |
| RASPBERRY | Prickly shrub with red berry-like fruits |
| CAMPION | Plant of the carnation family, bearing red, pink or white flowers (7) |
| ROSES | Fragrant flowers in colors of red, pink, yellow, white of a prickly shrub or bush |
| ESAU | In the Old Testament, the twin brother of Jacob, the ancestor of the Edomites (4) |
| CORALS | Hard red, pink or white substances secreted by various marine polyps for support or habitation |
| MEADOWSWEET | A plant of the rose family, common in damp places, with creamy-white fragrant flowers |
