| BLOOMS | Starts to flower, as a plant |
| YELLOWRIVER | Scared to take flower as a feature of China (6,5) |
| LUPIN | Left under plastic inside, nasturtium starts to flower (5) |
| BUDS | Starts to flower |
| BUD | It may flower as a term of friendship in America (3) |
| PEAS | Water these legumes as they start to flower (4) |
| RACEME | Type of inflorescence bearing pedicellate flowers, as a mustard plant |
| DUBLIN | Will nothing start to flower back in the capital? (6) |
| STAKE | Upright rod woven over a strand in basketry; a pea stick or beanpole as a plant support; or, a wooden post forming part of a fence (5) |
| BLOOMER | Produce a flower as the result of a stupid mistake? (7) |
| BLOSSOM | A flower as it opens |
| ROSETTE | Decorative flower, as on a cake |
| BRACT | Modified leaf with a flower, as in poinsettia (5) |
| EASTERN | Points out a flower as being Oriental (7) |
| FLORA | A region's flowers, as opposed to fauna |
| PICCALILLI | Choose a flower, as you might say -- something for the dining table (10) |
| NAAFI | Verbena, a fine flower, as in the Navy, Army, and Air Force Institutes! (1,1,1,1,1) |
| SWEETPEA | Climbing, fragrant, pastel-coloured flower - as you might describe a mangetout? (5,3) |
| EDELWEISS | European travelling sees wild flower as national symbol (9) |
| TREASURE | Tears flow on getting flower as prize (8) |
