| SHRUBS | Woody plants smaller than trees - honeysuckle, wisteria, rhododendron, jasmine and lilac to name a few (6) |
| OLIVE | Plant family that jasmine and lilac are part of |
| SHRUB | Woody plant smaller than tree |
| CAMELLIA | Give me a lilac to replace this flower (8) |
| GODETIA | A plant with showy lilac to red flowers (7) |
| LILAS | Lilac, to Lizette |
| SHARKS | Animals that have existed longer than trees |
| BUSH | Woody plant smaller than a tree (4) |
| MINIATURE | Of a plant, smaller than normal (9) |
| ANN | The flowers of Fuchsia 'Heidi ___' have crimson tubes and sepals and lilac-mauve petals (3) |
| ASH | Tree of the Fraxinus genus of flowering plants in the olive and lilac family Oleaceae (3) |
| MOTH | Nocturnal insect feeding on nightscented flowers including honeysuckle, jasmine and evening primrose (4) |
| CATEBLANCHETT | She won a Best Actress Oscar for Blue Jasmine and Best Supporting Actress for The Aviator: 2 wds. |
| SYRINGA | Another name for mock orange and lilac (7) |
| WAVEDUMBER | Brown moth resembling tree bark whose larvae feed on garden privet and lilac (5,5) |
| VERVAIN | Medicinal herb - the wild verbena - with toothed leaves and lilac flowers (7) |
| STADIA | Arenas, first of those in blue and lilac, nothing odd there! (6) |
| VINE | General word for a climbing plant such as jasmine, wisteria, lilac, clematis, honeysuckle or bougainvillea (4) |
| TEAPARTY | Afternoon ___ ___; painting by Mary Cassatt, artist who also created Reading Le Figaro and Lilacs in a Window (3,5) |
| CASSATT | Impressionist whose paintings include The Boating Party, The Cup of Tea and Lilacs in a Window (7) |
