Complete Clue List
Across
1. Alpine flower with bright blue blossoms
5. Repeat flowering white/palest pink rose, popular as a standard
9. The golden form is a popular garden tree, beware of Dutch disease
10. Wild climbing plant with pink blooms, R. canina (3,4)
11. Stalk connecting individual flower to stem
12. Eucalyptus microcorys, ___ wood
13. Wildflower also known as red catchfly
15. Colourful plants with tassel-like flowers. Ancient Greek symbol of immortality (var.)
18. What an invasive groundcover might have done
21. Matthiola incana, flowering plant Shakespeare might have called gilly-flower
24. Cotinus coggygria, shrub with fluffy, plume-like inflorescences, var. (5,4)
28. Tall flowering plants with pea-like blooms (var.)
29. A well-planned garden will have items of interest in each of these times of year (sing.)
31. Six-legged invertebrate critters, some can be beneficial, others can damage your plants
33. Buckthorn shrub genus
34. Lace-flowered herb in carrot family OR friend in Paris
35. Marked with parallel bands, such as Aphelandra or some Calatheas
36. Aromatic therapeutic herb of Crete, Origanum dictamnus
Down
1. Also known as Clarkia, an annual with cup-shaped flowers
2. Love-in-a-mist flowering plant OR first name of British chef
3. Morning glory genus
4. Tropical tree, grown for its natural insecticide properties
5. Mischievous child or sprite
6. Native to specific geographic region, true of many plants
7. A crystalline ester, C15H21NO2, formerly used as a local anesthetic
8. Oak tree lumpy growth caused by wasps (4,3)
13. Daisy-like colourful flowers with feathery foliage
14. State of equilibrium or inactivity
16. A good ground cover can form a ___ to out-compete weeds
17. Legendary giant bird of prey
19. Steal by force or intimidation
20. Fluid, product of inflammation
21. Sage plants with colourful flower spikes, many varieties
22. One who stands against or resists
23. Bright yellow marsh flower (4-3)
25. Graceful, as many tall plants and trees are
26. South African daisy genus, NOT named for a bear, despite its name
27. Definitely the best policy, Lunaria plant with silvery seed pods
30. Lavenders, rosemary and cacti thrive in this environment
32. Feeling or showing sorrow, like the weeping willow or baby's tears