Complete Clue List
Across
1. One of a diverse range of native Australian shrub or tree (sing.)
5. Many smaller types of this desert loving genus are suitable for gardens
9. Another (tasty) name for Laurus nobilis (5,3)
10. Bella-donna, a.k.a. deadly nightshade of the ___ genus, is a toxic pest in the garden
12. Most conventional gardens involve digging in this medium
13. Sometimes called a tree tomato, Solanum betaceum's more common name
14. Genus of snapdragon plants, pl.
18. Fragrant resinous tree gum, Biblical healing ointment (4,2,6)
21. Tropical fruit also known as starfruit
23. Coniferous evergreen tree; e.g., Green Giant is a cultivar
24. Most mature or most fully developed fruit
25. Types of plants that can be climbers or spread as groundcover
26. Thinly distributed as in caused by poor conditions
27. Your garden site can be a challenge, such as the salt environment of the ___
Down
1. Amaryllis belladonna (NOT nightshade) is ___ lily in Australia, named for a Christian festival
2. Small, round stone fruit, typically red or dark red
3. To attach to something else, like an epiphyte (5,4)
4. Basic group of natural objects including all extinct and living flora (5,7)
6. Autumn-flowering plant with starry blooms
7. Genus of plants commonly known as globeflowers
8. Land bordering a large body of water (3,5)
11. Evergreen tropical tree, Brassaia (8,4)
15. Unsuitability, such as planting 5A in a wet area
16. Hides; as a pretty vine ___ an ugly fence
17. Clianthus or kakabeak is also known as the New Zealand ___ (5,3)
19. North American tree, genus Nyssa, lovely Autumn foliage
20. Sweet acacia, Vachellia farnesiana, nickname, ___ plant
22. Tradescantia spathacea, known as ___-in-the-cradle, named for a biblical leader