Crossword

ACROSS

1/11 French name of dahlia with red, cactus-like flowers – ‘Kitty Black’? (4,4)

4/29 This type of amaryllis is mostly the deadly nightshade genus (10,4)

9 Eg plants grown from cuttings or suckers – left inside conifer fruits (6)

10 Caterpillar that feeds on plant stems – crow with tum upset! (7) 11 See 1 across 12 Narcissus ___ is the lesser daffodil (5) 13 The labella of orchid flowers (4) 14 Herbs such as sage and clary (7) 16 Angelica tree genus – in Guadalajara liana (6)

17 Dark-purple tulip – bee is busy around start of summer (6)

19 Plant family of citrus trees – makes ‘a tea cure’ (8)

21 Genus of shrubs aka sweet spire – produces one beverage! (4)

22 White-flowering dianthus with a maroon eye – from Henry VIII’s house (5)

24 Broad-leaved trees of genus Ulmus (4)

26 It might be called wild hyacinth in Scotland (8)

27 Herb of the mint family sounds appetising (6)

28 Genus of plant also called African lily (10)

29 See 4 across

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2 Sunflower with branching habit – “Hi” (5) 3 Plant’s spiral-coiling stem (7) 4 Type of broom not grown in the garden! (5)

5 Genus of eg ragged robin and rose campion (7)

6 Sound of Lady Nancy’s daisy-like flower (5)

7 The sensitive fern genus – one local variety, left out (7)

8 Help Naomi to change the genus of hardy annual baby blue eyes (9)

14 Pond plant of Acorus genus – eg last few moved (5,4) 15 Hard water! (3) 16 An ornamental allium – displayed in a gallery? (3)

18 Provide support for tall plants (5,2)

19 Reindeer’s red-flowering crab apple variety (7) 20 Parsley-like herb, genus

Anthriscus, found in mulch, er, vile! (7)

22 Prevent plant from flopping – impatiens, maybe, Pam’s removed (3,2)

23 Flowers attached to watering-cans? (5)

25 Edible mushroom – or elm, possibly (5) SOLUTIONS TO THIS MONTH’S CROSSWORD WILL BE PRINTED NEXT MONTH SOLUTIONS TO JULY’S CROSSWORD ACROSS: 1 Pagoda 4 Spartan 9 Isle 10 Ethel 11 Blue 12 Pink Lady 14 Sucker 15 Magnolia 16 Starch 18 Marrow 20 Tree fern 22 Irises 25 Erysimum 26 Smut 27 Plume 29 Bump 30 Morello 31 Waters. DOWN: 1 Pastinaca 2 Gherkin 3 Dye 5 Palms 6 Rebecca 7 Azure 8 Chrysanthemum 13 Aglow 16 Seedy 17 Cornus mas 19 Rosette 21 Friable 23 Romeo 24 Sepal 28 Eva.