Crossword

ACROSS

1 Pungent, spicy bulb of the onion genus (6)

5 Genus of plant commonly called broom (7)

9 Used by some gardeners to kill slugs (4)

10 Genus of bog arum – in Botanical Latin! (5)

11 Herb that’s a money maker (4)

12 Architectural plant with sword-like leaves – for me, um, it’s said! (8)

13/28 Worm proverbially caught by this series of dianthus plants? (5,4)

14 Genus of couch grass – in part, extremely muscular! (6)

16 Young tree (7)

19 Indicates… a term for patches of colour at base of iris falls (7)

22 Grows like creepers… or stalks (6) 24 Pure white tulip on sturdy stems – ‘The Huntress’? (5)

26 Saffron is obtained from these corms (8)

28 See 13

29 Huge-headed, chocolate-centred sunflower – a toy I fancy! (5)

30 __ Linnaeus… ink-flowering stonecrop (4)

31 Genus of the honesty plant – in Laura’s arrangement (7)

32 Mignonette genus in calabrese – darn! (6)

DOWN

2 Perennial with white everlasting flowers… has a plain alternative (9)

3 Purple loosestrife genus – h’m, truly different (7)

4 Eg puntias and parodias (5)

5 Sweet flag species – casual distribution around start of May (7)

6 Carefully separate out plant roots, kid! (5)

7 A Hakonechloa with variegated white/green leaves – ‘Japanese

Warrior’ (7)

8 ___ soil has a gritty texture, is freedraining and low in nutrients (5) 15/25 Coastal wild Michaelmas daisy (3,5)

17 Container – for Cannabis sativa? (3)

18 Common name for Solidago canadensis (6,3)

20 A common name for Iris foetidissima – pleased Monty? (7)

21 Genus of devil’s bit scabious – makes CIA cuss terribly! (7)

23 Genus of plant with fern-like leaves, aka ‘Goatsbeard’ (7)

24 A row of seeds is a boring thing! (5) 25 See 15

27 That of rafflesia is putrid (5)

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