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1 Hydrangea species with flattened flowerheads – I removed from

Spiraea, perhaps (6) 4 Strangely tactile sort of trellis (7) 9 Figure in a formal garden? (6) 10 Genus of sedum-like plant aka stonecrop – or I hold a mutation (8)

11 Curved shape, element of popular chillies (4)

12 Regular GQT panellist’s fruit seed state (5)

13 William __, 18th-century landscapist (eg at Rousham) (4)

14 The genus of hop-hornbeam – could be made into a story (6)

16 ‘Sweet rocket’ genus sadly perishes (8) 18 Eg Westonbirt and Harcourt (8) 20 Herbs of the onion genus – initially close by bee colonies (6) 22 Eg a raspberry plant stem (4) 23 Ribs of leaves (5) 24 Dog rose’s autumnal fruits (4) 26 Appropriate name of a

Mentha pulegium with strong vertical stems (7)

27 Pea ‘___’, a mangetout – and a French red wine (6) 28 The poppy genus (7) 29 A snowdrop with unusually long pedicels – attractive thing! (6)

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2/25 Insectivorous perennial of eg genus Sarracenia (7,5)

3 A bitter-scented shrub, captured by Bruegel (3)

5 Hawaiian greeting for a vigorous climbing double-flowering rose (5)

6 Clematis with light-blue tepals… shine like a star (7)

7 In its ‘Lesser’ form it’s a yellowflowering perennial in buttercup family (9)

8 Common name for Muscari plants (5,8)

12 Popular yellow hybrid tea rose – named when the Second World War was ending (5) 15 Genus of thistle-like plants:

eg S. tinctoria – aster ‘Raul’ perhaps (9) 17 Sets fire to hessian bags? (5) 19 Shrub with daisy-like flowers – sort of air aloe (7)

21 Genus of ‘starflower’ plants – moving in, I hope (7)

23 Fashion magazine’s named series of pelargonium (5) 25 See 2 down

27/1 Native coastal plant (3,5)