| OLEANDER | An evergreen shrub with lance-shaped, leathery leaves and white, pink or red flowers (8) |
| THYME | Evergreen herb with small leaves and white, pink or red flowers (5) |
| TORTOISE | A four-footed reptile with a dome-shaped leathery shell (8) |
| CYCLAMEN | Old World plant with nodding white, pink or red flowers and reflexed petals (8) |
| ACANTHUS | Mediterranean genus of plants with spiny leaves and white or purplish flowers (8) |
| BINDWEED | Twining European plant with heart-shaped leaves and white flowers (5,8) |
| CAMELLIA | An evergreen shrub with brilliant foliage whose varieties include japonica and williamsi (8) |
| CROCUSES | Low-growing plants with grasslike leaves and white, yellow or purple flowers, often seen as a sign of spring (8) |
| BAYBERRY | North American shrub with aromatic leathery leaves such as the northern ___, Myrica pensylvanica (8) |
| JOUSTING | Tilting with lances on horseback; sport of knights and Henry VIII (8) |
| CRABAPPLE | Rosaceous tree with white, pink or red flowers and small, sour fruits (4,5) |
| FLAMINGO | Pink or red bird |
| PICADORS | Toreadors who weaken bulls with lances (8) |
| ESCALLONIA | Evergreen bush native to South America that bears white, pink or red flowers |
| MYRTLE | An evergreen shrub with pink or white flowers and aromatic, blue-black berries (6) |
| RHODODENDRON | Evergreen shrub with leathery leaves and bell-shaped flowers (12) |
| STEPHANOTIS | Twining evergreen climbing houseplant with leathery leaves and clusters of highly fragrant, tubular white flowers (11) |
| ZONAL | ___ geranium (plant with white, pink, or red flowers) |
| WEIGELA | Deciduous shrub grown for its late spring/early summer white, pink or red flowers (which includes the cultivar 'Bristol Ruby') (7) |
| JOUSTERS | Knights when duelling with lances |
