| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| POINSETTIA | Showy red shrub | |
| POINCIANA | A prickly tropical shrub (Caesalpinia, formerly Poinciana, pulcherrima), with bipinnate leaves, and racemes of showy orange-red flowers with long crimson filaments. | |
| CAMELLIA | Showy flowering shrub | |
| RASPBERRY | Prickly shrub with red berries | |
| MAGNOLIA | Tree or shrub with showy flowers | |
| LOGANBERRY | Red acid fruit of small evergreen shrub | |
| HYDRANGEA | A garden shrub with showy flower clusters | |