Dirty Girl

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Across
  1. 3. Humility; oldest most established tree
  2. 5. Sunflowers rotate throughout the day; they start facing in this direction
  3. 7. Component of a terrarium
  4. 9. Thoughts of absent friends; brightly colored pom pom blooms
  5. 12. Flattery; helpful gas relief remedy
  6. 14. Air plant, the pineapple is the most famous
  7. 18. Everlasting love; attracts butterflies
  8. 19. Member of the rose family; edible
  9. 21. Almost 60 percent of fresh-cut flowers grown in the U.S. come from _______.
  10. 23. Ancient Egyptians use the lotus for what sacred ritual?
  11. 24. Red symbolizes consolation, orange is the state flower of California
  12. 25. Meaning of rhododendrons
  13. 26. Bashful, happy life; sweet scented double bloom visually similar to a rose (Blair Waldorf’s favorite flower)
  14. 30. Friendship, fidelity, marriage; hardy groundcover with waxy leaves
  15. 31. Tallest growing tree
  16. 33. Good news, a message; Greek for rainbow
  17. 36. Red is a declaration of love and passion; their bulbs were worth more than gold in 15th century Holland
  18. 37. Thought; most often small purple and yellow summer and winter flowers
  19. 38. National flower of Scotland
  20. 41. Sadness; tree with thin draping branches found in moist areas (usually near ponds)
  21. 42. Usefulness; edible allium
  22. 43. Bouquet
  23. 45. Bundles of tiny blue flowers that remind you to forget me not; symbolize true love and _______.
  24. 46. Sincerity, humility, magic; located on forests floors and house varieties require shady spots and regular watering
  25. 48. Wormwood was named after this Greek goddess
  26. 49. Chrysanthemums are associated with funerals here and are considered unlucky
  27. 50. Non flowering plants
  28. 52. Distrust; Calming scent
Down
  1. 1. Readiness; it’s root is an adaptogen and promotes circadian rhythm regulation and peaceful sleep
  2. 2. I love you truly, innocence and hope; linked to childhood games and unrequited love
  3. 4. Secret love; strong scented white bloom
  4. 6. Haughtiness; composed of hundreds of tiny flowers
  5. 8. Female flower organs
  6. 10. The century plant
  7. 11. Arrowroot is native to this country
  8. 13. Symbol of Love, daintiness; ancient civilizations burned this plant to ward off evil spirits
  9. 15. Foresight; seasonal with bright berries
  10. 16. Affection; small leaves with an intense lemon tang (buckwheat and rhubarb belong to this family)
  11. 17. This flower produces vanilla flavoring
  12. 20. Daffodil symbolism
  13. 22. The juice from bluebell flowers was used historically to make ______.
  14. 23. Bluntness, directness; pointed blue blooms popular with honey bees
  15. 27. Humility, consistency; abundant in the UK in April and May and protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act (1981)
  16. 28. Delicate beauty; bright, colorful, tropical blooms associated with Hawaii
  17. 29. Virtue; Refreshing herb used in cocktails
  18. 32. (Red) love; Sold by the dozen, gifted on February 14th
  19. 34. The blooms of titan arum (longest unbranched stemmed flower) and Rafflesia (Sumatra rainforest native) both have this particular scent
  20. 35. Joy of youth; sweet purple blooms
  21. 39. Wishbone flower
  22. 40. Beware, dark thoughts; waxy annual with bright asymmetrical flowers
  23. 42. Mental beauty; visually stunning alien aesthetic climbers
  24. 44. Good luck and love in marriage; name of a miserable ghost in the Harry Potter series
  25. 47. Fastest growing woody plant
  26. 51. Tree used to make whiskey