| #8995, aired 2023-12-15 | FLOWERS $400: It's noted for the size & color of its autumnal flowers the chrysanthemum |
| #8995, aired 2023-12-15 | FLOWERS $800: The name of this flower comes from the Greek geranos, or "crane" geranium |
| #8995, aired 2023-12-15 | FLOWERS $1600: The moccasin flower is also known by this other shoe name the lady's slipper |
| #8995, aired 2023-12-15 | FLOWERS $2000: Rise & shine & sing out the name of this flower that often blooms early in the day the morning glory |
| #8995, aired 2023-12-15 | FLOWERS $3,000 (Daily Double): Oh, the vanity! These flowers represent egotism, as their mythological name indicates narcissus |
| #8892, aired 2023-06-13 | FLOWERS $200: Robert Frost wrote, "A saying that every maid knows is... nothing is gained by not gathering" these roses |
| #8892, aired 2023-06-13 | FLOWERS $400: The gentian has bell- or trumpet-shaped flowers that are usually an intense shade of this blue |
| #8892, aired 2023-06-13 | FLOWERS $800: The American this Plant Society says nowadays these are affordable--spend as little as you like, but you won't be able to own just one orchids |
| #8892, aired 2023-06-13 | FLOWERS $1000: The Japanese imperial family's crest features the kiku, this flower a chrysanthemum |
| #8892, aired 2023-06-13 | FLOWERS $1,600 (Daily Double): The trailing arbutus, which once told the Pilgrims spring was here, is also called this, a name the Pilgrims knew well the mayflower |
| #8743, aired 2022-11-16 | A BOUQUET OF FLOWERS $200: Sakura is the Japanese name for these flowers that bloom in spring cherry blossom |
| #8743, aired 2022-11-16 | A BOUQUET OF FLOWERS $400: This fragrant flower "of the valley" is said to have sprung from Eve's tears as she left Eden lily |
| #8743, aired 2022-11-16 | A BOUQUET OF FLOWERS $600: Found from Mexico to Peru, these orchids bear the name of a horrific figure from Eastern European history & the movies Dracula orchids |
| #8743, aired 2022-11-16 | A BOUQUET OF FLOWERS $800: It's a symbol of Ukraine, where a woman told Russian troops to put seeds in their pockets, to bloom from their corpses sunflowers |
| #8743, aired 2022-11-16 | A BOUQUET OF FLOWERS $1000: Wordsworth was inspired by these golden flowers "fluttering & dancing in the breeze" daffodils |
| #8610, aired 2022-04-01 | BIRTH MONTH FLOWERS $200: August's flowers are the gladiolus & this one that can be used in remembrance of those killed in war a poppy |
| #8610, aired 2022-04-01 | BIRTH MONTH FLOWERS $400: Greek words for "gold" & "flower" give us the name of this flower for November that's also associated with Japan's royal family a chrysanthemum |
| #8610, aired 2022-04-01 | BIRTH MONTH FLOWERS $600: There are thousands of varieties of this April birth flower, including the Shasta & the Gerbera daisy |
| #8610, aired 2022-04-01 | BIRTH MONTH FLOWERS $800: What's the story, flower for September? It's this climbing vine that can have flowers 6 inches across morning glory |
| #8610, aired 2022-04-01 | BIRTH MONTH FLOWERS $1000: Even if you live on a mountain, this multi-word flower is yours if you were born in May lily of the valley |
| #8583, aired 2022-02-23 | FLOWERS $0: After its inclusion in a 1915 poem, this red flower became a symbol of fallen World War I soldiers poppy |
| #8418, aired 2021-06-09 | NATIONAL FLOWERS $200: Belgium chose this symbol of remembrance the (red) poppy |
| #8418, aired 2021-06-09 | NATIONAL FLOWERS $400: Turkey's national flower is this one also prominently associated with a Western European country the tulip |
| #8418, aired 2021-06-09 | NATIONAL FLOWERS $600: The Holy Ghost variety of one of these exotic tropical plants is Panama's national flower an orchid |
| #8418, aired 2021-06-09 | NATIONAL FLOWERS $800: Tunisia's national flower is this fragrant white one, also the name of a revolution that started there in 2010 jasmine |
| #8418, aired 2021-06-09 | NATIONAL FLOWERS $1000: A Spanish national flower is this one whose name comes from the Latin for "flesh" the carnation |
| #8300, aired 2020-12-11 | PLANTS & FLOWERS $400: Oxeye is a type of this flower with a bright yellow central disk & white petals a daisy |
| #8300, aired 2020-12-11 | PLANTS & FLOWERS $800: Enjoy the beauty of the Arizona national park named for this type of cactus, but be careful walking through it a saguaro |
| #8300, aired 2020-12-11 | PLANTS & FLOWERS $1200: This flowering plant popular at Christmastime is named for a U.S. minister to Mexico poinsettia |
| #8300, aired 2020-12-11 | PLANTS & FLOWERS $1600: This fern, seen here, is named for its resemblance to the scrollwork on a certain musical instrument a fiddlehead fern |
| #8300, aired 2020-12-11 | PLANTS & FLOWERS $2,000 (Daily Double): The acidity of the soil can change the color of these flowers whose name is from the Greek for "water" hydrangeas |
| #8248, aired 2020-09-30 | FLOWERS ON THE WALL $400: These flowers, especially red ones, were Renoir's favorite ones to paint, like in his "Bouquet" of them roses |
| #8248, aired 2020-09-30 | FLOWERS ON THE WALL $800: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew presents by a display monitor.) Floral imagery abounds in paintings of the Madonna and Child; white lilies represent the Madonna's purity and red carnations often foreshadow this event in Matthew 27:35 the Crucifixion |
| #8248, aired 2020-09-30 | FLOWERS ON THE WALL $1600: The last paintings by this "Luncheon on the Grass" artist were of the flowers friends brought to his sickbed in 1883 Manet |
| #8248, aired 2020-09-30 | FLOWERS ON THE WALL $2000: Before his more geometric style of intersecting lines, this Dutchman dabbled in Fauvism, painting a red amaryllis Mondrian |
| #8248, aired 2020-09-30 | FLOWERS ON THE WALL $3,000 (Daily Double): This woman said, "I'll paint what I see--what the flower is to me, but -I'll paint it big" Georgia O'Keeffe |
| #7994, aired 2019-05-16 | PLANTS & FLOWERS $200: We're itching to tell you that this toxic plant shares its name with a Batman villain poison ivy |
| #7994, aired 2019-05-16 | PLANTS & FLOWERS $400: In addition to the insect in its name, this plant also eats spiders & crickets a Venus flytrap |
| #7994, aired 2019-05-16 | PLANTS & FLOWERS $600: It's handy to have one of these plants right in your kitchen for soup & pasta basil |
| #7994, aired 2019-05-16 | PLANTS & FLOWERS $800: Crane flower is another name for this avian flower popular in Hawaii, California & Florida a bird-of-paradise |
| #7994, aired 2019-05-16 | PLANTS & FLOWERS $1000: This flower with sword-shaped leaves gets its name from the Latin for "small sword" a gladiola |
| #7854, aired 2018-11-01 | FLOWERS $400: Spoon, quill & pompon are forms of this flower that's a symbol of Japan a chrysanthemum |
| #7854, aired 2018-11-01 | FLOWERS $800: Shasta & oxeye are varieties of this garden flower a daisy |
| #7854, aired 2018-11-01 | FLOWERS $1200: The pansy is a hybrid of this flower that can have petals in white, lilac, or the color of its name violet |
| #7854, aired 2018-11-01 | FLOWERS $1600: The cattleya type of this flower is traditional for a corsage an orchid |
| #7854, aired 2018-11-01 | FLOWERS $2000: Seen here, the Annunciation lily is also known as this lily the Madonna lily |
| #7703, aired 2018-02-21 | "C" THE FLOWERS $200: These flowers are the symbol of Mother's Day: pink if Mom is living, white if she is not carnations |
| #7703, aired 2018-02-21 | "C" THE FLOWERS $400: The daisy-like flowers of this herb are used to make a calming tea chamomile |
| #7703, aired 2018-02-21 | "C" THE FLOWERS $600: The rose seen here is nicknamed this for its resemblance to a head of one cabbage |
| #7703, aired 2018-02-21 | "C" THE FLOWERS $800: It's also known as a trumpet lily a calla lily |
| #7703, aired 2018-02-21 | "C" THE FLOWERS $1000: Linnaeus named this pretty flower for a Jesuit missionary camellia |
| #7534, aired 2017-05-18 | PLANTS & FLOWERS $400: Here's this plant of the Carolinas in action the Venus flytrap |
| #7534, aired 2017-05-18 | PLANTS & FLOWERS $800: Popular ones of these plants for growing indoors include the maidenhair, button &, of course, Boston a fern |
| #7534, aired 2017-05-18 | PLANTS & FLOWERS $1200: For homemade pesto, you'll want to have a couple of these plants handy basil |
| #7534, aired 2017-05-18 | PLANTS & FLOWERS $1600: You'll find these colorful flowers near the end of the alphabet zinnias |
| #7534, aired 2017-05-18 | PLANTS & FLOWERS $2000: The castor bean plant contains this protein, one of the deadliest toxins known ricin |
| #7471, aired 2017-02-20 | FLOWERS $400: April's birth month flower is this "sweet" climbing one, a member of the legume family a pea |
| #7471, aired 2017-02-20 | FLOWERS $800: Every May the city of Holland, Michigan has a weeklong festival devoted to these flowers tulips |
| #7471, aired 2017-02-20 | FLOWERS $1200: Most roses at florist shops are the type that get their name from smelling like this beverage tea roses |
| #7471, aired 2017-02-20 | FLOWERS $1600: The genus Tagetes is made up of this flower with "gold" in its name marigold |
| #7471, aired 2017-02-20 | FLOWERS $2,000 (Daily Double): The Greek goddess of the rainbow gave her name to this flower that comes in a rainbow of colors iris |
| #7433, aired 2016-12-28 | THEY SAID IT WITH FLOWERS $200: Gertrude Stein:
"____ is a ____ is a ____" a rose is a rose is a rose |
| #7433, aired 2016-12-28 | THEY SAID IT WITH FLOWERS $400: Thomas Moore:
"Her dream of home, steals timidly away, / shrinking as ____ do in summer's ray" violets |
| #7433, aired 2016-12-28 | THEY SAID IT WITH FLOWERS $600: 1890s songsmith & tandem bicycle enthusiast Harry Dacre:
"____, ____, give me your answer, do!" daisy |
| #7433, aired 2016-12-28 | THEY SAID IT WITH FLOWERS $800: John McCrae:
"In Flanders fields" these "blow/ between the crosses, row on row" poppies |
| #7433, aired 2016-12-28 | THEY SAID IT WITH FLOWERS $1000: Wordsworth:
"And then my heart with pleasure fills, / and dances with" these daffodils |
| #7351, aired 2016-07-25 | STATE FLOWERS $400: This "kissing" shrub became a state symbol of Oklahoma in 1893, 14 years before statehood mistletoe |
| #7351, aired 2016-07-25 | STATE FLOWERS $800: The Rocky Mountain Columbine, Colorado's state flower, was discovered in 1820 on the slopes of this man's "peak" Pike |
| #7351, aired 2016-07-25 | STATE FLOWERS $1200: Children of this "Mountain State" voted to make the rhododendron the state flower & the legislature obliged West Virginia |
| #7351, aired 2016-07-25 | STATE FLOWERS $2000: This daisy, Maryland's state flower, is a pioneer plant, meaning that it is one of the first to grow in a new field the black-eyed Susan |
| #7351, aired 2016-07-25 | STATE FLOWERS $7,000 (Daily Double): Arizona's state flower is the white blossom found near the top of the stems & "arms" of this giant cactus the saguaro |
| #7174, aired 2015-11-19 | WORDS IN FLOWERS $200: Have a knish at this type of restaurant deli (in dandelion) |
| #7174, aired 2015-11-19 | WORDS IN FLOWERS $400: Step up to this raised platform dais (in daisy) |
| #7174, aired 2015-11-19 | WORDS IN FLOWERS $600: Don't give me any of your this body part lip (in tulip) |
| #7174, aired 2015-11-19 | WORDS IN FLOWERS $800: This other word for a country is in bloom nation (in carnation) |
| #7174, aired 2015-11-19 | WORDS IN FLOWERS $1000: Take a sip of this sudsy potent potable ale (in azalea) |
| #7147, aired 2015-10-13 | FLOWERS $400: The hybrid tea is the most popular class of this flower the rose |
| #7147, aired 2015-10-13 | FLOWERS $800: Dorothy & her friends encountered a field of these flowers that made them fall asleep poppies |
| #7147, aired 2015-10-13 | FLOWERS $1200: The name of this autumn bloomer is from the Greek for "gold" & "flower" a chrysanthemum |
| #7147, aired 2015-10-13 | FLOWERS $1600: (Sarah of the Clue Crew shows a flower in Tahiti.) Traditionally, Tahitian men and women wear the Tiare Tahiti, a type of this shrub flower, behind the left ear if they're happily in love, the right ear if they're still looking for that someone special the gardenia |
| #7147, aired 2015-10-13 | FLOWERS $2000: In the 1550s the Viennese ambassador to the Ottoman empire introduced these bulb flowers to the Western world tulips |
| #7096, aired 2015-06-22 | A BOUQUET OF FLOWERS $400: The jonquil is sometimes confused with this yellow Narcissus to which it's related the daffodil |
| #7096, aired 2015-06-22 | A BOUQUET OF FLOWERS $800: In 1907 Anna Jarvis chose a pink one of these flowers as the symbol for Mother's Day a carnation |
| #7096, aired 2015-06-22 | A BOUQUET OF FLOWERS $2000: Luckily, these flowers seen here are in bloom again & would look lovely in a vase calla lilies |
| #6813, aired 2014-04-09 | FLOWERS $400: In a sonnet, Shakespeare calls this purplish flower a "sweet thief" for stealing its fragrance from his love's breath the violet |
| #6813, aired 2014-04-09 | FLOWERS $800: The "calla" this is popular for wedding bouquets lily |
| #6813, aired 2014-04-09 | FLOWERS $1200: In 1904 Ohio chose the red carnation as its state flower because this Ohioan & recently slain president often wore one McKinley |
| #6813, aired 2014-04-09 | FLOWERS $1600: The beard gives insects something to hold onto when looking for nectar on the bearded varieties of this flower the iris |
| #6813, aired 2014-04-09 | FLOWERS $2000: The white lotus is this African country's national flower Egypt |
| #6753, aired 2014-01-15 | FLOWERS AROUND THE WORLD $200: Take a guess & name this country where these tulips were photographed the Netherlands |
| #6753, aired 2014-01-15 | FLOWERS AROUND THE WORLD $400: China is the home of this beautiful red flower, seen resting on its pad a (water) lily |
| #6753, aired 2014-01-15 | FLOWERS AROUND THE WORLD $600: In "East of Eden" he wrote that the Salinas Valley was carpeted with poppies, like the ones seen here in Big Sur (John) Steinbeck |
| #6753, aired 2014-01-15 | FLOWERS AROUND THE WORLD $800: The snowbell starts its growth before the snow melts on this range that includes Julian & Bernese sections the Alps |
| #6753, aired 2014-01-15 | FLOWERS AROUND THE WORLD $1000: These hibiscuses are used to taking on water in this state, where you'll find the U.S.A.'s wettest weather station Hawaii |
| #6673, aired 2013-09-25 | FLOWERS $400: Used by the Aztecs to treat epilepsy, it was named for Swedish botanist Anders Dahl a dahlia |
| #6673, aired 2013-09-25 | FLOWERS $800: Carolus Clusius of the University of Leiden was the chief founder of this flower's bulb culture in the Netherlands the tulip |
| #6673, aired 2013-09-25 | FLOWERS $1200: Also called a sword lily, this garden flower grows from bulb-like stems called corms a gladiola |
| #6673, aired 2013-09-25 | FLOWERS $1600: As you might suspect from its name, blue dawn is a variety of this climbing flower morning glory |
| #6673, aired 2013-09-25 | FLOWERS $2000: Found in many different colors, this popular variety of orchid is known by its Latin genus name the Cymbidium |
| #6578, aired 2013-04-03 | NATIONAL FLOWERS $400: The shamrock is a national flower of this country Ireland |
| #6578, aired 2013-04-03 | NATIONAL FLOWERS $800: This blossom, also called sakura, is a symbol of Japan the cherry blossom |
| #6578, aired 2013-04-03 | NATIONAL FLOWERS $1200: A stylized 3-petaled iris called this is the national fleur of France (fleur-)de-lis |
| #6578, aired 2013-04-03 | NATIONAL FLOWERS $1600: In 2011 exhibits in Zurich & Geneva celebrated this "queen of Alpine flora" edelweiss |
| #6578, aired 2013-04-03 | NATIONAL FLOWERS $3,000 (Daily Double): This country loves its Linnaea borealis, named after a native son Sweden |
| #6301, aired 2012-01-30 | STATE FLOWERS $200: The mayflower Massachusetts |
| #6301, aired 2012-01-30 | STATE FLOWERS $400: The wild native sunflower Kansas |
| #6301, aired 2012-01-30 | STATE FLOWERS $600: The Rocky Mountain columbine Colorado |
| #6301, aired 2012-01-30 | STATE FLOWERS $800: The orange blossom Florida |
| #6301, aired 2012-01-30 | STATE FLOWERS $1000: The yellow hibiscus Hawaii |
| #6112, aired 2011-03-22 | FLOWERS $400: It's noted for the size & color of its autumnal flowers a chrysanthemum |
| #6112, aired 2011-03-22 | FLOWERS $800: The nasturtium is so named because of its effect on this sensory organ the nose |
| #6112, aired 2011-03-22 | FLOWERS $1200: Oh, the vanity--these flowers represent egotism, as their mythological name indicates narcissus flowers |
| #6112, aired 2011-03-22 | FLOWERS $1600: The moccasin flower is also known by this other shoe name the lady's slipper |
| #6112, aired 2011-03-22 | FLOWERS $2000: Rise & shine & sing out the name of this flower that often blooms early in the day morning glory |
| #6101, aired 2011-03-07 | STATELY FLOWERS $400: Woof! Missouri's tree is the flowering this dogwood |
| #6101, aired 2011-03-07 | STATELY FLOWERS $800: The Wicked Witch of the West might say the Golden State's California this will put you to sleep... but it won't poppy |
| #6101, aired 2011-03-07 | STATELY FLOWERS $1,200 (Daily Double): Illinois' flower is the purple this, which is practically saying the same thing twice violet |
| #6101, aired 2011-03-07 | STATELY FLOWERS $1200: I'm having a hard time remembering this state flower of Alaska seen here--are you? a forget-me-not |
| #6101, aired 2011-03-07 | STATELY FLOWERS $1600: This is both the state tree & flower of Mississippi the magnolia |
| #6034, aired 2010-12-02 | ASSORTED FLOWERS $200: It lies between the cornea & the lens the iris |
| #6034, aired 2010-12-02 | ASSORTED FLOWERS $400: This air rifle manufacturer's website asks you to "take pride" the Daisy air rifle |
| #6034, aired 2010-12-02 | ASSORTED FLOWERS $800: These fowl from New Guinea with beautiful plumage sound like they should live in the Garden of Eden birds-of-paradise |
| #6034, aired 2010-12-02 | ASSORTED FLOWERS $1,000 (Daily Double): The Nestle brand calls itself "The Cooking Milk" Carnation |
| #6034, aired 2010-12-02 | ASSORTED FLOWERS $1000: You'll find this flower before "pickle bottom" in a line of handbags & bedding the petunia |
| #5901, aired 2010-04-19 | BIRTH MONTH FLOWERS $400: Every month has a birthstone as well as a birth flower; January has this one the carnation |
| #5901, aired 2010-04-19 | BIRTH MONTH FLOWERS $800: March gives you the option of the jonquil or this flower, with which it is often confused the daffodil |
| #5901, aired 2010-04-19 | BIRTH MONTH FLOWERS $1200: Choices for August include this flower; don't fall asleep in a field of them poppies |
| #5901, aired 2010-04-19 | BIRTH MONTH FLOWERS $1600: For February, you can choose this flower whose color matches the month's birthstone the violet |
| #5901, aired 2010-04-19 | BIRTH MONTH FLOWERS $2000: As Popeye's adopted baby could tell you, April brings this flower the sweet pea |
| #5855, aired 2010-02-12 | FLOWERS & CANDY $400: (Kelly of the Clue Crew shows some candy at the See's Candy Factory.) At the See's Factory, these types of candy are still hand-dipped; the candies are that good, as the name tells you twice bonbons |
| #5855, aired 2010-02-12 | FLOWERS & CANDY $800: This flower gets its name from the way it closes at night and opens at dawn, like a human sense organ a daisy |
| #5855, aired 2010-02-12 | FLOWERS & CANDY $1200: (Kelly of the Clue Crew shows some candy at the See's Candy Factory.) A cookbook from the days of the Roman Empire has a recipe for "nucatum" which is the Latin root of this confection still popular today nougat |
| #5855, aired 2010-02-12 | FLOWERS & CANDY $1600: The gardenia is a symbol of someone who loves you, but doesn't say so, called this two-word phrase a secret admirer |
| #5855, aired 2010-02-12 | FLOWERS & CANDY $2000: (Kelly of the Clue Crew shows some candy at the See's Candy Factory.) This candy, whipped egg whites, vanilla cream & English walnuts in milk chocolate is a little slice of heaven, & not just because of its name divinities |
| #5544, aired 2008-10-16 | FLOWERS $400: The name of this flower goes back to the Turkish for "turban", from the shape of the opened flower the tulip |
| #5544, aired 2008-10-16 | FLOWERS $800: The lady's slipper is the official flower of this Canadian island province Prince Edward Island |
| #5544, aired 2008-10-16 | FLOWERS $1,000 (Daily Double): Though it means "lily", the fleur-de-lis is a variety of this flower an iris |
| #5544, aired 2008-10-16 | FLOWERS $1600: The victim of a 1947 murder in L.A. had this flower in her nickname Dahlia |
| #5544, aired 2008-10-16 | FLOWERS $2000: From the name of a German naturalist, they're the cut flowers seen here, also known as Veldt daisies Gerber daisies |
| #5538, aired 2008-10-08 | FLOWERS $400: In the 1630s, a craze developed in Holland for this flower, with many investors paying huge sums for individual bulbs a tulip |
| #5538, aired 2008-10-08 | FLOWERS $800: The scientific name of this orange flower with black-spotted petals is Lilium tigrinum the tiger lily |
| #5538, aired 2008-10-08 | FLOWERS $1200: Monkshoods are pollinated only by these bees |
| #5538, aired 2008-10-08 | FLOWERS $1600: In the names of flowers, this 4-letter word that means "plant" or "root" follows bladder, St. John's & slipper wort |
| #5538, aired 2008-10-08 | FLOWERS $2,500 (Daily Double): You might "remember" that this flower, also called a scorpion plant, is a symbol of friendship & true love forget-me-not |
| #5350, aired 2007-12-07 | FLOWERS $200: Holding reserves through winter, these globular underground buds let flowers like narcissus bloom early bulbs |
| #5350, aired 2007-12-07 | FLOWERS $400: This large group of flowering plants attracts serious devotees, like those who pay $10,000 for one Peruvian plant orchids |
| #5350, aired 2007-12-07 | FLOWERS $600: The flower seen here is called the bridal this, also what it may be part of a bridal wreath |
| #5350, aired 2007-12-07 | FLOWERS $1,000 (Daily Double): A bouquet of a dozen cinquefoils ought to have a total of this many petals 60 |
| #5350, aired 2007-12-07 | FLOWERS $1000: This May flower of the buttercup family has a "sea" version, too the anemone |
| #5330, aired 2007-11-09 | FLOWERS $200: The Tazetta type of this flower inspired the Greek myth about a boy who wasted away from unsatisfied desire Narcissus |
| #5330, aired 2007-11-09 | FLOWERS $400: It sounds redundant, but New Hampshire's state flower is the purple this lilac |
| #5330, aired 2007-11-09 | FLOWERS $600: Seen here, these flowers were named for a German botanist zinnias |
| #5330, aired 2007-11-09 | FLOWERS $800: The common wildflower Chrysanthemum leucanthemum is better known as the ox-eye type of this flower a daisy |
| #5330, aired 2007-11-09 | FLOWERS $1000: These tropical flowers seen here are commonly called frangipani when perfume is derived from them plumeria |
| #5286, aired 2007-09-10 | FLOWERS $400: This country isn't out of "kilt"er with the thistle as its national flower Scotland |
| #5286, aired 2007-09-10 | FLOWERS $800: On March 22, 1994 the Dutch Ambassador to the U.S. gave her a new tulip named for her Hillary Clinton |
| #5286, aired 2007-09-10 | FLOWERS $1,000 (Daily Double): Bloom forms of this large, hardy perennial include spoon, quill & pompon chrysanthemum |
| #5286, aired 2007-09-10 | FLOWERS $1200: Singularly speaking, the bright blue cornflower is known as this "button" a bachelor button |
| #5286, aired 2007-09-10 | FLOWERS $1600: The earliest garden flower to blossom in spring, it still has "snow" in its name a snowdrop |
| #5199, aired 2007-03-29 | FLOWERS $400: With black roots, but pink & white flowers, Helleborus niger is the "rose" named for this holiday Christmas |
| #5199, aired 2007-03-29 | FLOWERS $800: A Texas field of these flowers is seen here (Texas) bluebonnets |
| #5199, aired 2007-03-29 | FLOWERS $1200: Betty's blue & twickel purple are varieties of this flower, the name of which is also a bluish-purple color lavender |
| #5033, aired 2006-06-28 | FLOWERS $400: Give your garden solar power with richly colored varieties of this, like the type called the giant single the sunflower |
| #5033, aired 2006-06-28 | FLOWERS $800: The showy torch lily seen here is also called the red-hot this fireplace instrument the poker |
| #5033, aired 2006-06-28 | FLOWERS $1200: When made from the ilima flower, these garlands were traditionally associated with royalty (Hawaiian) leis |
| #5033, aired 2006-06-28 | FLOWERS $1600: Several species of goldenrod with white flowers are, reasonably enough, called by this other precious name silverrods |
| #5033, aired 2006-06-28 | FLOWERS $2000: Seen here, this flower known by its genus name is popular as a climbing plant a Clematis |
| #4805, aired 2005-06-24 | YOU DON'T BRING ME FLOWERS $400: In the fir tree, not flowers but these hold the seeds cones |
| #4805, aired 2005-06-24 | YOU DON'T BRING ME FLOWERS $800: Welwitschia mirabilis, a plant of this continent's Namib Desert, gets water no one knows how Africa |
| #4805, aired 2005-06-24 | YOU DON'T BRING ME FLOWERS $1200: A plant that forms a furry carpet on forest floors is known as the club type of this, but isn't a true one a moss |
| #4805, aired 2005-06-24 | YOU DON'T BRING ME FLOWERS $1600: Sori are clusters of spore-producing structures on these nonflowering plants ferns |
| #4805, aired 2005-06-24 | YOU DON'T BRING ME FLOWERS $2000: The maidenhair is the only living plant in this genus of ornamental trees long held sacred in Asia Ginkgo |
| #4613, aired 2004-09-29 | FLOWERS $400: In Shakespeare's "Romeo & Juliet" we learn that this flower "by any other name would smell as sweet" a rose |
| #4613, aired 2004-09-29 | FLOWERS $800: The Italians call this flower girasole because its head turns to follow the light a sunflower |
| #4613, aired 2004-09-29 | FLOWERS $1200: It's believed that this flower's scientific name Papaver came from "pap" because its juice was used to make babies sleepy the poppy |
| #4613, aired 2004-09-29 | FLOWERS $1600: Known as a "fairy flower", this bloom of the genus Digitalis has a darker side; large doses of it can be poisonous foxglove |
| #4613, aired 2004-09-29 | FLOWERS $2000: Certain orchids, genus Cypripedium, are known by this feminine name, from their resemblance to delicate footwear lady's slippers |
| #4576, aired 2004-06-28 | FLOWERS $400: The white petals of this flower are usually pulled to see if "she loves me" or "she loves me not" a daisy |
| #4576, aired 2004-06-28 | FLOWERS $800: This flower seen here is often spotted on a man's lapel a carnation |
| #4576, aired 2004-06-28 | FLOWERS $1600: Grown from bulbs, they're the cheerful spring flowers seen here daffodils |
| #4576, aired 2004-06-28 | FLOWERS $2000: In song, Colorado is where these bluish & white state flowers grow the Rocky Mountain columbines |
| #4576, aired 2004-06-28 | FLOWERS $5,000 (Daily Double): These flowers blooming in a Flanders cemetery during WWI inspired a famous poem by Major John McCrae poppies |
| #4508, aired 2004-03-24 | PLANTS & FLOWERS $400: Despite its name this carnivorous plant also eats caterpillars, spiders & crickets Venus Flytrap |
| #4508, aired 2004-03-24 | PLANTS & FLOWERS $800: Literally meaning "flower of the lily", it was long a symbol of French royalty Fleur-de-lis |
| #4508, aired 2004-03-24 | PLANTS & FLOWERS $1200: "Morbid" nickname for the Titan arum, the giant stinky flower seen here the Corpse Flower |
| #4508, aired 2004-03-24 | PLANTS & FLOWERS $1600: Common in the Southwestern U.S., the Strawberry Hedgehog belongs to this family of plants Cactus |
| #4508, aired 2004-03-24 | PLANTS & FLOWERS $2000: You don't have to go to New England to see this plant; lots of American homes have one Boston Fern |
| #4289, aired 2003-04-03 | FLOWERS $400: The Cattleya is the variety of this flower most widely used for corsages orchids |
| #4289, aired 2003-04-03 | FLOWERS $800: Proceeds from the sale of her rose, seen here, are donated to her memorial fund in England Princess Diana |
| #4289, aired 2003-04-03 | FLOWERS $1200: Luther Burbank developed the Shasta variety of this flower daisy |
| #4201, aired 2002-12-02 | FLOWERS $400: The Queen Elizabeth was the first of the Grandiflora class of these flowers roses |
| #4201, aired 2002-12-02 | FLOWERS $800: Seen here, its name is from the Greek for "golden flower" chrysanthemum |
| #4201, aired 2002-12-02 | FLOWERS $1200: Darwin's first book after the "Origin of Species" was on these tropical flowers orchids |
| #4201, aired 2002-12-02 | FLOWERS $2000: The name of this flower is an allusion to its quick release of seeds at the slightest touch impatiens |
| #4201, aired 2002-12-02 | FLOWERS $3,500 (Daily Double): These are sometimes known as "crane flowers" birds of paradise |
| #4041, aired 2002-03-11 | FUN WITH FLOWERS $200: Also called a yellow daisy, this "black-eyed" flower bears a woman's name a Black-Eyed Susan |
| #4041, aired 2002-03-11 | FUN WITH FLOWERS $400: Ikebana is a traditional art of arranging flowers in this country Japan |
| #4041, aired 2002-03-11 | FUN WITH FLOWERS $600: (Sofia of the Clue Crew sits in a yoga position at a gym.) The yoga position I'm in shares its name with this water lily that was sacred to the ancient Egyptians a lotus |
| #4041, aired 2002-03-11 | FUN WITH FLOWERS $1000: Sharing its name with an eye part, this flower's name is from the Greek for "rainbow" iris |
| #4041, aired 2002-03-11 | FUN WITH FLOWERS $2,500 (Daily Double): Each year, Holland, Michigan holds a festival honoring this flower the tulip |
| #3877, aired 2001-06-12 | OFFICIAL STATE FLOWERS $200: Sunflower Kansas |
| #3877, aired 2001-06-12 | OFFICIAL STATE FLOWERS $400: Orange blossom Florida |
| #3877, aired 2001-06-12 | OFFICIAL STATE FLOWERS $600: Magnolia Mississippi (or Louisiana) |
| #3877, aired 2001-06-12 | OFFICIAL STATE FLOWERS $1000: Bluebonnet Texas |
| #3877, aired 2001-06-12 | OFFICIAL STATE FLOWERS $2,500 (Daily Double): Golden poppy California |
| #3875, aired 2001-06-08 | MAY FLOWERS $200: Held each May in Ottawa, the world's largest festival of this flower began with a gift from Dutch royalty tulips |
| #3875, aired 2001-06-08 | MAY FLOWERS $400: On display in May is the spider type of this very popular ornamental flower seen here an orchid |
| #3875, aired 2001-06-08 | MAY FLOWERS $600: It must have been May in "Stage Door" when Katharine Hepburn said these "lilies are in bloom again" the calla lilies |
| #3875, aired 2001-06-08 | MAY FLOWERS $800: Mary, Mary quite contrary, how does your garden grow? With these May blossoms seen here silver bells |
| #3875, aired 2001-06-08 | MAY FLOWERS $1,200 (Daily Double): This New England novelist died in May 1864, as the plant with the same-sounding name was blooming Nathaniel Hawthorne |
| #3766, aired 2001-01-08 | FLOWERS $100: Encarta calls it the world's most popular & widely cultivated garden flower Rose |
| #3766, aired 2001-01-08 | FLOWERS $200: This "African" flower is also called the Saintpaulia for its discoverer, Baron Walter von Saint Paul-Illaire African violet |
| #3766, aired 2001-01-08 | FLOWERS $300 (Daily Double): In 797 Japan's Mikado made this flower his personal emblem Chrysanthemum |
| #3766, aired 2001-01-08 | FLOWERS $300: The Duc van Tol variety of this bulb flower rarely exceeds 6 inches in height Tulip |
| #3766, aired 2001-01-08 | FLOWERS $500: A bell-shaped flower in the primrose family, it comes in red, white, blue & "scarlet" Pimpernel |
| #3405, aired 1999-05-28 | STATE FLOWERS $200: This state flower of Massachusetts shares its name with the ship that brought the Pilgrims to the New World Mayflower |
| #3405, aired 1999-05-28 | STATE FLOWERS $400: Its state flower is the Rocky Mountain Columbine Colorado |
| #3405, aired 1999-05-28 | STATE FLOWERS $600: Interestingly, this fruit's blossom is the state flower of Delaware, but not of Georgia peach |
| #3405, aired 1999-05-28 | STATE FLOWERS $800: This desert shrub is so abundant in Nevada that it gave the state one of its nicknames sagebrush |
| #3405, aired 1999-05-28 | STATE FLOWERS $1000: The fragrant light purple variety of this shrub is New Hampshire's state flower lilac |
| #3374, aired 1999-04-15 | FLOWERS $200: It's a European cliffside plant of the mustard family, as well as someone not dancing at a party Wallflower |
| #3374, aired 1999-04-15 | FLOWERS $400: The subject of a Gilbert & Sullivan song, "The Flowers That Bloom" at this time include iris & peony Spring |
| #3374, aired 1999-04-15 | FLOWERS $600: One-time scapegoat for hay fever seen here Goldenrod |
| #3374, aired 1999-04-15 | FLOWERS $800: The lily of this is famous for its fragrance & its bell-shaped flowers The valley |
| #3374, aired 1999-04-15 | FLOWERS $1000: This agave whose name echoes its cylindrical shape
is not a rose
is not a rose
is not a rose Tuberose |
| #3330, aired 1999-02-12 | FLOWERS $100: In July 1998 an ivory & pink blush rose was unveiled to honor this woman, "England's Rose" Princess Diana |
| #3330, aired 1999-02-12 | FLOWERS $200: This special flower for March lies at one end of the spectrum, so to speak Violet |
| #3330, aired 1999-02-12 | FLOWERS $400: You might ask "what's up" with this flower seen here tiger lily |
| #3330, aired 1999-02-12 | FLOWERS $500 (Daily Double): There's a streaked variety of this bulb flower named for Rembrandt Tulip |
| #3330, aired 1999-02-12 | FLOWERS $500: The name of this imperial emblem of Japan is Greek for "golden flower" the chrysanthemum |
| #3064, aired 1997-12-18 | FLOWERS $200: Chrysanthemum maximum is the scientific name for the shasta variety of this Daisy |
| #3064, aired 1997-12-18 | FLOWERS $400: A Rogers & Hammerstein song describes it as "Small and white, clean and bright" Edelweiss |
| #3064, aired 1997-12-18 | FLOWERS $600: These tall flowers are grown for their polly seeds Sunflowers |
| #3064, aired 1997-12-18 | FLOWERS $1000: Nicknamed the "Flower City", Rochester, N.Y. sponsors a May festival of these fragrant purple flowers Lilacs |
| #3064, aired 1997-12-18 | FLOWERS $1,500 (Daily Double): One legend says this flower derives its name from a drowning knight's last words to his beloved Forget-me-not |
| #2897, aired 1997-03-18 | LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS $100: Shrinking or not, this flower symbolizes modesty Violet |
| #2897, aired 1997-03-18 | LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS $200: A white one of these says "silence"; a red one says "I love you" Rose |
| #2897, aired 1997-03-18 | LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS $300: Since oleander means this, you can post a warning sign, "Oleander Of The Dog" Beware |
| #2897, aired 1997-03-18 | LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS $400: Used in chains, these field flowers mean "I will think of it"; give me your question, do Daisies |
| #2897, aired 1997-03-18 | LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS $500: Both naturally & mythically, this flower symbolizes egotism or self-love Narcissus |
| #2870, aired 1997-02-07 | FLOWERS $200: Convallarin, a heart stimulant, is obtained from this flower "of the valley" Lily |
| #2870, aired 1997-02-07 | FLOWERS $400: The berrylike fruit, or hip, of this thorny bush is an important source of vitamin C Rose |
| #2870, aired 1997-02-07 | FLOWERS $600: As its name suggests, the flowers of this climbing plant open in the A.M. & often close by afternoon Morning Glory |
| #2870, aired 1997-02-07 | FLOWERS $1000: Spider, irregular incurve & pompon are types of this symbol of Japan Chrysanthemum |
| #2870, aired 1997-02-07 | FLOWERS $2,000 (Daily Double): This state flower of Kansas is thought to have originated in South America Sunflower |
| #2786, aired 1996-10-14 | FLOWERS $100: The name of this common garden flower comes from the obsolete French petun, meaning "tobacco" petunia |
| #2786, aired 1996-10-14 | FLOWERS $200: Lilium longiflorum is the scientific name of the "Easter" type of this flower lily |
| #2786, aired 1996-10-14 | FLOWERS $300: The blossom of this plant named for Andreas Dahl can resemble a peony dahlia |
| #2786, aired 1996-10-14 | FLOWERS $400: The orange blossom is this state's state flower Florida |
| #2786, aired 1996-10-14 | FLOWERS $500: Common viral diseases of this fancy flower include cymbidium mosaic & cattleya flower break orchid |
| #2763, aired 1996-09-11 | FLOWERS $200: You should "remember" it's Alaska's state flower the forget-me-not |
| #2763, aired 1996-09-11 | FLOWERS $400: The lance-shaped white leaves of this Alpine flower are arranged in the form of a star edelweiss |
| #2763, aired 1996-09-11 | FLOWERS $600: The white & blue varieties of this water lily were often pictured in Ancient Egyptian art a lotus |
| #2763, aired 1996-09-11 | FLOWERS $800: Vanda, Laelia & Cymbidium, genera of this flower, are commonly grown for hybridization orchids |
| #2763, aired 1996-09-11 | FLOWERS $2,500 (Daily Double): The name of this flower means "rose-colored tree" Rhododendron |
| #2715, aired 1996-05-24 | FLOWERS $200: In 1994 the Dutch celebrated the 400th anniversary of this flower's introduction to the Netherlands tulips |
| #2715, aired 1996-05-24 | FLOWERS $400: Appropriately, the golden poppy is a symbol of this "Golden State" California |
| #2715, aired 1996-05-24 | FLOWERS $600: The Michaelmas Daisy, a type of this flower, is the "star" of any autumn garden an aster |
| #2715, aired 1996-05-24 | FLOWERS $1000: The cattleya is among the easiest of these to grow an orchid |
| #2715, aired 1996-05-24 | FLOWERS $2,000 (Daily Double): Descriptive name of the flowers seen here: bleeding hearts |
| #2640, aired 1996-02-09 | FLOWERS $200: Now proven almost harmless, this perennial was long thought a major cause of hay fever goldenrod |
| #2640, aired 1996-02-09 | FLOWERS $400: The nasturtium got its name from its effect on this sensory organ the nose |
| #2640, aired 1996-02-09 | FLOWERS $600: The sweet William symbolizes gallantry & this sweet flower stands for goodbye the sweet pea |
| #2640, aired 1996-02-09 | FLOWERS $800: Used in floral arrangements, these bright blue flowers sound perfect for single men's coats bachelor buttons |
| #2640, aired 1996-02-09 | FLOWERS $1000: Term for the fruit of the rose; they're rich in vitamin C rosehips |
| #2579, aired 1995-11-16 | FLOWERS $200: This Christmas flower can grow as tall as 10 feet with leaves 6 inches long Poinsettia |
| #2579, aired 1995-11-16 | FLOWERS $400: Its name is a corruption of the French pensee, "thought" Pansy |
| #2579, aired 1995-11-16 | FLOWERS $600: This boutonniere flower, also known as a clove pink due to its fragrance, is No. 2 in commercial value in the United States Carnation |
| #2579, aired 1995-11-16 | FLOWERS $800 (Daily Double): Bloom forms of this large hardy perennial include spoon, quill & pompon Chrysanthemum |
| #2579, aired 1995-11-16 | FLOWERS $1000: The oil from this evening flower is high in gamma-linolenic acid, an essential fatty acid Evening primrose |
| #2535, aired 1995-09-15 | FLOWERS $200: The Mister Lincoln is one of the finest red varieties of this thorned flower rose |
| #2535, aired 1995-09-15 | FLOWERS $400: The Pasqueflower is so named because it blooms around this holiday Easter |
| #2535, aired 1995-09-15 | FLOWERS $600: Bees are especially fond of these purplish flowers of Scotland, from which they make a honey heather |
| #2535, aired 1995-09-15 | FLOWERS $800: With its dark center disk, the yellow daisy is more commonly called this black-eyed Susan |
| #2535, aired 1995-09-15 | FLOWERS $1000: This plant from which digitalis is derived yields flowers in white, purple & pink foxglove |
| #2480, aired 1995-05-19 | TRADITIONAL NATIONAL FLOWERS $100: Shamrock Ireland |
| #2480, aired 1995-05-19 | TRADITIONAL NATIONAL FLOWERS $200: Inca
magic flower Peru |
| #2480, aired 1995-05-19 | TRADITIONAL NATIONAL FLOWERS $300: Fleur-de-lis France |
| #2480, aired 1995-05-19 | TRADITIONAL NATIONAL FLOWERS $400: Yellow chrysanthemum & cherry blossom Japan |
| #2480, aired 1995-05-19 | TRADITIONAL NATIONAL FLOWERS $500: Edelweiss Switzerland |
| #2477, aired 1995-05-16 | FLOWERS $200: During the 1600s stock markets were set up in Dutch cities just to trade these flowers tulips |
| #2477, aired 1995-05-16 | FLOWERS $400: Orris oil, used as a flavoring & in fragrances, is obtained from this similar-sounding flower an iris |
| #2477, aired 1995-05-16 | FLOWERS $600: The head of the common type of this flower, Helianthus annuus, may be more than a foot in diameter the sunflower |
| #2477, aired 1995-05-16 | FLOWERS $800: Often used to fill out bouquets, these delicate flowers include Covent Garden & Bristol fairy baby's breath |
| #2477, aired 1995-05-16 | FLOWERS $2,000 (Daily Double): These colorful flowers of the violet family derive their name from the French word for "thought" pansies |
| #2366, aired 1994-12-12 | FLOWERS $200: In March 1994 Hillary Rodham Clinton was given a Dutch treat: A new variety of this flower was named for her a tulip |
| #2366, aired 1994-12-12 | FLOWERS $400: The Shasta hybrid of this flower was developed by Luther Burbank a daisy |
| #2366, aired 1994-12-12 | FLOWERS $500 (Daily Double): Vanilla is the only economically important product derived from one of these flowers an orchid |
| #2366, aired 1994-12-12 | FLOWERS $600: The blue dawn flower is a type of this flower Morning Glory |
| #2366, aired 1994-12-12 | FLOWERS $1000: It's the more feminine name for the moccasin flower a lady slipper |
| #2326, aired 1994-10-17 | FLOWERS $200: The flower of the banana plant is pollinated by these flying mammals bats |
| #2326, aired 1994-10-17 | FLOWERS $400: The Alabama, Wisconsin & Hawaii are hybrids of this plant with a continent in its name the African violet |
| #2326, aired 1994-10-17 | FLOWERS $600: Tap water that contains a heavy amount of this strong-smelling element is bad for your orchids chlorine |
| #2326, aired 1994-10-17 | FLOWERS $800: Try to remember that the flower of the forget-me-not comes in white, pink or this primary color blue |
| #2326, aired 1994-10-17 | FLOWERS $1000: The state flower of Massachusetts is the mayflower, aka the trailing type of this the arbutus |
| #2279, aired 1994-06-30 | FLOWERS $200: In 1960 the city of Rotterdam celebrated the 400th anniversary of this flower's introduction into Europe tulips |
| #2279, aired 1994-06-30 | FLOWERS $400: The girasole, a type of this flower, gets its name from the Italian for "turning to the sun" a sunflower |
| #2279, aired 1994-06-30 | FLOWERS $600: North Dakota's state flower is the wild prairie type of this the rose |
| #2279, aired 1994-06-30 | FLOWERS $800: It's the colorful name for the group of flowers that includes carnations & sweet Williams pinks |
| #2279, aired 1994-06-30 | FLOWERS $1000: Early Spanish explorers associated parts of this flower with Christ's crucifixion a passionflower |
| #2215, aired 1994-04-01 | FLOWERS $100: It's the main color of the tiger lily orange |
| #2215, aired 1994-04-01 | FLOWERS $300: This perennial whose flowers grow in clusters sounds like clusters of sheep phlox |
| #2215, aired 1994-04-01 | FLOWERS $400: The color of hydrangeas, pink or blue or a combination of the 2, indicates this factor in the soil acidity |
| #2215, aired 1994-04-01 | FLOWERS $500: This flower may be Cape, desert, marsh or "man-in-the-moon" marigolds |
| #2215, aired 1994-04-01 | FLOWERS $900 (Daily Double): Type of flower seen here: a bird of paradise flower |
| #2160, aired 1994-01-14 | FLOWERS $200: The Persians originally called this flower nilak, meaning "bluish" lilac |
| #2160, aired 1994-01-14 | FLOWERS $400: Popular at Easter, a white one of these flowers is sacred to the Virgin Mary lily |
| #2160, aired 1994-01-14 | FLOWERS $600: An old legend says those who wear this flower will be remembered by their lovers, hence its name forget-me-not |
| #2160, aired 1994-01-14 | FLOWERS $800: Miniature ones of these flowers include the Starina & the Baby Betsy McCall a rose |
| #2160, aired 1994-01-14 | FLOWERS $2,000 (Daily Double): The jonquil is a species of this flower named for a mythical youth the narcissus |
| #2090, aired 1993-10-08 | FLOWERS $100: The purple violet is the flower of this "Garden State" New Jersey |
| #2090, aired 1993-10-08 | FLOWERS $200: This flower came to Europe from Turkey in the 16th c. & Holland is now the main commercial producer the tulip |
| #2090, aired 1993-10-08 | FLOWERS $300: This consort of Napoleon planted over 200 varieties of roses in her garden at Malmaison Josephine |
| #2090, aired 1993-10-08 | FLOWERS $400: Cattleya is the best-known genus of these fancy flowers orchids |
| #2090, aired 1993-10-08 | FLOWERS $500: Some of these flowers have "beards" that guide insects seeking nectar iris |
| #2076, aired 1993-09-20 | NATIONAL FLOWERS $100: A "bulb" should go on over your head when you identify this flower of the Netherlands the tulip |
| #2076, aired 1993-09-20 | NATIONAL FLOWERS $200: Guatemala's national flower is a white one of these expensive corsage blooms an orchid |
| #2076, aired 1993-09-20 | NATIONAL FLOWERS $300: This is the 3-letter name of Japan's flower mum |
| #2076, aired 1993-09-20 | NATIONAL FLOWERS $400: Indonesia & South Carolina share this fragrant flower used in perfumes & tea jasmine |
| #2076, aired 1993-09-20 | NATIONAL FLOWERS $600 (Daily Double): This royal symbol of France is also on the flag of Quebec the fleur de lis |
| #2073, aired 1993-09-15 | FLOWERS & TREES $100: It's the color of the hibiscus casa blanca, sweetheart white |
| #2073, aired 1993-09-15 | FLOWERS & TREES $200: The Pilgrims could have told you that the trailing arbutus is also known as this a mayflower |
| #2073, aired 1993-09-15 | FLOWERS & TREES $300: This tree is so named because its nuts were used to treat equine respiratory ailments a horse chestnut |
| #2073, aired 1993-09-15 | FLOWERS & TREES $400: The Indian turnip looks like a preacher under a canopy, so it's also called "jack-in-" this the-pulpit |
| #2073, aired 1993-09-15 | FLOWERS & TREES $1,000 (Daily Double): This tree found in India can have thousands of trunks, making it resemble a small forest a banyan tree |
| #2005, aired 1993-04-30 | FLOWERS $100: The royal blue & the blue bird are varieties of this flower whose name compels you to remember it forget-me-not |
| #2005, aired 1993-04-30 | FLOWERS $200: A primrose found in the British Isles, or an undergarment for a bovine a cowslip |
| #2005, aired 1993-04-30 | FLOWERS $300: In names of flowers, this lingual organ follows painted, beard & adder's- tongue |
| #2005, aired 1993-04-30 | FLOWERS $400: These flowers are named for their resemblance to the fasteners on a single guy's apparel bachelor's buttons |
| #2005, aired 1993-04-30 | FLOWERS $500: The flowering type of this plant is also known as nicotiana tobacco |
| #1982, aired 1993-03-30 | FLOWERS $200: Popularly grown for its seeds & oil, this flower can reach a height of 15 feet a sunflower |
| #1982, aired 1993-03-30 | FLOWERS $400: The prickly pear variety of this plant grows flowers in red, purple & yellow cactus |
| #1982, aired 1993-03-30 | FLOWERS $600 (Daily Double): Grown from bulblike structures, this flower of the iris family is also known as a sword lily a gladiola |
| #1982, aired 1993-03-30 | FLOWERS $600: In 1907 Anna Jarvis chose pink & white varieties of this flower as the symbols for Mother's Day carnations |
| #1982, aired 1993-03-30 | FLOWERS $800: Heavenly blue is among the favorite varieties of this early-hour bloomer morning glories |
| #1951, aired 1993-02-15 | FLOWERS & TREES $200: The floating leaves of these lilies are called lily pads water lilies |
| #1951, aired 1993-02-15 | FLOWERS & TREES $400: Fir trees belong to this tree family; don't let it "needle" you pine tree |
| #1951, aired 1993-02-15 | FLOWERS & TREES $600: Fleabane is so named because people once believed it could do this to fleas kill them |
| #1951, aired 1993-02-15 | FLOWERS & TREES $800: This shrub that bears bright yellow flowers is named for British botanist William Forsyth Forsythia |
| #1951, aired 1993-02-15 | FLOWERS & TREES $1000: It's an evergreen with soft wood used for paper pulp as well as a verb meaning "to neaten up" spruce |
| #1877, aired 1992-11-03 | FLOWERS $200: The 1st planting of this flower in Holland reportedly occurred at the University of Leiden in 1593 tulips |
| #1877, aired 1992-11-03 | FLOWERS $400: This flower was discovered in the mountains of Mexico in the 16th C. & named for botanist Andreas Dahl Dahlia |
| #1877, aired 1992-11-03 | FLOWERS $600: The Damask variety of this flower yields attar, an essential oil used in perfumes roses |
| #1877, aired 1992-11-03 | FLOWERS $800: Also called the yellow daisy, it's Maryland's state flower black-eyed Susan |
| #1877, aired 1992-11-03 | FLOWERS $1000: It's the floral emblem of Japan's imperial family the chrysanthemum |
| #1857, aired 1992-10-06 | FLOWERS $200: Mum's the word if you want to call this flower by its shortened name chrysanthemum |
| #1857, aired 1992-10-06 | FLOWERS $400: Elvis Presley & Elizabeth Taylor both have varieties of this flower named for them a rose |
| #1857, aired 1992-10-06 | FLOWERS $800: Perhaps from its resemblance to one in flight, this tall, exotic flower is also called a crane flower a bird of paradise |
| #1857, aired 1992-10-06 | FLOWERS $1000: Grown in clusters, this fragrant purple flower is the floral emblem of New Hampshire the purple lilac |
| #1857, aired 1992-10-06 | FLOWERS $2,000 (Daily Double): Most likely, the oldest cultivated species of this flower is the madonna lily |
| #1852, aired 1992-09-29 | FLOWERS $100: Some say its name is a corruption of "folk's glove," "folk" being fairies foxglove |
| #1852, aired 1992-09-29 | FLOWERS $200: In flower names, this color precedes bell, bonnet & bottle blue |
| #1852, aired 1992-09-29 | FLOWERS $300: Pronounced one way, it's a member of a string quartet; pronounced this way, it's a flower viola |
| #1852, aired 1992-09-29 | FLOWERS $500 (Daily Double): The Rembrandt is a late blooming variety of this flower a tulip |
| #1852, aired 1992-09-29 | FLOWERS $500: The white flowers of this member of the olive family are used to scent tea & perfume jasmine |
| #1789, aired 1992-05-14 | FLOWERS $200: Flowers are often grown in "hot" ones or "green" ones houses |
| #1789, aired 1992-05-14 | FLOWERS $400: A "shrinking" or "blushing" person is often compared to this reddish-blue flower a violet |
| #1789, aired 1992-05-14 | FLOWERS $600: This "brown-eyed" flower would be perfect for a brown-eyed girl of the same name Susan |
| #1789, aired 1992-05-14 | FLOWERS $800: The leopard & tiger types of this flower have coloration similar to wildcats lilies |
| #1789, aired 1992-05-14 | FLOWERS $1000: Floribundas are hybrid ones of these developed by crossing polyanthas & hybrid teas roses |
| #1711, aired 1992-01-27 | FLOWERS $100: La Cantuta, the national flower of this country, has the same name as a town near Lima Peru |
| #1711, aired 1992-01-27 | FLOWERS $200: This country's tradition of flower arranging began with the introduction of Zen Buddhism Japan |
| #1711, aired 1992-01-27 | FLOWERS $300: The Tiffany, which has pink-blend flowers, is a hybrid tea one of these a rose |
| #1711, aired 1992-01-27 | FLOWERS $400: Forget-me-nots belong to the genus Myosotis, whose name means "mouse ear" & refers to the shape of these the leaves |
| #1711, aired 1992-01-27 | FLOWERS $500: The oxeye, a common wild type of this flower, has a yellow center & white petallike ray flowers a daisy |
| #1709, aired 1992-01-23 | FLOWERS $200: For medicinal purposes, the most important species of this flower is the opium poppy |
| #1709, aired 1992-01-23 | FLOWERS $400: The national flower of Egypt, or a yoga position lotus |
| #1709, aired 1992-01-23 | FLOWERS $600: Popularly used for corsages, Cattleya is a variety of this flower orchid |
| #1709, aired 1992-01-23 | FLOWERS $1,000 (Daily Double): Saffron is derived from this flower whose name is Latin for "saffron" crocus |
| #1709, aired 1992-01-23 | FLOWERS $1000: The Arabian variety of this flower is used to scent & flavor Oriental tea jasmine |
| #1684, aired 1991-12-19 | STATE FLOWERS $200: This state flower of Massachusetts shares its name with a famous Pilgrim ship the mayflower |
| #1684, aired 1991-12-19 | STATE FLOWERS $400: The white, waxy blossom of this fruit tree is Florida's state flower the orange tree |
| #1684, aired 1991-12-19 | STATE FLOWERS $600: This state flower of Kansas is often grown as a farm crop for the oil in its seeds the sunflower |
| #1684, aired 1991-12-19 | STATE FLOWERS $800: This common desert shrub is Nevada's state flower & gives it one of its nicknames sagebrush |
| #1684, aired 1991-12-19 | STATE FLOWERS $1000: Oklahoma's state flower, this shrub with white berries was regarded as sacred by the druids the mistletoe |
| #1631, aired 1991-10-07 | FLOWERS $100: As you might expect, it's the color of a cardinal flower red |
| #1631, aired 1991-10-07 | FLOWERS $200: In names of flowers, this heavenly word follows shooting & blazing star |
| #1631, aired 1991-10-07 | FLOWERS $300: Fuchsia has dangling blossoms that resemble this piece of ladies' jewelry, hence its other name earrings |
| #1598, aired 1991-07-10 | FLOWERS $200: The scientific name for this flower is "Lilium tigrinium" the tiger lily |
| #1598, aired 1991-07-10 | FLOWERS $400: This bell-shaped flower of the primrose family is found in red, white, blue & of course, "scarlet" the pimpernel |
| #1598, aired 1991-07-10 | FLOWERS $600: Despite the nursery rhyme, it's neither blue, "Dilly Dilly", nor green; it's pale purple a lavender |
| #1598, aired 1991-07-10 | FLOWERS $800: This colorful violet has been called the "flower with a face" the pansy |
| #1598, aired 1991-07-10 | FLOWERS $1000: In a poem by Walt Whitman, type of flowers that "last in the dooryard bloom'd" lilacs |
| #1515, aired 1991-03-15 | FLOWERS & TREES $100: The jonquil is often mistaken for this yellow narcissus to which it is related the daffodil |
| #1515, aired 1991-03-15 | FLOWERS & TREES $300: Of annual, biennial, or perennial, the one that describes the growing life of trees perennial |
| #1515, aired 1991-03-15 | FLOWERS & TREES $400: Found on the California & Oregon coast, this huge tree rarely occurs more than 50 miles inland the redwood |
| #1515, aired 1991-03-15 | FLOWERS & TREES $500: Term for an herbicide that causes the leaves to fall off of trees & bushes defoliant |
| #1515, aired 1991-03-15 | FLOWERS & TREES $700 (Daily Double): Second to the rose in commercial value, it's called the clove pink because of its spicy fragrance the carnation |
| #1472, aired 1991-01-15 | FLOWERS $100: The ancient Greeks named it the delphinium because they thought it resembled these sea mammals dolphin |
| #1472, aired 1991-01-15 | FLOWERS $200 (Daily Double): This climbing vine's funnel-shaped flowers open shortly after dawn for just a few hours morning glory |
| #1472, aired 1991-01-15 | FLOWERS $200: Madonna, American Turk's cap & tiger are species in this flower family lilies |
| #1472, aired 1991-01-15 | FLOWERS $300: The blossoms of these flowers resemble tiny jaws & can be made to open when pinched snapdragons |
| #1472, aired 1991-01-15 | FLOWERS $500: Its flowers resemble fingers; the leaves of the purple variety produce digitalis foxglove |
| #1405, aired 1990-10-12 | FLOWERS $100: Tulip mania gripped this country from 1634-37 and many people lost fortunes on the bulbs Holland (the Netherlands) |
| #1405, aired 1990-10-12 | FLOWERS $200: This flower whose name is from the French for "thought" is said to signify remembrance pansies |
| #1405, aired 1990-10-12 | FLOWERS $300: This flower was named for a Greek youth who was obsessed with his own beauty narcissus |
| #1405, aired 1990-10-12 | FLOWERS $400: The lotus belongs to this family of lilies the water lilies |
| #1405, aired 1990-10-12 | FLOWERS $500: The leaves of the purple foxglove contain this powerful poison digitalis |
| #1377, aired 1990-09-04 | FLOWERS & TREES $200: It's also known as "Mary's gold", from which it gets its name marigold |
| #1377, aired 1990-09-04 | FLOWERS & TREES $400: According to Guinness, the tallest tree ever measured was one of these in Australia eucalyptus |
| #1377, aired 1990-09-04 | FLOWERS & TREES $600: Called a plane tree in Scotland & a sycamore in England, 2 U.S. examples are "bird's-eye" & "sugar" maple |
| #1377, aired 1990-09-04 | FLOWERS & TREES $800: A type of oak, or the material obtained from its inner bark cork |
| #1377, aired 1990-09-04 | FLOWERS & TREES $1000: Cutting forsythias to make them bloom indoors in the winter is an example of this forcing |
| #1284, aired 1990-03-15 | FLOWERS $100: Long used by the Aztecs in a prescription for epilepsy, it was named for botanist Andrew Dahl the dahlia |
| #1284, aired 1990-03-15 | FLOWERS $200: Pinks, sweet Williams & these buttonhole flowers are members of the Dianthus class carnation |
| #1284, aired 1990-03-15 | FLOWERS $300: If you can blow off all the seeds of this yellow-flowered weed, your sweetheart loves you very much... really a dandelion |
| #1284, aired 1990-03-15 | FLOWERS $400: Common name for "gypsophila", those tiny white flowers that florists often add to bouquets baby's breath |
| #1264, aired 1990-02-15 | FLOWERS $100: Skunk cabbage is so named because of this feature which attracts the flies who pollinate it scent (odor) |
| #1264, aired 1990-02-15 | FLOWERS $200: In names of flowers this word follows touch-me- & forget-me- not |
| #1264, aired 1990-02-15 | FLOWERS $300: Surprisingly, these "violets" named for a continent don't belong to the violet family African violet |
| #1264, aired 1990-02-15 | FLOWERS $400: Many flowers whose names end in "-bane" are this; "bana" is an Old English word for murderer poisonous |
| #1264, aired 1990-02-15 | FLOWERS $500: The name of this flower, also called the marsh marigold, sounds like a petticoat for a cud-chewer cowslip |
| #1252, aired 1990-01-30 | STATE FLOWERS $200: The state flower of both Michigan & Arkansas; its blossom time is celebrated in song Apple Blossom |
| #1252, aired 1990-01-30 | STATE FLOWERS $400: The tall, slender Columbine shares the same 1st 3 letters with this state it represents Colorado |
| #1252, aired 1990-01-30 | STATE FLOWERS $600: Its official flower, the red carnation, was native son William McKinley's favorite Ohio |
| #1252, aired 1990-01-30 | STATE FLOWERS $800: Many mistakenly think the pollen of this Nebraska & Kentucky state flower causes hay fever Goldenrod |
| #1252, aired 1990-01-30 | STATE FLOWERS $1000: This fragrant shrub produces New Hampshire's purple state flower every spring Lilacs |
| #1239, aired 1990-01-11 | STATE FLOWERS $200: It's not known whether Okla. is the kissingest state, but this "kissing" shrub is the state flower Mistletoe |
| #1239, aired 1990-01-11 | STATE FLOWERS $400: If you know college football bowl games, you'll know the bluebonnet is its state flower Texas |
| #1239, aired 1990-01-11 | STATE FLOWERS $600: This official U.S. national flower doubles as New York's state flower Rose |
| #1239, aired 1990-01-11 | STATE FLOWERS $800: It's the state flower of New Mexico even though the flat area named for it is in Nevada Yucca Plant |
| #1239, aired 1990-01-11 | STATE FLOWERS $1000: Since 1918 this Mid-Atlantic state's flower has been the black-eyed Susan Maryland |
| #1208, aired 1989-11-29 | FLOWERS $100: Despite their names, the "water" & the "calla" varieties don't belong to this flower family lilies |
| #1208, aired 1989-11-29 | FLOWERS $200: This flower's name comes from the Greek word for rainbow, not from part of your eye iris |
| #1208, aired 1989-11-29 | FLOWERS $300: Also called the marvel-of-Peru, this flower is named for the time in late afternoon when it opens a four o'clock |
| #1208, aired 1989-11-29 | FLOWERS $400: The flower whose name is pronounced "flocks" is spelled this way P-H-L-O-X |
| #1208, aired 1989-11-29 | FLOWERS $500: Foxglove produces large bell-shaped flowers & this heart stimulant digitalis |
| #1199, aired 1989-11-16 | FLOWERS & TREES $200: While its name means flesh colored, it's usually a white one that men wear on tuxedos Carnation |
| #1199, aired 1989-11-16 | FLOWERS & TREES $300 (Daily Double): Varieties of this tree, noted for its wood, include the West Indian & Honduras mahogany |
| #1199, aired 1989-11-16 | FLOWERS & TREES $400: Spruce, fir & hemlock are part of this, the largest & best-known conifer family Pine |
| #1199, aired 1989-11-16 | FLOWERS & TREES $600: It takes some 4,000 purple autumn crocuses to get 1 ounce of this yellow dye Saffron |
| #1178, aired 1989-10-18 | FLOWERS $200: Tulips, hyacinths & daffodils are usually grown not from seeds but from these bulbs |
| #1178, aired 1989-10-18 | FLOWERS $300 (Daily Double): Thomas Moore wrote, "'Tis" this last flower "left blooming alone; all her lovely companions are faded and gone" the last rose of summer |
| #1178, aired 1989-10-18 | FLOWERS $400: These garden or window plants of the genus Pelargonium come in varieties like Ivy & Lady Washington geraniums |
| #1178, aired 1989-10-18 | FLOWERS $600: Common foxglove is the source of this medicine that stimulates & stabilizes the heartbeat digitalis |
| #1167, aired 1989-10-03 | FLOWERS $200: Alphabetically this flower follows "dahlia" in the dictionary; give me your answer do a daisy |
| #1167, aired 1989-10-03 | FLOWERS $400: From the Greek "Geranos", crane, this flower was named for its fruit's resemblance to a crane's bill a geranium |
| #1167, aired 1989-10-03 | FLOWERS $600: A weed with lacy white flowers named for an English monarch a Queen Anne's lace |
| #1167, aired 1989-10-03 | FLOWERS $800: The annual April Azalea Festival is a tourist attraction in Wilmington in this state, not Delaware North Carolina |
| #1167, aired 1989-10-03 | FLOWERS $1000: 1 of the 4 main parts of a flower, its main function is to attract insects the petal (or the corolla) |
| #1108, aired 1989-05-31 | FLOWERS $100: Twining flower that opens in the a.m., or the title of a 1933 film starring Katharine Hepburn morning glory |
| #1108, aired 1989-05-31 | FLOWERS $200: A tall, graceful summer flower, or a PBS show hosted by Carl Sagan cosmos |
| #1108, aired 1989-05-31 | FLOWERS $300: Literally "flower of the lily", it's seen in heraldry as well as in the garden fleur-de-lys |
| #1108, aired 1989-05-31 | FLOWERS $400: Methods of doing this to flowers include hanging them upside-down & putting them in silica gel to dry them |
| #1108, aired 1989-05-31 | FLOWERS $500 (Daily Double): Flower mentioned in the last line of the following song:
"I want some red roses for a blue lady /
Mister florist take my order please /
We had a silly quarrel..." white orchid |
| #1092, aired 1989-05-09 | FLOWERS $200: The Hawaiian name for a necklace made of flowers lei |
| #1092, aired 1989-05-09 | FLOWERS $400: Of annuals, biennials or perennials, the ones that live the longest perennials |
| #1092, aired 1989-05-09 | FLOWERS $600: This "black-eyed" flower is also called the yellow daisy black-eyed Susan |
| #1092, aired 1989-05-09 | FLOWERS $800: Flowers produce this sugary liquid which bees use to make honey nectar |
| #1092, aired 1989-05-09 | FLOWERS $1000: The "tea" varieties of this flower actually smell like tea rose |
| #1086, aired 1989-05-01 | FLOWERS $200: Botanist C. Linnaeus named these flowers of Oriental origin after Jesuit missionary Georg Kamel camellias |
| #1086, aired 1989-05-01 | FLOWERS $400 (Daily Double): According to legend, some Hindu gods were born in the blossoms of this, the national flower of India lotus |
| #1086, aired 1989-05-01 | FLOWERS $400: Some gardenia blossoms are yellow, but most are this color white |
| #1086, aired 1989-05-01 | FLOWERS $600: One variety of these large-headed flowers is sometimes used for pompons at football games chrysanthemums |
| #1086, aired 1989-05-01 | FLOWERS $1000: Saffron, a spice that gives foods a yellow color, comes from this purple flower crocus |
| #1075, aired 1989-04-14 | FLOWERS $200: Vine with showy purple or white flowers named after U.S. anatomist Casper Wistar wisteria |
| #1075, aired 1989-04-14 | FLOWERS $400: A pensive person should know this flower's name is from the French "pensée", thought pansy |
| #1075, aired 1989-04-14 | FLOWERS $600: Associated with springtime, it's a yellow narcissus daffodil |
| #1075, aired 1989-04-14 | FLOWERS $1000: The London Times reports this small country accounts for 63% of all world exports of cut flowers the Netherlands |
| #1075, aired 1989-04-14 | FLOWERS $2,000 (Daily Double): The African lily is also referred to as the "lily of" this river Nile |
| #1046, aired 1989-03-06 | STATE FLOWERS $100: This state's flower is the trailing arbutus, also known as the mayflower Massachusetts |
| #1046, aired 1989-03-06 | STATE FLOWERS $200: Oklahoma's state flower, its leaves & berries are much in demand at Christmas mistletoe |
| #1046, aired 1989-03-06 | STATE FLOWERS $300: This shrubby plant, common in the desert, is Nevada's state posy, pardner sagebrush |
| #1046, aired 1989-03-06 | STATE FLOWERS $400: The state "flower" of this Pine Tree State is the white pine cone & tasssel Maine |
| #1046, aired 1989-03-06 | STATE FLOWERS $500: This aptly named rose is the official flower of Washington, D.C. the American Beauty rose |
| #1043, aired 1989-03-01 | FLOWERS $100: Type of flower named for Michel Begon, a French governor of Santo Domingo begonia |
| #1043, aired 1989-03-01 | FLOWERS $200: The Song of Solomon says, "I am the rose of Sharon and" this flower "of the valleys" lily |
| #1043, aired 1989-03-01 | FLOWERS $300: The babiana gets its name from a Dutch word for this type of monkey that eats the bulbs baboon |
| #1043, aired 1989-03-01 | FLOWERS $400: Cowboys hate this "crazy" flower which can kill horses & cattle if they eat it locoweed |
| #1043, aired 1989-03-01 | FLOWERS $500: This sweet little yellow flower is also called the crowfoot buttercup |
| #1014, aired 1989-01-19 | FLOWERS & TREES $200: While many trees bear flowers, conifers bear these cones |
| #1014, aired 1989-01-19 | FLOWERS & TREES $400: In a song from the film "Hans Christian Andersen", it's what the inchworm is measuring marigold |
| #1014, aired 1989-01-19 | FLOWERS & TREES $600: Oregon's huge virgin timber forests are dominated by this fir named for a famous botanist (David) Douglas |
| #1014, aired 1989-01-19 | FLOWERS & TREES $800: From the Spanish word for "raft", it's the tree with the lightest wood in commercial use balsa |
| #1014, aired 1989-01-19 | FLOWERS & TREES $1000: Some mistakenly think this yellow flower, once proposed for U.S. nat'l flower, causes hay fever goldenrod |
| #928, aired 1988-09-21 | FLOWERS $200: Though not known as particularly self-loving, daffodils belong to this genus Narcissus |
| #928, aired 1988-09-21 | FLOWERS $800: Late-afternoon bloomer whose name is a specific time of day a four o'clock |
| #928, aired 1988-09-21 | FLOWERS $1000: Obconica, fairy & English are 3 varieties of this "proper" blossom a primrose |
| #841, aired 1988-04-11 | FLOWERS $100: 1 of 2 flowers listed in the World Book under "N" (1 of) nasturtium (narcissus) |
| #841, aired 1988-04-11 | FLOWERS $200: Nectar is generally secreted by glands in these showy parts of a flower the petals |
| #841, aired 1988-04-11 | FLOWERS $300: Flower clusters found on birch trees, they sound like relatives of felines catkins |
| #841, aired 1988-04-11 | FLOWERS $500 (Daily Double): Denzoloid, paraffinoid, & jasminoid are terms that have been used to describe this characteristic the fragrance of flowers (the scent, the odor) |
| #841, aired 1988-04-11 | FLOWERS $500: The English names of many flowers end in "wort", which means this root |
| #814, aired 1988-03-03 | FLOWERS $100: From Old English for "day's eye", this flower opens anew each morning & closes again at night the daisy |
| #814, aired 1988-03-03 | FLOWERS $200: It can precede
alyssum,
William,
or pea sweet |
| #814, aired 1988-03-03 | FLOWERS $300: In North America, these birds are the chief bird pollinators of flowers hummingbirds |
| #814, aired 1988-03-03 | FLOWERS $400: The term "substance" refers to the amount of this contained within rose petals water (moisture) |
| #814, aired 1988-03-03 | FLOWERS $500: Cereus is a night-blooming variety of this plant cactus |
| #793, aired 1988-02-03 | FLOWERS $400: The name of New Jersey's state flower is sort of redundant: the purple... violet |
| #793, aired 1988-02-03 | FLOWERS $600: Both the flower & the word "iridescent" come from this ancient Greek word for "rainbow" iris |
| #793, aired 1988-02-03 | FLOWERS $800: Named for feminine footwear, this orchid is also called the moccasin flower lady's slipper |
| #793, aired 1988-02-03 | FLOWERS $1000: The jasmine belongs to this family that also produces a fruit found in a variety of cold cuts olive |
| #789, aired 1988-01-28 | FLOWERS $100: The name of this popular patio flower comes from Greek "geranos" meaning crane geranium |
| #789, aired 1988-01-28 | FLOWERS $200: This Asian variety of lily is aptly named since it's orange splashed with black a tiger lily |
| #789, aired 1988-01-28 | FLOWERS $300: In March of 1987, a Van Gogh painting featuring these flowers sold for $39,921,750 sunflowers |
| #789, aired 1988-01-28 | FLOWERS $400: From the French "pensee", it's pansy's pensive meaning, even though yours may be far away thought |
| #784, aired 1988-01-21 | FLOWERS $200: Popular garden flower named for the hooded blossoms that snap open when you squeeze their sides a snapdragon |
| #784, aired 1988-01-21 | FLOWERS $400: About 10% of all wildflowers in the U.S. are rare enough to be considered this endangered species |
| #784, aired 1988-01-21 | FLOWERS $600: The term "perfect flower" refers to a flower that has both a stamen & this the pistil |
| #784, aired 1988-01-21 | FLOWERS $1000: Daffodils are long-trumpet, & jonquils are short-trumpet types of this spring flower the narcissus |
| #741, aired 1987-11-23 | FLOWERS $100: World Book lists it as the national flower of turkey, as well as the Netherlands the tulip |
| #741, aired 1987-11-23 | FLOWERS $200: Botanists force certain white lilies to do this early so they can be sold at Easter bloom |
| #741, aired 1987-11-23 | FLOWERS $400: From Old French for "lily flower", it's an iris as well as a heraldic device a fleur-de-lis |
| #741, aired 1987-11-23 | FLOWERS $500: While Russians celebrate May Day on the 1st Hawaiians celebrate this Lei Day |
| #657, aired 1987-06-16 | LITERARY FLOWERS $200: Robert Louis Stevenson wrote "Marriage...is a field of battle, not a bed of" these roses |
| #657, aired 1987-06-16 | LITERARY FLOWERS $400: The "live flowers" in Lewis Carroll's "Through the Looking Glass" have this amazing ability ability to talk |
| #657, aired 1987-06-16 | LITERARY FLOWERS $600: In "Hamlet", shortly after saying, "There is pansies, that's for thoughts", she drowns herself Ophelia |
| #657, aired 1987-06-16 | LITERARY FLOWERS $800 (Daily Double): Walt Whitman mourned Lincoln in his poem "When" these "Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd" Lilacs |
| #657, aired 1987-06-16 | LITERARY FLOWERS $800: In a 1974 film, Cyblll Shepherd played this florally-named Henry James heroine Daisy Miller |
| #635, aired 1987-05-15 | LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS $100: Just ask Porky Pig if the meaning of this flower isn't "you soothe me" petunia |
| #635, aired 1987-05-15 | LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS $200: Not only do some say it means "welcome", this yellow flower is one of the first to welcome spring daffodil |
| #635, aired 1987-05-15 | LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS $300: Fittingly, this creeping vine means "I cling" ivy |
| #635, aired 1987-05-15 | LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS $400: This flower means both "faithfulness" & "loneliness" because no one will pick it to dance wallflower |
| #635, aired 1987-05-15 | LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS $500: Though a red rose stands for "love", this color rose means "worthy of love" white |
| #629, aired 1987-05-07 | TREES & FLOWERS $200: Guinness says the most paid for a tree, $51,000, was for a Washington state Starkspur bearing this fruit apples |
| #629, aired 1987-05-07 | TREES & FLOWERS $400: It takes 5000 wolffia-type plants, smallest flowering plant in world, to fill this sewing aid a thimble |
| #629, aired 1987-05-07 | TREES & FLOWERS $600: In Jim Croce song, "I've Got a Name", these trees were lining the winding road pine trees |
| #629, aired 1987-05-07 | TREES & FLOWERS $800: This large main root found on some trees
can extend down 15' or more the tap root |
| #629, aired 1987-05-07 | TREES & FLOWERS $1000: It's the art, science, & business of growing specifically, flowers floriculture |
| #603, aired 1987-04-01 | TREES & FLOWERS $600: This tree that quickly fills in burned-over land comes in quaking & large-toothed varieties the aspen |
| #506, aired 1986-11-17 | STATE FLOWERS $100: Everything's better with this state flower of Texas on it blue bonnet |
| #506, aired 1986-11-17 | STATE FLOWERS $200: You'll find this flower of Oklahoma hanging around at Christmas mistletoe |
| #506, aired 1986-11-17 | STATE FLOWERS $300: To protect this state's flower, they might post signs reading "Keep your tarheels off the dogwood" North Carolina |
| #506, aired 1986-11-17 | STATE FLOWERS $400: Since it's about 500 miles away from any other state, no wonder its flower is the forget-me-not Alaska |
| #506, aired 1986-11-17 | STATE FLOWERS $500 (Daily Double): The flowers of this pair of states are the wild prairie rose & the pasqueflower North and South Dakota |
| #471, aired 1986-09-29 | STATE FLOWERS $200: Not surprisingly, this state's official flower is the Mayflower Massachusetts |
| #471, aired 1986-09-29 | STATE FLOWERS $400: Logically enough, its state flower is the Orange Blossom Florida |
| #471, aired 1986-09-29 | STATE FLOWERS $600: Included in lists of state flowers is the District of Columbia's, fittingly, this variety of rose American Beauty Rose |
| #468, aired 1986-09-24 | FLOWERS $100: State flower of Kentucky, this yellow wildflower sounds like it's 14K & 16 1/2 feet long goldenrod |
| #468, aired 1986-09-24 | FLOWERS $200: The only garden flower under "Z" in the World Book is this hairy-stemmed favorite zinnia |
| #468, aired 1986-09-24 | FLOWERS $300: The color of the actual Poinsettia flower green (or yellow) |
| #468, aired 1986-09-24 | FLOWERS $400: From Turkish word "tulbend", meaning turban, comes name of this flower whose blossoms resemble turbans tulip |
| #468, aired 1986-09-24 | FLOWERS $500: The flower is the part of a seed plant that contains this type of organ the reproductive/sexual organ |
| #434, aired 1986-05-08 | FLOWERS $200: Nicknamed "the flower with a face", this "wimpy" bloom is a domesticated violet the pansy |
| #434, aired 1986-05-08 | FLOWERS $400: From French for "buttonhole", it's a flower worn in one a boutonniere |
| #434, aired 1986-05-08 | FLOWERS $600: Classical Greek name for the daffodil, from myth about a vain youth turned into a flower a narcissus |
| #434, aired 1986-05-08 | FLOWERS $800: Known also as the marsh marigold, it sounds like it could be bovine lingerie the cowslip |
| #434, aired 1986-05-08 | FLOWERS $1000: Flowers ending with bane, such as the dogbane, were believed to be this poisonous |
| #390, aired 1986-03-07 | FLOWERS $200: Appropriately, the Arctic poppy is often this color white |
| #390, aired 1986-03-07 | FLOWERS $400: The title of a 1960 comedy starring Doris Day advised against consuming these daisies |
| #390, aired 1986-03-07 | FLOWERS $600: In 1959, life was "A Holiday" here for Jerry Wallace Primrose Lane |
| #390, aired 1986-03-07 | FLOWERS $800: To show where nectar is, flowers have this type of marking bees can see ultraviolet markings |
| #390, aired 1986-03-07 | FLOWERS $1000: Sounding like a shirt fastener for a single man, it's the cornflower's other name a bachelor's button |
| #342, aired 1985-12-31 | FLOWERS $100: Name for Swedish botanist, Anders Dahl, who introduced them into Europe from Mexico the dahlia |
| #342, aired 1985-12-31 | FLOWERS $200: Lilies, hyacinths, & daffodils all grow from this type of bud a bulb |
| #342, aired 1985-12-31 | FLOWERS $300: In flowers, it's the male reproductive organ the stamen |
| #342, aired 1985-12-31 | FLOWERS $400: FTD means a florist who will help you make this "T.D." transworld delivery |
| #342, aired 1985-12-31 | FLOWERS $500: The petals collectively, or a model of Toyota a corolla |
| #266, aired 1985-09-16 | FLOWERS $200: State flower of Texas, it's the name of a Houston football bowl the blue bonnet |
| #266, aired 1985-09-16 | FLOWERS $400: Tropical flowering household plant in colors from white to purple named for its native continent the African violet |
| #266, aired 1985-09-16 | FLOWERS $600: Lightning-fast symbol of Floral Transworld Delivery found on florists' front doors Mercury |
| #266, aired 1985-09-16 | FLOWERS $800: Flower once sacred to India, China & Egypt which shares its name
with mythical plant of daydreams the lotus |
| #266, aired 1985-09-16 | FLOWERS $1000: Greek for "star", name for the flower with many ray-like petals aster |
| #185, aired 1985-05-24 | FLOWERS $200: Both a type of bird & a flower share this "heavenly" name bird of paradise |
| #185, aired 1985-05-24 | FLOWERS $400: In Jolson song, "it isn't raining rain, you know, it's raining" these violets |
| #185, aired 1985-05-24 | FLOWERS $600: Though this flower is associated with weakness, its name comes from the French for "thought" a pansy |
| #185, aired 1985-05-24 | FLOWERS $800: Anna Jarvis, considered founder of Mother's Day, wore this flower on that day a carnation |
| #185, aired 1985-05-24 | FLOWERS $1000: Though Gilbert & Sullivan made her "sweet", cattle won't eat this flower because it's bitter a buttercup |
| #174, aired 1985-05-09 | FLOWERS & TREES $100: This flower is appropriately nicknamed "mum" the chrysanthemum |
| #174, aired 1985-05-09 | FLOWERS & TREES $200: Carnivorous plant, or WKRP DJ Venus flytrap |
| #174, aired 1985-05-09 | FLOWERS & TREES $300: Holland's tulip, Ireland's shamrock, or England's rose national flowers |
| #174, aired 1985-05-09 | FLOWERS & TREES $400: Type of tree used for annual "ritual" of decoration, followed by inglorious disposal an evergreen tree (pine tree, Christmas tree spruce) |
| #174, aired 1985-05-09 | FLOWERS & TREES $500: "Babe in the woods", or a young forest tree not over 4" in diameter sapling |
| #149, aired 1985-04-04 | FLOWERS & TREES $200: Corsage flower that can take 5 to 7 years to bloom an orchid |
| #148, aired 1985-04-03 | FLOWERS $100: Holland, Michigan holds an annual festival dedicated to these flowers tulips |
| #148, aired 1985-04-03 | FLOWERS $200: Varieties of this flower include "mariposa", "tiger" & "of the valley" lilies |
| #148, aired 1985-04-03 | FLOWERS $300: In 1960 film, Doris Day didn't want anybody to eat these the daisies |
| #148, aired 1985-04-03 | FLOWERS $400: Ironically, not a rose at all, though this flower's name means "first rose" primrose |
| #148, aired 1985-04-03 | FLOWERS $500: 3-petaled iris that served as emblem of French kings & is now part of Boy Scout badge the fleur-de-lis |
| #4, aired 1984-09-13 | FLOWERS & TREES $100: Its seed is used in baking, but 1 type produces opium the poppy |
| #4, aired 1984-09-13 | FLOWERS & TREES $200: Long associated with Lebanon, this tree is on its flag a cedar |
