Round 6science
A flowering plant that produces blue, purple, or red blooms naturally.
Take a moment to think. Your first hint is waiting below.
1Start with a small hint
Look for flowers that occur naturally in at least one of the three colors.
2A little more help
Rose, tulip and violet score lowest; named garden flowers score mid-range; tropical and regional plants score highest.
3The strongest clue
The rarest pick is a tropical plant whose red bracts look like a pair of lips.
Reveal answer examplesSpoilers
- Hot lipsOne in a Krillion100 pts
Tropical plant with red bracts shaped like human lips.
- 'Oha Wai NuiDeep Cut85 pts
Hawaiian plant name; accepted as a deep-cut answer.
- AgapanthusRare60 pts
Blue-purple flowering plant from southern Africa.
- CornflowerSchooler30 pts
Classic blue wildflower, scored mid-tier.
- RosePlankton10 pts
A familiar flowering plant that appears in the lowest scoring tier.