Fragrant flower

The answer

PEONY

5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the PEONY answer page.

Used 8 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1966. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other answers for this clue

The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.

• LILAC (21 uses in xd)
• ROSE (10 uses in xd)
• GARDENIA (8 uses in xd)
• JASMINE (5 uses in xd)
• CABBAGEROSE (3 uses in xd)

Other clues for PEONY

Every other clue in this collection answered by PEONY, most used first.

• Indiana's state flower - used 46 times, most recently in 2026
• Showy flower - used 37 times, most recently in 2025
• State flower of Indiana - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
• Indiana state flower - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Spring flower. - used 11 times, most recently in 2013
• Spring bloomer - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Garden flower - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Flashy flower - used 6 times, most recently in 2012
• Showy perennial - used 6 times, most recently in 2011
• Spring bloom - used 6 times, most recently in 2026

Related clues

Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.

• Fall flower - ASTER, used 219 times
• Flower part - SEPAL, used 182 times
• Fragrant wood - CEDAR, used 132 times
• Fragrant compound - ESTER, used 131 times
• Flower part - PETAL, used 80 times
• Daisylike flower - ASTER, used 76 times

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