Possible Clues:

• Change occurs in plant
• Manitoba's official flower
• Short reptile sits beside American plant
• Gets up early in spring ¿ it's key to bird in Arabian Nights getting to States
• Early spring bloom
• Springtime bloomer
• Long-tailed animal briefly sitting on middle of bush or plant
• Plant pot chipped at side not fit for use
• Reptile, American, not technically 1 down object
• Plant, for all to see, chewed by dangerous reptiles