Possible Clues:

• Spy gathers women's medic is one in 21 down
• Plant beginning to sag, promptly prod ground
• Flower finally dies now, getting very little rain
• As herald of spring, wintry weather event?
• White-flowered amaryllis
• At this time doctor, in second bit of surgery, will make bloomer
• Flower, small at this time, ahead of fall
• Flower of spring — in south, these days, also fall
• Nasty words written about new work, one to appear in the spring
• Small present for doctor in the theatre from garden shop