Related Clues:

• Shoot-to-be
• Sign of spring, hidden four times in this puzzle
• Bloomer
• Flower forerunner
• Small pre-flower knob on plant
• Small flower or leaf knob
• Small pre-flower knob
• Small knob that will develop into a leaf or flower
• Small pre-flower knob - nip it
• It will eventually become a leaf or flower
• There's blooming little return from the end of 14 down
• Flower but not open?
• There's blooming little to make a knight of up here
• There's blooming little of it
• Sign of spring in four places in this puzzle