Looking For A Flower

[Brylcream]

1 call one

2 ship goes back but not north

3 old boat in a pound and a first class finish

[mallyh]

2 Aster(n)

[Brylcream]

Thanks,that makes sense

[TheWinner]

1. I wonder if this is Canterbury Bell?

[Prudie]

Could 1 be as simple as calla?

[elliemay1]

Any ideas on No.3?

[Hazlinny]

Just an iffy Larkspur, Ellie. L for pound ark old boat but the end doesn't match clue.

[elliemay1]

That's exactly what I was thinking too Hazlinny!

[elliemay1]

Was also trying to make lobelia fit but no joy!

[mallyh]

could it be something to do with winning your spurs?

[Prudie]

And I was trying to make Clarkia work, the L and ark but I always thought first class in puzzles was AI

[mallyh]

1 lilac ? anagram call i

[Hazlinny]

^^ That sounds good, Mally.

[Brylcream]

I think you are correct with lilac, I also thought of larkspur for no 3 but can’t work out the end. Still puzzling

[JJ109]

I gave up using ark -

3 Very very iffy Alyssum
old boat = steam ship ie SS
"in" a l(pound) and Yum (first class ???)

[TheWinner]

3. The nearest I got was Clarkia
old boat = ark
pound = L
first class finish =A
wonder if CL equals class?

[TheWinner]

and the answer is yes, according to google.
https://www.crosswordsolver.com/clue/CLASS/2/**

[TheWinner]

Prudie, I didn't scroll, apologies, I agree.

[Brylcream]

No 3 the answer was larkspur. I still don’t understand the ending! Thanks to everyone who helped.

[Hazlinny]

Thanks ..it's always nice to hear the correct answer when people have tried to solve the clue. Can only think the spur is to spur one on to the
finish but who knows?

[cashier]

Maybe spur from win one's spurs-to attain distinction or honour, especially for the first time.