Blooming Personalities C/D 30Th November

[granny grump]

Answers are people or fictional characters or animals with named shared with flower 

7. Her father taught her how to hunt with a bow and arrow as well as forage for edible plants (7 8)

13. Small town girl who became one of the most renowned singers and actresses of her time (8 7)

18. Her name attributed to flowers growing during mother's pregnancy and the cabaret dancers which featured her grandmother  (8 7 6) I have Bluebell Madonna but can't find a surname with 6 letters 

32. An iconic band who are a force to be reckoned with in the world of rock music (4 1 5)

51. For her contributions to literature she was appointed an officer of  the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth 11 (4 7)

[JJ109]

32 Guns 'n Roses

[JJ109]

18 probably Horner

Does Bluebell Horner see her dad?

Bluebell, whose godmothers are Victoria Beckham and Emma Bunton, reportedly has little contact with her father, screenwriter and director Sasha Gervase. Geri and Sasha, who counts The Terminal and Hitchcock among his film credits, had a brief six-week romance in 2005 which resulted in Bluebell being born in 2006.

[JJ109]

7 Katniss Everdeen ?? (The Hunger Games)

It fits the clue but I don't see the flower?

When Katniss was a child her father would bring her out into the woods beyond District 12 to teach her how to hunt with a bow and arrow, as well as how to forage for edible plants.....

[Hazlinny]

13. ?Rosemary Clooney

[JJ109]

The arrowhead plant is called 'Katniss. ' Katniss the character uses her archery skills to help keep her alive, just as this plant helps nourish her, keeping her alive. Thus the plant becomes a symbol of the character Katniss and of survival. This is the plant that Katniss Everdeen, the main character, is named after.

[Hazlinny]

51 Iris Murdoch

[JJ109]

51 I have seen this answered as Iris Murdoch, but although she was made a Commander of the British Empire (CBE) and a Dame Commander of the British Empire, I cannot find references to an OBE

[Hazlinny]

Re Iris Murdoch, i think the setter may have confused the award as an OBE in itself?

She went on to produce 25 more novels and additional works of philosophy, as well as poetry and drama. In 1976 she was named a Commander of the Order of the British Empire and in 1987 was made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire.

[granny grump]

Thank you all for your help