This word search has the names of thirty-six flowers hidden in it, indicated by the “three dozen” in the flavor text. They are:
- ALLIUM
- AMARANTH
- ANEMONE
- ASTER
- AZALEA
- BEGONIA
- BLACK-EYED SUSAN
- BUTTERCUP
- CARNATION
- CHRYSANTHEMUM
- CROCUS
- DAFFODIL
- DAISY
- DANDELION
- GARDENIA
- GERANIUM
- HIBISCUS
- HONEYSUCKLE
- HYACINTH
- HYDRANGEA
- IRIS
- LARKSPUR
- LILAC
- LOTUS
- MARIGOLD
- ORCHID
- PANSY
- PEONY
- PERIWINKLE
- PETUNIA
- PHLOX
- POPPY
- ROSE
- SNAPDRAGON
- TULIP
- ZINNIA
The completed grid is as follows:
The remaining letters which are not part of any flowers spell out the phrase Name a flower which sounds like a secondary color from Kenya or Mali. AFRICAN VIOLET is the only flower which meets that criteria, and it is the answer.