Answer: wallflowers

AnswerCrossword Clue
WALLFLOWERSShrinking violets, perhaps
WALLFLOWERSCertain ones on the sidelines
wallflowersA person who has no one to dance with or who feels shy, awkward, or excluded at a party
wallflowersA southern European plant of the cabbage family, with fragrant yellow, orange-red, dark red, or brown flowers, cultivated for its early spring blooming
wallflowersWALLFLOWER, a yellowish-red flower found esp on old walls