rock plant
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of rock plant
First recorded in 1605–15
Example Sentences
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This was filled with a blue flower, a rock plant of some sort, and the overflow hung down the vent and spilled lavishly among the canopy of the forest.
From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding
It makes a pretty rock plant, delights in a peat soil, and is increased by division of the root.
From Gardening for the Million by Alfred Pink
It will therefore be seen that this is a rock plant, so far as its decorative qualities are concerned.
From Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers Describing the Most Desirable Plants, for Borders, Rockeries, and Shrubberies. by John Wood
A. graminifolia, and A. laricifolia are tufted, with grassy foliage and white flowers, while A. balearica, a creeping rock plant, has tiny leaves and solitary white flowers.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" by Various
It is properly a rock plant, being hardy, forming with very little care a neat tuft of flowers, and not apt to encroach on its neighbours.
From The Botanical Magazine, Vol. 4 Or, Flower-Garden Displayed by William Curtis
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