rock plant

American  

noun

1. a plant found among rocks or in rock gardens.

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rock plant British  

noun

1. any plant that grows on rocks or in rocky ground

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Etymology

Origin of rock plant

First recorded in 1605–15

Example Sentences

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

Galax aphylla.—A neat little rock plant, 6 to 8 in. high, with pretty round leaves and white flowers.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" by Various

For using as a rock plant, and in sandy peat, it is an excellent subject, and should find a place in every collection.

From Hardy Ornamental Flowering Trees and Shrubs by Webster, Angus Duncan

Waldsteina Fragarioides.—A hardy and pretty trailing rock plant, with deep green foliage.

From Gardening for the Million by Pink, Alfred

The cracks and recesses of the rocks did not hold coolness enough for the thin, hairy roots of the smallest rock plant.

From The Works of Theophile Gautier, Volume 5 The Romance of a Mummy and Egypt by Sumichrast, Frederick C. de (Frederick Caesar de)