rock plant

noun

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

rock plant

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of rock plant¹

First recorded in 1605–15

Example Sentences

There he purposely bumped into Robertson Ay, who was sound asleep on top of one of the best rock plants, and Robertson Ay was very angry.

From Literature

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 Literature

Dianthus.—Chiefly rock plants with handsome and fragrant flowers, the smaller sorts growing in light sandy soil, and the larger border plants in rich garden earth.

From Project Gutenberg

The rock plants on the little island in the pond fell into shadow and some closed up their petals for the night.

From Project Gutenberg

The earth may be kept level, or heaped up at one or both ends, and a few stones added to make a tiny rockery, in which you can grow small saxifrages and other rock plants.

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