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

Haberlea rhodopensis.—A pretty rock plant with dense tufts of leaves and bluish-lilac flowers.

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

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

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

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 Curtis, William