Lexic.us

Definition of Rock plant

1. Noun. Plant that grows on or among rocks or is suitable for a rock garden.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rock Plant

Literary usage of Rock plant

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The English Flower Garden and Home Grounds: Design and Arrangement Shown by by William Robinson (1907)
"Resisting any cokl or moisture, it is among dwarf plants of the first order of merit as a rock-plant. The variety rubra has darker red flowers. ..."

2. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1914)
"A rare rock-plant. Likes cool, moist air, and not too full exposure to sun. ... A rare rock-plant from Mt. Cenis and other mts. of the Alps, with solitary ..."

3. Alpine Flowers for Gardens: Rock, Wall, Marsh Plants, and Mountain Shrubs by William Robinson (1910)
"Anthyllis montanus, the Mountain Kidney Vetch, is a very hardy rock-plant ; dwarf, about 6 inches high, the leaves pinnate, and nearly white with down, ..."

4. Annual Report of the Isthmian Canal Commission by Isthmian Canal Commission (U.S.), United States President (1901-1909 : Roosevelt), Canal Zone Governor (1912)
"Numerous repairs were made to various steamships and the different pieces of floating equipment. PORTO BELLO rock plant. ..."

5. Annual Report of the Isthmian Canal Commission by Isthmian Canal Commission (U.S.), United States President (1901-1909 : Roosevelt), Canal Zone Governor (1910)
"... BELLO rock plant. During the year a Canton-Hughes compound, duplex, hydraulic- pressure pump, 18 and 28 by 13f by 18, was installed for stripping, etc. ..."

6. The English Flower Garden: Design, Arrangement and Plans Followed by a by William Robinson (1895)
"It is indeed essentially a rock-plant, and very beautiful when well established in I early ... G. reptans is also a pretty rock-plant, differing from G. ..."

7. The English Flower Garden: Design, Arrangement and Plans Followed by a by William Robinson (1895)
"It is indeed essentially a rock-plant, and very beautiful when well ... G. reptans is also a pretty rock-plant, differing from G. montanum in its finely cut ..."

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