As for the ironweed, it clothes the pastures with a royal purple, so rich a hue it compels the eye, and is a kind of stimulant. |
Only one weed seems to hold its own against it, and that is ironweed, a plant like a robust purple aster five or six feet high. |
Jacqueline sat beneath the cedar, the branch of ironweed again within her hand. |
Followed by Young isham, Rand travelled on by the dusty road, between the parching elder and ironweed, blackberry and love vine. |
On two sidewalks, five rectangular tree beds have been enhanced with native plants like ironweed and winterberry. |
I plant lettuce and greens in the shade of other plants, like ironweed, to keep them cooler and moist. |