sea-pink

Above the neck of land and its relics of ancient fortifications tower pillars and blocks of granite where yet more bluebells grow in cracks and gullies, with cushions of sea-pink and campion softening ledges above the sea.

Country diary: Cornwall Virginia Spiers 2010

We passed the boulders and slithered over the outcrop of red rock and the patches of sea-pink till we reached the channel of the

Prester John 2005

The birds were diving in past a buttress of rock where wild thyme and sea-pink made a thick carpet splashed with white.

The Wicked Day Stewart, Mary, 1916- 1983

The stones of the beach looked grey and turquoise and rosy-red, the sea creamed against them peacefully, and the turf of the ridge behind was thick with sea-pink and primrose and red campion.

The Wicked Day Stewart, Mary, 1916- 1983

Annet, one of the largest of the uninhabited isles, is positively honeycombed with birds 'nests, and at times it is ablaze with colour of the sea-pink and thrift.

The Cornwall Coast

As they moved farther out to where the waves of the ebb tide were creaming against the rocks, the dark seamed sides were painted a delicate sea-pink by a lichen-like growth.

Where the Sun Swings North Barrett Willoughby

It grew rocky as they got lower down, but there were plenty of sea-pink cushions to soften the way for their feet.

The Sea of Adventure Blyton, Enid 1948

Lucy-Ann found herself clutching the cushions of sea-pink beside her.

The Sea of Adventure Blyton, Enid 1948

It wasn't long before they were all sitting peacefully on tufts of sea-pink and heather, munching biscuits and potted meat, and looking forward to a plate of tinned peaches each.

The Sea of Adventure Blyton, Enid 1948

Then it came back again, looking very queer sticking up between some heather and a sea-pink cushion.

The Sea of Adventure Blyton, Enid 1948