The wild flowers disappeared, and only in the bottom of the draws and gullies grew a few of the very toughest and hardiest: shoestring, and ironweed, and snow-on-the-mountain. From Wordnik.com. [O Pioneers!] Reference
The pasture was flooded with light; every clump of ironweed and snow-on-the-mountain threw a long shadow, and the golden light seemed to be rippling through the curly grass like the tide racing in. From Wordnik.com. [O Pioneers!] Reference
Other options: cornflower, foxglove, larkspur, sweet alyssum, dianthus, baby's breath, bells of Ireland, blue sage, candytuft, celome, forget-me-nots, love-in-a-mist, snow-on-the-mountain, strawflower, and torenia. From Wordnik.com. [Realty Times Real Estate News Channel] Reference
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