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Asteraceae
Frostweed Flower
Verbesina virginica
Hidden wonder and transformation.
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Verbesina
- Native to
- Southeastern United States
- Bloom season
- Late Summer, Fall
- Type
- Herbaceous perennial
- Height
- 3-7 feet
- Sunlight
- Full sun to partial shade
- Soil
- Moist, rich, well-drained
- Water
- Moderate
- Hardiness
- 6-9
- Lifespan
- Perennial
Did you know
- Frostweed gets its name from the spectacular ice formations that extrude from its stems on the first hard freeze of autumn.
- The 'frost flowers' form when sap in the stems freezes and expands, pushing through cracks to create ribbon-like ice sculptures.
- These ice formations can only happen once per stem; after the stem splits, it cannot form frost flowers again.
- The distinctive winged stems have flat, leaf-like ridges running along their length.
- Frostweed is an excellent late-season pollinator plant, attracting butterflies, bees, and other beneficial insects.
Color meanings
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Surprise
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Transformation
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Wonder