Frostweed (Verbesina virginica)

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit:	Herb/Forb
Life cycle:	Perennial
Sun Requirements:	Partial or Dappled Shade
Minimum cold hardiness:	Zone 5b -26.1 °C (-15 °F) to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)
Plant Height:	up to 7'
Leaves:	Good fall color Unusual foliage color Deciduous Other: lance shaped, up to 7" long
Fruit:	Edible to birds
Flowers:	Showy
Flower Color:	White
Flower Time:	Summer Late summer or early fall Fall
Suitable Locations:	Xeriscapic
Uses:	Erosion control Will Naturalize
Edible Parts:	Fruit
Wildlife Attractant:	Bees Birds Butterflies Hummingbirds
Propagation: Seeds:	Suitable for wintersowing Other info: This plant self seeds.
Propagation: Other methods:	Cuttings: Tip Division

Common names

Frostweed
Iceweed
Richweed
Tickweed
Virginia Crownbeard

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Location: Ingleside. Illinois
Date: 2022-11-18

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Location: Plano, TX
Date: 2018-10-27
With a Monarch butterfly.

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Location: My yard in Arlington, Texas.
Date: 2005-12-08

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Location: 10970
Date: 10/21
Frostweed bloom with bee

Uploaded by Bandita74

Location: San Antonio TX
Date: 2018-01-01
Day of a hard freeze

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Location: San Antonio TX
Date: 2018-01-01

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Location: Fort Worth TX
Date: 2010-10-13
Even trimmed it will tower if allowed.

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Location: Fort Worth TX
Date: 2010-01-05
Stems explode with frost like formations with a hard freeze.

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Location: 10970
Date: 01/22
Frostweed ice sculptures

Uploaded by Bandita74

Location: Roberta Georgia
Date: September
with bee

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Location: San Marcos, Texas
Date: 2021-10-22

Uploaded by christinereid54

Location: My yard in Arlington, Texas.
Date: Summer 2010
This plant is a must have for the butterfly garden.

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Location: Fort Worth TX
Date: 2009-09-28
Frostweed is a bee magnet in the fall.

Uploaded by Sheila_FW

Location: 10970
Date: 01/22
Frostweed ice sculpture

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Location: 10970
Date: 10/21
Frostweed bloom with monarch

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Uploaded by GrammaChar

Location: San Antonio TX
Date: 2017-11-02

Uploaded by ricelg

Location: North Central TX Zone 8a
Date: 2017-11-29
Blooms are starting to set seed.

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Location: Fort Worth TX
Date: 2008-12-16
A hard freeze causes even the smallest stems to show why they got

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Uploaded by RoseA32

Location: Dallas, TX Zone 8a
Date: 2016-09-15
Frostweed starting to flower

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Uploaded by Bandita74

Location: 10970
Date: 10/21
Frostweed bloom with pollinator

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Uploaded by TexasPlumeria87

Location: Tampa, FL
Date: 2014-10-26
At the Museum of Science and Industry

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Location: Plano, TX
Date: 2018-01-01
Frozen sap

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Location: My yard in Arlington, Texas.
Date: 2011-01-02
Ice formation after freeze.

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Location: Fort Worth TX
Date: 2007-05-30
Stems can be trimmed in late spring and summer to encourage branc

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Uploaded by TexasPlumeria87

Location: Tampa, FL
Date: 2014-10-26
At the Museum of Science and Industry. About 8 feet tall.

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Location: My yard in Arlington, Texas.
Date: Spring 2010
Frostweed first gowth in spring.

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Comments:

Posted by jmorth (central Illinois) on Dec 6, 2011 2:34 AM concerning plant:

An uncommon wildflower in Illinois (near Wabash River in southeast part of state) found in open woods, valleys, and by streamsides.
Uncommon but certainly worthy of seeking out late in the fall after first hard freeze. After a hard freeze 'frost flowers' are produced. Frost flowers are ribbons of ice oozing out of cracks at the stem's base. What has transpired is pretty unusual... Sap from still living roots freezes as it emerges from dead stem, yet it elongates 'like a ribbon' as more fluid sap is pushed out.

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Posted by imabirdnut (North Texas - Zone 7b) on Aug 30, 2012 6:52 AM concerning plant:

Great Fall nectar plant.
Host plant for
Bordered Patch (Chlosyne lacinia)
Silvery Checkerspot (Chlosyne nycteis)
Summer Azure (Celastrina neglecta)

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Plant Events from our members
chelle	On May 12, 2015	Seeds germinated Est. germination date - seedlings observed 2015-05-24.
chelle	On January 27, 2015	Seeds sown W/S - Warm 3 wks, then move outdoors.
variegatagal	On March 4, 2021	Transplanted Transplanted roots to Pond Bed. At the time, showing side shoots.
variegatagal	On April 26, 2020	Transplanted
variegatagal	On April 7, 2020	Obtained plant 2x Painted Flower Farm
antsinmypants	On April 10, 2021	Plant emerged
antsinmypants	On January 22, 2021	Seeds sown WS - Jug 18
MySecretIslandGarden	On February 17, 2023	Bloomed

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Verbesina Frostweed (Verbesina virginica)

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