I grew this from gifted seed from a friend not really knowing what it was. Last year it topped over 8 feet tall in my zone 6b garden! Eve...Read Morery sort of pollinator imaginable was loving this plant, especially migrating monarchs. I trimmed it back early this season in hopes it will bloom a bit lower this year because it was shading out my Joe Pye and my goldenrod. It’s a late season bloomer so provides interest when other flowers are dying out in the garden and bloomed for me until frost. I’ve heard it can get pretty aggressive but so far the clump I have has not really expanded much so I’m giving it a positive review for the pollinator action.
The flowers are great for my monarchs, and the thing is so strong-stemmed that it doesn't need staking. Mine get to 10' tall. The first...Read More year they self-sowed so much that now in the fall I make sure to chop the flowerheads. But I leave the lower stems of course, because the best part about this plant are the beautiful ice sculptures. Plant is really easy to grow either from seeds or transplants. This past summer I transplanted some in 90 degree heat (no idea why I did that) and they actually made it, they are blooming now.
The zoning on this completely off! It will grow well into zone 11. It's a great native the butterfly & bee love it plus it requires no at...Read Moretention other than the occasional trim
Frostweed is a wonderful native plant. However, like most members of the aster family, its seeds get absolutely EVERYWHERE, so unless you...Read More have a lot of land to work with, clip the flower heads after they're done blooming to save yourself the trouble of pulling up seedlings where they're not wanted all next year. The good thing is that they're easy to pull.
Other than that, it's great! It's a hardy, low maintenance perennial that attracts a metric ton of butterflies in the fall; it's easy to manage; and you can cut it back all you want. In the winter, when it freezes, it "grows" intricate little ice sculptures from its base.
Frostweed is a very hardy grower and reseeds generously. So if you don't have the space clip the blooms before they drop seeds. I agres...Read Moresively prune mine so they are not so tall in my beds. I have enjoyed having Frostweed in the shade and sun, and also enjoyed watching a large variety of butterflies that nectar on it. The native plant is also a larval host plant for butterflies. Three that are in Texas are the Bordered Patch, Silvery Checkerspot, and the Summer Azure.
This plant grows almost all over the state of Florida. It loves sunny, wet ditches and open hammocks. It is most attractive in late fal...Read Morel when the white flowers are covering the plants. Considered a large weed, people don't usually grow it in their yards.
Two other species of Verbesina are endemic to Florida.
Josephine, Arlington, TX (Zone 8a) | February 2004 | positive
Frostweed is a wonderful plant that will tolerate both full sun and full shade. The leaves are lovely all season and the white blossoms ...Read Moreare delicate and beautiful. In cold winters the stem will burst after a hard frost and a frothy ice will form on the stem, thereby the name Frostweed.
The plant is also known as Indian tobaco. It is said to have been used by Indians, Mexicans and settlers as a tobacco substitute.
Verbesina virginica is native to Texas and other States.
I grew this from gifted seed from a friend not really knowing what it was. Last year it topped over 8 feet tall in my zone 6b garden! Eve...Read More
The flowers are great for my monarchs, and the thing is so strong-stemmed that it doesn't need staking. Mine get to 10' tall. The first...Read More
The zoning on this completely off! It will grow well into zone 11. It's a great native the butterfly & bee love it plus it requires no at...Read More
This plant ranges naturally into zone 10 in south Florida.
Frostweed is a wonderful native plant. However, like most members of the aster family, its seeds get absolutely EVERYWHERE, so unless you...Read More
This plant grows in abundance along the entrance road to Kanapaha Botanical Gardens in Gainesville FL and puts on quite a floral show in the fall.
Frostweed is a very hardy grower and reseeds generously. So if you don't have the space clip the blooms before they drop seeds. I agres...Read More
This plant grows almost all over the state of Florida. It loves sunny, wet ditches and open hammocks. It is most attractive in late fal...Read More
Frostweed is a wonderful plant that will tolerate both full sun and full shade. The leaves are lovely all season and the white blossoms ...Read More