Frostweed
Verbesina virginica
Frostweed is a tall native perennial whose flat clusters of white flowers are a vital late-fall nectar source for migrating butterflies; on freezing mornings its split stems extrude ribbons of ice. Thrives in part shade.
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 3–6 ft
- Spacing
- 2–3 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- neutral
- Bloom
- September, October, November
- Bloom colors
- white
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies, songbirds
- Landscape uses
- border
- Native states
- AL, AR, FL, GA, IL, KS, KY, LA, MO, MS, NC, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA