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
- biennial
- Height
- 3–6 ft
- Spacing
- 2–3 ft apart
- Light
- part shade, shade
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, alkaline
- Bloom
- July, August, September, October, November, December
- Bloom colors
- white
- Wildlife value
- butterflies, pollinators
- Landscape uses
- border
- Native states
- AL, AR, DC, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MO, MS, NC, NE, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV