Merry Christmas and Happy New Year one and all.
Regards,
Arif.

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Wow! that is one gorgeous Frostweed ice sculpture

I thought you would appreciate that.

I surely did, thank you

Tee, what is that? If that's a real organic flower . That sight or site is giving me an insight into depths which at first I did not think possible . You are the best'est .
Regards,
Arif.

Arif, are you talking about the photo on the Clay and Limestone site or my avatar? The avatar is Queen Anne's Lace (Daucus carota). The first photo on the website is frostweed (Verbesena virginica). That's also Josephine's username and I understand she grows a lot of it.

I am talking about the Frostweed, never saw one before. Indian tobacco, another(cardic, careful) herb but a very beautiful and eye catching one at that . " When winter weather brings ice, the stems exude water that freezes into fascinating shapes, hence its common name Frostweed. This plant is best suited for naturalizing rather than formal landscapes". "The same phenomenon is regularly noted on the stems of Helianthemum canadense (common names: frostweed, rock frost, frostplant, frostwort, longbranch frostweed), H. bicknellii (common names: frostweed, hoary frostweed) Cunila origanoides, Pluchea odorata, P. foetida, P. camphorata. Additionally, it has been occasionally reported on the lower stems of various other species, including some in Lamiaceae, Verbenaceae, Apocynaceae and others".
Thank you Tee.
Regards,
Arif.

It's an interesting and beautiful phenomenon.

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Like hers, my daffodils are up out there too. I can see at least 10 or 12 clumps emerging. I do hope they don't suffer too much damage from the ice.

We dodged a bullet last night. The entire state of TN is under an state of emergency for ice and floods. It's icy slick out there right now, but we didn't have enough rain to get iced enough to break limbs and bring down power lines, etc. Thankful for that!! It's supposed to be warmer today so should be all gone soon.

Enjoy the cold then or send some here. Good morning Tee . 20c and 6c here and rain and snow expected for next three days. Today I put out veg seeds keeping the chilly conditions in mind.
Regards,
Arif.

We have been having cold weather much more often than usual 27 degrees this morning, but clear and sunny.

Heavy frost here this morning. I'm not complaining because the recent ice storms skirted us for the most part.

When I looked out the window this almost looked like a plant in bloom rather than old bloom/seed stalks. Not as dramatic as Verbesina virginica but still pretty. It's my Joe Pye (Eupatorium maculatum).

Tee you live in some kind of marshy area?
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Good for fever, bone pains, malarial symptoms.
Regards,
Arif.