. " 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".« Return to the thread "Wildflowers in winter"
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