Comments on clay and limestone: An Almost Perfect Winter Flower

Ribbons of ice - I am guilty of not ever getting c...

2012-01-10T09:59:04.664-06:00

Ribbons of ice - I am guilty of not ever getting close enough to these to see their beauty. A situation that will soon be rectified as we're dropping into the 20's in a few nights, here on the edge of the Cumberland Plateau.

I have never seen these! They do look like candy ...

2012-01-10T03:41:51.241-06:00

I have never seen these! They do look like candy or ice sculptures...well, like magic! I'm amazed! Thank you so much for sharing them!

Hi Gail - those are such beautiful captures - real...

2012-01-09T16:50:41.344-06:00

Hi Gail - those are such beautiful captures - really breathtaking. My new shady location has some sun out by the road where I'm hoping to put in native pollinators - verbesina looks like a must have - Happy New Year :)

Ah magical indeed!! Thanks for sharing these litt...

2012-01-09T08:26:10.502-06:00

Ah magical indeed!! Thanks for sharing these little wonders of nature.

Oh, I love that plant! It brings me back to my col...

2012-01-08T19:09:44.346-06:00

Oh, I love that plant! It brings me back to my college days when I saw it for the first time in my Native Plants botany class (a class you would have loved Gail). It's amazing.

WOW!!! How incredible! That is one of the coolest ...

2012-01-08T14:33:13.711-06:00

WOW!!! How incredible! That is one of the coolest plant tricks I've seen in a long time! Off to Google this plant since we're in the same zone! Thanks for sharing or I might have never known!! :o)

I have never seen this flower before. Would love ...

2012-01-08T11:36:03.968-06:00

I have never seen this flower before. Would love to have in
my garden at the edge of the woods.

Those frost flowers are simply amazing! You've...

2012-01-08T09:26:14.565-06:00

Those frost flowers are simply amazing! You've convinced me, I have to add this flower to my garden.

Susch wonderful shots of something I only read abo...

2012-01-07T19:57:03.630-06:00

Susch wonderful shots of something I only read about for the first time last year. Amazing. ANd I'd never heard of verbesina either, so that gives me another plant for my wishlist (if it will grow where I am, Edinburgh).

I was wondering if you might add your garden to Folia the online gardening website (it's free). Scottish gardens are very under represented there so I'm always looking to encourage more to join.

It's a great resource for gardeners and has helped me keep on top of my 800+ plantings with photo's, notes, journals, milestones etc. They have an extensive plant wiki and a seed stash section where people can also list seeds for swapping. Here's the link to my Folia page so you can see how it works: www.myfolia.com/gardener/CDfolia/invite.

Those are simply amazing. You should be submittin...

2012-01-07T10:46:12.473-06:00

Those are simply amazing. You should be submitting them to a gardening magazines, and the like. They would definitely win some photo contests.

Jen @ Muddy Boot Dreams

That is totally cool. I have never seen a frost fl...

2012-01-07T09:04:54.768-06:00

That is totally cool. I have never seen a frost flower before, although I like to think I am an attentive gardener. Verbesina is a new plant to me - I hope to make room for it in the garden next year.

Wow Gail - how otherworldly beautiful they are! L...

2012-01-06T21:56:15.880-06:00

Wow Gail - how otherworldly beautiful they are! Lucky you having them in your garden.

I absolutely must have these...just looked up some...

2012-01-06T18:34:55.065-06:00

I absolutely must have these...just looked up some natives for NY that will create these...can't wait to try it...

It is so magical. I wish I could see one in person...

2012-01-06T16:40:07.213-06:00

It is so magical. I wish I could see one in person, but for now, I'll gaze upon yours.~~Dee

Those are magnificent! I have never seen those in ...

2012-01-06T15:16:03.418-06:00

Those are magnificent! I have never seen those in person. They are truly magical! That is now on my Nature bucket list! Thanks for sharing your glorious frost blooms!

Wow, I never heard of that before! How pretty!

2012-01-06T15:13:15.824-06:00

Wow, I never heard of that before! How pretty!

I LOVE it! I first saw this just a month or so ago...

2012-01-06T14:55:26.128-06:00

I LOVE it! I first saw this just a month or so ago on Plano Prairie's Blog...so very cool!

Magnificent to look at, but it appears as torture?...

2012-01-06T13:45:18.833-06:00

Magnificent to look at, but it appears as torture? That poor plant survives to do it all again tomorrow?

I think it is indeed magical! I've never heard...

2012-01-06T12:25:40.060-06:00

I think it is indeed magical! I've never heard of Verbesina virginica until reading your post about it on Facebook and then following the link here.

Your favorite frost flower picture is mine, too. I...

2012-01-06T09:22:34.505-06:00

Your favorite frost flower picture is mine, too. I wonder if the Verbesina would grow here. I must check with the Wildflower Center!

Spectacular! I do remember your previous frost flo...

2012-01-06T08:43:57.575-06:00

Spectacular! I do remember your previous frost flower posts as well.

I've never seen anything like that...they are ...

2012-01-06T08:42:14.659-06:00

I've never seen anything like that...they are lovely! Does it harm the plant?

This is very, VERY cool, Gail! I didn't know a...

2012-01-06T08:31:19.858-06:00

This is very, VERY cool, Gail! I didn't know about this neat plant until now. I want some! I think it might fit in well in my backyard gardens. I love when it freezes and puts on a show...but even better, that it might also be a source of food for the monarch??!! That is good news for sure;-)

WOW! What great frost flowers.I've never seen ...

2012-01-06T08:08:46.414-06:00

WOW! What great frost flowers.I've never seen anything quite like them. I suppose this plant is way out of my zone 4 reach.It's great to see yours though!

Magnificient hoarfrost! That is so cool.

2012-01-06T07:34:17.538-06:00

Magnificient hoarfrost! That is so cool.