All About Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) - Garden. org Frostweed will grow in full sun, partial shade, or full shade and it requires a small amount of water to be happy Like most wildflowers, it needs very little care River banks, open woodlands, and shaded woods are its natural habitat, however, and copying these conditions will produce the happiest plants
Crossvine, Bignonia capreolata, Bignoniaceae (Trumpet-Creeper Family . . . Posted by @frostweed on October 22, 2014 This beautiful evergreen vine is disease and insect free, plus the blooms are amazing This beautiful climbing woody vine can reach 50 feet in a few seasons and decorate your fence or trellis with amazing beauty in spring, when the main flush of blooms turns it into an almost solid mass of orange and
Texas Sage, Leucophyllum frutescens Lynn Lowreys Dwarf Everblooming Posted by @frostweed on December 6, 2013 This Texas Sage variety was discovered by Lynn Lowrey while he was on one of his road trips in search of new and different native plants He found it by the side of the road and was astonished by its shade of color and beauty
Cowpen Daisy, Verbesina encelioides - Garden. org Cowpen Daisy, Verbesina encelioides, Asteraceae (Aster Family) This lovely but very common flower is often overlooked by those looking for more sophisticated plants, but never mind, this plant blooms prolifically from April till frost, with the most brilliant yellow flowers that attract butterflies and insects to their soft buttery centers
Banner for June 3, 2024 by frostweed in the Site Banners forum To see the previous conversation, go here: The thread "Banner for August 22, 2013 by frostweed" in Site Banners forum Wildflowers are the Smiles of Nature Gardening with Texas Native Plants and Wildflowers
Photo of the leaves of Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) Photo #50 52 of Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) Photo Location: Plano, Tx on 2017-05-19 Photo of the leaves of Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) posted by TexasPlumeria87 - Garden org
Milkweed Vine, for Those of Us Who Have Trouble Growing Other Milkweeds Posted by @frostweed on October 21, 2014 I have great hope for this plant to provide the abundant Milkweed we need to raise many Monarchs and Queens This plant is also a powerful magnet for all kinds of pollinators, including bees and many other butterflies