Spotted this morning on a few plants in my front yard. I didn’t touch them but they present like styrofoam or snow
by evanacree
Spotted this morning on a few plants in my front yard. I didn’t touch them but they present like styrofoam or snow
by evanacree
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Worth mentioning it was about 19 degrees Fahrenheit overnight
Looks like hair ice
Those are frost flowers or hair ice
It’s basically just ice
They are often called “frost flower” , some plants produce them more that others when its below freezing
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frost_flower](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frost_flower)
The substance is ‘cellulose plant fiber’. All others failed to address the question.
Just to add, there are native wildflowers to PA, the most well-known of which is *Verbesina virginica,* that are famous for this. Common names include Iceweed, Frostweed, and Iceplant in recognition of its propensity for this.
Source, which includes pictures and a list of the Latin names of other species that have this trait: [https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=vevi3](https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=vevi3)
https://preview.redd.it/7u7vi6k4r85g1.jpeg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=30254512206a9f0aa53548ff033ed25ae1f6ae80
In middle tennessee!!
Something we never get in Florida.
I believe it was a Pentas lanceolata
Lucky you!! I have them too and am so proud.