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Frostweed, aka Frost Flowers Price Park, Cobb County, GA |
All Text & Images: Copyright (2014-2017) |
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Frostweed, aka Frost Flowers Price Park, Cobb County, GA |
All Text & Images: Copyright (2014-2017) |
| Frost Flowers, aka Frostweed or Wingstem (Verbesina virginica) November 2014: Alan Cressler, Steve Bowling and I were headed to photograph the first of a series of Native American sites, when we encountered these icy blooms. Needless to say, we delayed our journey for a bit... |
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During the first hard freeze of winter, water "squeezes" out of the plant's stem, forming ice ribbons and other interesting forms. |
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| November 2015 - a plethora of additional examples: |
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