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BJ Fudge sends tips, links to spot Frost Flowers

Spot tickweed patches in summer and mark locations. Ironweed, a very common wildflower, is also a producer of Frost Flowers. An update to; Kentucky Color: Rare sight. Patch of frost flowers by Billy Joe Fudge, now with new photos added.

By Billy Joe Fudge, President
Homeplace on Green River, 6035 New Columbia RD, Campbellsville, KY

Update December 22, 2009: Here is a link to a picture of Tickweed. If you see these growing in late summer or early fall then check back in early, below freezing mornings especially after a soaking rain or an extended time of foggy wet weather to see if Frost Flowers have developed:
Summer photos of tickweed at "2bnthewild.com"
The largest Frost Flower patch I've ever seen was on a steep roadside in the Turkey Neck Bend area of Cumberland and Monroe Counties in late fall.

Frost flowers common on Ironweed stems

In researching the Frost Flower phenomenon, one will find that
Ironweed
, one of Adair County's most beautiful wldflowers, also has Frost Flowers. An example is Watersheds.org





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