The frost flowers have bloomed

[coyote101]

The temperature dropped to 25 degrees last night and the frost flowers were out this morning.







Pat

[slagmaker]

Cool!!

I went out this morning and didn't see anything and it made it to 18 here last night

[possumal]

I think those things are beautiful.  Thanks for posting those, Pat.

[Hawks Feather]

Since we don't have them around here I forget about them till I see the posts about them.  I really wish we had them here - they look really neat.  Thanks for the pictures.

Jerry

[FinsnFur]

I wanna eat one

[riverboss]

Jim its so cold it would make your teeth hurt a give a brain freeze.

[FinsnFur]

Oh heck that wont bother me. I was out on the back porch this morning in my skivvies getting some fire wood and it was 12 degrees out.

[riverboss]

Woosie!! LOL!!!!

[msmith]

Oh heck that wont bother me. I was out on the back porch this morning in my skivvies getting some fire wood and it was 12 degrees out.

TMI 

[Okanagan]

Pat, those are fascinating.  I've never seen anything like that in my life, though we live in a cold enough region to have plenty of frost, from near sea level to high peaks.  Wonder what causes them where you are and not here?

[coyote101]

Pat, those are fascinating.  I've never seen anything like that in my life, though we live in a cold enough region to have plenty of frost, from near sea level to high peaks.  Wonder what causes them where you are and not here?

Clyde,

It only happens under certain conditions with a few types of reedy plants. Those plants probably don't grow where you are. The ground has to be moist, but not frozen. The moisture is apparently extruded through the pores or slits in the plant walls and freezes on contact with the cold air. They make some truly fascinating and beautiful formations, but they are delicate and don't last long in the sunshine or when the temperature rises above freezing. They are much like snowflakes in that no two are alike.

Here are a few more from the other morning:






Pat

[coyote101]

Sorry, I double posted. 

Pat

[Okanagan]

Excellent explanation.  Makes sense.  Thanks.

[FinsnFur]

I still wanna eat one
They'd kinda make cool cake decorations. Dont ya think?

[Okanagan]

I still wanna eat one
They'd kinda make cool cake decorations. Dont ya think?

Yes, pick them in the cold and stick them in a freezer immediately.  They would be beautiful on some kind of ice cream cake.  Good idea.  Wonder if they would take food coloring or if we could put colored water in the reedy plant ?