In fall of last year, I planted two small Frostweeds (Verbesina virginica) that were dug out of a friend’s garden.
This plant is known for forming ribbons of ice sculptures when the stems split during their first hard freeze of the winter. My plants are so young that I didn’t know whether I’d see that, but one of them has obliged.
After a night when the overnight low was 21.7 degrees F, the taller plant with a woodier stem did split to reveal this ice formation. Bigger plants make more spectacular structures, but this is special because it’s my first!
Rewilding My Lot 
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