http://www.fragmentsfromfloyd.com/photoimage/wingstem-rangy-aster-of-fall/ Photos and Front Porch Musing from Floyd County Virginia Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:37:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://www.fragmentsfromfloyd.com/photoimage/wingstem-rangy-aster-of-fall/comment-page-1/#comment-4572 Bruce Wed, 17 Sep 2008 14:47:13 +0000 http://www.fragmentsfromfloyd.com/2008/09/16/wingstem-rangy-aster-of-fall/#comment-4572 Glad to finally have a name for this plant, Wingstem. They grow in profusion around here, and in winter, when they're dried, I collect them in bundles and then cut them into foot long sections to use as tinder in the wood stove. Best fire-starter I've ever seen. Makes my firebuilding job a lot easier all winter. Glad to finally have a name for this plant, Wingstem. They grow in profusion around here, and in winter, when they’re dried, I collect them in bundles and then cut them into foot long sections to use as tinder in the wood stove. Best fire-starter I’ve ever seen. Makes my firebuilding job a lot easier all winter.

]]> http://www.fragmentsfromfloyd.com/photoimage/wingstem-rangy-aster-of-fall/comment-page-1/#comment-4566 Carrie Tue, 16 Sep 2008 11:23:08 +0000 http://www.fragmentsfromfloyd.com/2008/09/16/wingstem-rangy-aster-of-fall/#comment-4566 So, why ARE they called Touch Me Nots? (I was going to ask before you pointed that out.) So, why ARE they called Touch Me Nots? (I was going to ask before you pointed that out.)

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