Frostproof
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The term frost-proof refers to a property of plants to continue to thrive even in outdoor temperatures in the minus range and even produce flowers. The term has been established in modern horticulture for decades, but originally comes from the technical and scientific field and is related to components and devices that are used outdoors and are to provide their services even in frost. Whether a plant is frost-proofed or not depends almost entirely on the origin of the respective plant, whereby native plants in Central Europe are accustomed to ice and frost and react in their own ways to the annual climate change. Numerous trees and shrubs drive down their metabolism significantly and thus do not form new leaves or flowers for months, other plants at least maintain their foliage and manage to maintain all the basic functions of the vegetation even under the greatest frost. Among the best known indigenous plants, which are frost-proof and can be used throughout the year in the garden, include various conifers, Erika or the silver leaf. The plants mentioned play an essential role in the Trauerfloristik due to their frost-proof property and allow the aesthetic design of a tomb even over the winter months away. Basically, the term frost-proof is very general, since each plant has its own temperature, from which it can no longer maintain its vital functions in the usual way. Therefore, even at very low minus temperatures, even plants that are usually considered frost-free can freeze to death.
