Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Queen Anne's Lace


Queen Anne's lace: wild carrot; it is often known as "Queen Anne's lace".  It is so called because the flower resembles lace; the red to dark purple flower in the center is told to represent a blood droplet where Queen Anne pricked herself with a needle when she was making the lace. The function of the tiny red to dark purple flower, is to attract insects. It is known as a noxious weed by the USDA.


But . . .
a pretty weed it is.








I think it's beautiful.

Happy White Wednesday!


This plant blooms from May to October. It is a
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6 comments:

  1. acorn hollowAugust 24, 2011 at 3:40 AM

    Queen Anne's lace dies pretty well also. We used it in garden club to decorated a christmas tree once.
    Cathy

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  2. BECKYAugust 24, 2011 at 4:58 AM

    It is a lovely weed, indeed, Julie! I think there are a lot of pretty weeds!!

    Hope you're having a great week, gal!
    Things here are good...just super busy!!
    Hugs to you!
    Becky

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  3. SandiAugust 24, 2011 at 6:53 AM

    Hi Julie,
    I love Queen Anne's lace too. One of the prettiest weeds ever! You captured it beautifully with your camera. :)
    Blessings~

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  4. Vintage Market PlaceAugust 24, 2011 at 8:05 AM

    wow, I know nothing about gardening and would have thought this was a real flower not a weed.
    Love the story too
    Amy

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  5. RebeccaAugust 25, 2011 at 9:16 PM

    One of my favorites also! Beautiful photos-thanks for sharing :)

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  6. JillAugust 26, 2011 at 2:40 PM

    I planted queen anne's from seed this spring and still only have 3 tiny plants. Our spring was too cold and the place I put them, too poor of soil. I will get some going for sure next year though! It is such a wonderful flower.

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