Friday Flowers
Its name notwithstanding, Queen Anne's Lace is the commonest of flowers, but I love it anyway. I looked it up just now and learned something: the single purple floret in the center is said to be a drop of blood the queen shed after pricking herself while making the lace.
Only one more day! Way too much to do.
posted by Lucia at
10:56 AM
4 Comments:
It's root is edible as it's also known as a wild carrot. Good to know just in case you get lost in the woods and need to forage for food.
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Anonymous, at 12:40 PM
I love Queen Ann's Lace. I think it's also a parsley relative and that monarch butterflies like to cocoon on it.
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Annie, at 11:19 PM
When I'm too poor to buy flowers, I can always forage Queen Anne's Lace from vacant lots. It's such a willing weed.
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roxie, at 9:16 AM
my childhood home until grade-school backed up to a long-vacant farm field. My first bouquets were made from milkweed pods and queen-annes lace. Thanks for bringing back a treasured memory!
~ hb33 ~
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Unknown, at 10:45 AM
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