“Daucus carota, whose common names include wild carrot, bird’s nest, bishop’s lace, and Queen Anne’s lace (North America), is a flowering plant in the family Apiaceae, native to temperate regions of Europe and southwest Asia, and naturalized to North America and Australia. Domesticated carrots are cultivars of a subspecies, Daucus carota subsp. sativus. D. carota was introduced and naturalised in North America, where it is often known as “Queen Anne’s lace”. Both Anne, Queen of Great Britain, and her great grandmother Anne of Denmark are taken to be the Queen Anne for which the plant is named. It is so called because the flower resembles lace; the red flower in the center is thought to represent a blood droplet where Queen Anne pricked herself with a needle when she was making the lace.” To read more click here
11 thoughts on “Day 146: Queen Anne’s Lace”
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So delicate and pretty and so ignored along the road side. You got a lovely picture.
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Thank you! And I agree – a lot of beautiful wildflower are either not noticed or they are being eradicated by those who have no idea how important wildflowers are.
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I think I need some of that for my office!
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You could grow it! http://www.americanmeadows.com/queen-annes-lace-seeds
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Amazing lighting Jackie and with the black background, it gives the Queen Anne’s Lace a very elegant feel to the image.
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Thanks so much, Mary! 🙂
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What a beautiful flower head, it somehow reminds me of a giant firework, especially against the dark background in your picture and a very interesting read about it too ! 🙂
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It does look like a firework! Hmmmm I think maybe some playing around with filters might be in this photos future. 😉
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I look forward to that Jackie 😉
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We have the Queen Anne’s lace growing wild here.
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It grows wild here too! 🙂
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