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a2z: The letter is ‘Q’ for Queen Anne

Posted on September 13, 2011 by Diana Brandmeyer
Queen Anne’s Lace

Queen Anne’s lace is one of my favorite wildflowers. 
Here are some things about this fancy plant that you might not have known.

It has a few more common names, wild carrot, bishop’s lace and bird’s nest.


If you cut it and put it in a glass of water and a few drops of food coloring the white color will change.


Lettuce likes to grow under Queen Anne’s Lace because it stays cooler.




If you’re brave enough you can eat the root when the plant is young, but be careful because this plant looks very much like POISON HEMLOCK!




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12 thoughts on “a2z: The letter is ‘Q’ for Queen Anne”

  1. Patty Wysong says:
    September 20, 2011 at 10:38 pm

    Oh cool! I didn't realize Queen Anne's Lace would do the color trick. I have a devo to go with that… will have to do that. Thanks, Diana! We have it growing all around here. ALL around. LoL.

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  2. Diana Lesire Brandmeyer says:
    September 15, 2011 at 8:06 am

    Rhonda, I agree! Those lacy flowers would look lovely on table.

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  3. Rhonda Schrock says:
    September 15, 2011 at 7:55 am

    When you said “Queen Anne,” I thought immediately of my favorite form of architecture – a beautiful Queen Anne Victorian! I think the QA lace would go perfect with one of those. 🙂

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  4. Diana Lesire Brandmeyer says:
    September 14, 2011 at 9:21 am

    Oh my goodness Niki! That was enough to kill him? Wow. I don't think I'll try eating any Queen Anne's Lace.

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  5. Niki Turner says:
    September 14, 2011 at 9:07 am

    Very interesting! I didn't know about the colored water, either.
    This year in western Colo. has been so wet there's a plant/weed growing that doesn't usually sprout. It resembles (and is related to) Queen Anne's Lace and wild carrot, but it's even more toxic. One hunter used its stem to make an elk call and just the contact with his mouth killed him! Eep!

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  6. Sara Harricharan says:
    September 13, 2011 at 5:34 pm

    Cool! I didn't know any of that at all… ^_^

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  7. Diana Lesire Brandmeyer says:
    September 13, 2011 at 4:50 pm

    Laury, it is in Illinois! That's where I live. I took the photo from the bottom though so it doesn't look the same.

    The rest of you, try a different color in the water. Fun!

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  8. Laury says:
    September 13, 2011 at 4:47 pm

    That is very interesting. I've never seen it before. I'm thinking it's not grown in Illinois:)

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  9. Liz Tolsma says:
    September 13, 2011 at 2:33 pm

    It's so pretty. Great picture!

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  10. Shelley Ledfors says:
    September 13, 2011 at 1:25 pm

    Oh, I love Queen Anne's Lace, but I didn't know about the colored water. Thanks! I'll have to try that!

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  11. Rita Garcia says:
    September 13, 2011 at 9:27 am

    Queen Anne's lace is pretty. I enjoyed learning more about it, had no idea it would take on the color of the water.

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  12. Barbara Lynn Culler says:
    September 13, 2011 at 7:03 am

    Interesting! I did not know it would take on the color of water-cool!

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