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Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Daucus carota

Or you may know it as Queen Anne's lace.

According to one website it's also known as wild carrot and the carrots we eat today were once cultivated from this plant.
 Another website claims:
 Queen Anne’s Lace: This delicate flower got its name from Queen Anne, the wife of King James I. Her friends challenged her to create lace as beautiful as the flower, which she did. Queen Anne’s Lace represents sanctuary. Decorate with bouquets of Queen Anne’s Lace to make a house to generate memorable feeling of being like a home.

I just like the way they look and I like their name
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19 comments:

  1. DuniJuly 24, 2012 at 1:55 AM

    I remember these well from my childhood! I used to take them home for my mom :)

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  2. allotments4youJuly 24, 2012 at 2:03 AM

    I'm not sure we have this around where I live...It's very pretty though and I love learning about how it got it's nickname.

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  3. bichonpawzJuly 24, 2012 at 3:46 AM

    I picked thousands of them when I was little! I think they are pretty too!

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  4. crafty cat cornerJuly 24, 2012 at 6:35 AM

    I love this species. There are lots similar and I tend to call them all 'cow parsley' I know that's not the right name for them all but it suits me.
    Our park has a wild bit and it is covered with this, it looks wonderful.
    Briony
    x

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  5. UnknownJuly 24, 2012 at 7:30 AM

    These are lovely :)

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  6. UnknownJuly 24, 2012 at 7:34 AM

    My parents called it "chigger weed." Subsequently, so did I for several years.

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  7. MadSnapper n BeauJuly 24, 2012 at 9:02 AM

    of course you Like the Name, Queen Ann, that is YOU. Queen of Blogging, Queen Ann of photo edits. i like the flower to, always have. i used to pick them, we don't have them here in the heat of FL>

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  8. DonnaJuly 24, 2012 at 9:10 AM

    I love these flowers. They are growing wild throughout the empty lots here in our villa section. I've thought about cutting some and doing a photo shoot, but you beat me to it! You did a lovely job!

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  9. john bainJuly 24, 2012 at 10:14 AM

    I agree with Briony, and call it cow parsley. It's one of the first plants every year in the hedgerow. That's why I like it.

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  10. SandeeJuly 24, 2012 at 10:36 AM

    It's very pretty indeed and why wouldn't you like the name. One Ann to another.

    Have a terrific day. My best to Duke. :)

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  11. Out on the prairieJuly 24, 2012 at 12:49 PM

    These always catch my eye. I leave a few carrots in the garden for their lovely blooms also the following year.These roots are real strong tasting.

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  12. DonnaJuly 24, 2012 at 12:59 PM

    We don't see too much of it here...probably too hot...
    Lovely shots!!
    hughugs

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  13. Marie July 24, 2012 at 1:19 PM

    It's so delicate and beautiful! And the name is so pretty! ;)

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  14. BeadedTailJuly 24, 2012 at 7:40 PM

    A pretty name for a pretty flower! Plus it Duke color! :)

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  15. ReenaJuly 24, 2012 at 10:40 PM

    There was so much of this up in Maine growing everywhere! It was beautiful!

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  16. Betsy Banks AdamsJuly 24, 2012 at 11:04 PM

    Such a common little wildflower to be so pretty and so popular... Love your photos of them... I ONLY know them by Queen Anne's Lace...
    Hugs,
    Betsy

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  17. Chatty CroneJuly 25, 2012 at 12:10 AM

    So delicate looking isn't it? sandie

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  18. Rose ClearfieldJuly 25, 2012 at 1:45 PM

    Gorgeous macros!

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  19. Dr Sonia S VJuly 30, 2012 at 12:10 AM

    Oh so pretty and you have captured the beauty so well! Must have been so tough to photograph!

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