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featured flower: queen anne’s lace queen anne’s lace, a flowering plant also known as wild carrot, bird’s nest or bishop’s lace, is native to regions of europe, asia, north america & australia.  it can grow up to four feet tall and typically blooms in dry fields and open areas.  the blooms are made up of many tiny, white flowers, each with a dark purple center, in lacy, flat-topped clusters.  legend has it that queen anne, the wife of king james I and an expert lace maker, was challenged by her friends to create lace as beautiful as a flower.  while making the lace, she pricked her finger…so the purple-red spots in the center of queen anne’s lace blossoms represent droplets of her blood.  queen anne’s lace is also referred to as wild carrot since it is the wild progenitor of today’s carrot plant, and sometimes it is called bird’s nest for the nest-like appearance of the bright white & rounded flower in full bloom.  in the language of flowers, queen anne’s lace represents sanctuary…

featured flower: queen anne’s lace

queen anne’s lace, a flowering plant also known as wild carrot, bird’s nest or bishop’s lace, is native to regions of europe, asia, north america & australia.  it can grow up to four feet tall and typically blooms in dry fields and open areas.  the blooms are made up of many tiny, white flowers, each with a dark purple center, in lacy, flat-topped clusters.  legend has it that queen anne, the wife of king james I and an expert lace maker, was challenged by her friends to create lace as beautiful as a flower.  while making the lace, she pricked her finger…so the purple-red spots in the center of queen anne’s lace blossoms represent droplets of her blood.  queen anne’s lace is also referred to as wild carrot since it is the wild progenitor of today’s carrot plant, and sometimes it is called bird’s nest for the nest-like appearance of the bright white & rounded flower in full bloom.  in the language of flowers, queen anne’s lace represents sanctuary…

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