On my walk today, I noticed lots of Queen Anne’s Lace. Growing up in the Midwest, I saw a lot of it as a child and I always thought that it was really pretty, even if it is considered a weed by most.<\/p>\n

I wanted to learn a bit more about it so here are the facts about Queen Anne’s Lace that I turned up.<\/p>\n

* It was first introduced from Europe but is also native to Asia.<\/a><\/p>\n

* Queen Anne’s Lace belongs to the carrot family.<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n

* It is a biennial plant, meaning it lives for two years.<\/p>\n

* Thought the taproot is edible (like a carrot), the leaves can irritate the skin.<\/p>\n

* It’s scientific name is Daucus carota, and it is also known as wild carrot, bird’s nest, and bishop’s lace.<\/span><\/p>\n

* It is considered invasive, so not only is it a weed it’s a nasty weed that doesn’t belong. “It invades disturbed dry prairies, abandoned fields, waste places, and road sides. It is a threat to recovering grasslands and can be persistent on clay soils,” say the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. They advise that the best way to remove is pulling by hand or mowing in mid to late summer (so, now) before seed set.<\/p>\n

* The white flowers each produce two seeds that are released from mid-summer to mid-winter.<\/p>\n

* The stem is both hollow and hairy.<\/p>\n

* They grow approximately 1 to 4 feet tall.<\/p>\n

* Queen Anne\u2019s Lace outcompetes native plants in wildlflower meadows and prairie restoration sites.<\/p>\n

So, maybe it seems a bit more weed-like and a little less attractive after reading about it, but I still think the lacy flower is attractive, at least as far as weeds go.<\/p>\n

Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources<\/a>; North Carolina State University<\/a>; FCPS.<\/p>\n

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