Queen Anne's Lace (Daucus carota) grows wild throughout our country. These lovely wild biennials produce a carrot-like taproot, hence its proper name. One of the stories of this flower is…
Queen Anne's Lace, Daucus carota was one of the first flowers I could name. I did not know it was also called wild carrot, but that name is understandable if you pull…
Queen Anne's Lace (Daucus carota) appears on our roadsides and in the fields beginning in mid-July. I always think of it as a high summer plant. I never liked it…
Dandelions are the first D pollinator plant I think of. They bloom in the very early spring and my Heath lawn had lots of dandelions every spring. I thought they…
The family of umbellifers can take us from Socrates poison to Miss Willmott's Ghost. Did you ever imagine that Queen Anne’s Lace, sweet cicely, golden alexanders, angelica, sea holly and…
U is for Umbelliferae. Umbelliferae is the family of plants that includes carrots, cilantro/coriander/ dill, lovage, parsley, parsnips and Queen Anne's Lace. As well as a few others. I hadn't…
One of the benefits of membership in the American Horticultural Society is the arrival of The American Gardener every other month. This month the cover photo was of an…
Seeing Flowers: Discover the Hidden Life of Flowers with amazing photographs by Robert Llewellyn and charming essays by Teri Dunn Chace, is a beautiful companion to the stunning Seeing Trees: Discover the…