Re: Queen Anne's Lace (Wild carrot)


Hi - generally a lurker here -

	I learned from a camp counselor (in IN) when I was in the scouts that
the way to tell true Queen Anne's Lace from cow parsnip(?) (I believe)> 
was by looking for this maroon center.  The story we were told was that
Queen Anne was  working on her lace when she pricked her finger with the
needle and a drop of blood fell onto the lace.  This has stuck with me
all these years and I always look for that purple center.

sharon
> 
> > We call the purple center of the Queen Anne's lace the "eye" around these
> parts.  In fact, a fellow list member, Betty M., knows of the old poem that
> mentions this.  Bets, would you like to respond with a literary thread for
> this topic?
> 
> Val in KY
> zone 6a
> 
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