A European biennial wildflower with flat lacy white flower heads on tall stems, the wild ancestor of the cultivated carrot and a meadow favorite.
Description
Queen Annes lace produces fern-like feathery leaves and tall branching stems topped by flat clusters of tiny white flowers, often with a single dark red floret in the center.
Cultivation
A biennial wildflower of meadows and waste places. The white taproot is edible like a slim carrot in its first year but becomes tough and inedible in flowering year two.
Uses
Beloved as cut filler for bouquets and welcomed in pollinator gardens, Queen Annes lace can be confused with poison hemlock, so foragers must learn the difference carefully before eating.
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