Comments on: Queen Anne's Lace.

By: Alex

Alex — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 21:06:40 +0000

It's a fantastic photo, gail. I didn't know you're a talented photographer as well! Regarding whether the red spot in the middle is to attract pollinating insects, it makes sense ... but insects (like bees, for instance) "see" the world very differently.

By: Miss Cellania

Miss Cellania — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 17:10:08 +0000

I took a look this morning, and my Queen Anne's Lace is defective... none have a red spot!

By: gail

gail — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 13:20:50 +0000

Oh, and the Queen Anne in the legend was Queen Anne of Denmark (wife of James I of England), who was an avid and accomplished lace maker. And I suppose the real reason there's a red spot in the middle is to attract pollinating insects....?

By: gail

gail — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 13:15:32 +0000

Alex, thanks for posting my picture. I was taking a walk in the park yesterday evening, and that Queen Anne's Lace was just asking to be photographed.

By: Taquito

Taquito — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 11:50:43 +0000

Ha, that's neat, I remember those things from growing up in Pittsburgh - come to think of it, I got in trouble once for trying to eat the root after some kid had told me it was just like a carrot (apparently my mom wasn't too keen on me eating some random wild plant just on the word of some equally random kid ... go figure!)

By: Jimmy

Jimmy — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 11:05:08 +0000

and the real reason why theres a red spot in the middle is...?

By: Jimbo

Jimbo — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 10:07:05 +0000

I knew this flower as chigger weed. When I was a kid, you could always find tons of chiggers on them.