Queen Anne's Lace Trivia

I got a letter from Atticus about the wild carrot seed called Queen Anne's Lace (and no Atticus, I don't mind if you call me Sis though that's kinda dumb). Anyway, since Atticus lives in Rainier, where they can't raise hybrid carrot seeds because the Queen Anne's Lace that grows there and would contaminate it, he knows a lot about it. Here is what he told me:

Queen Anne's Lace is called Bishop's Lace in England and was introduced into the U.S. from Europe/Asia/Africa in 1739 (wow no wonder it grows everywhere - that was 270 years ago).

This plant is a biennial (that means it blooms in the second year and then dies).

It requires a climate that has at least 120 frost free days to reproduce (which is why it grows on Oregon's west side and not the east side).

A teaspoon of ground up seeds taken orally and pressing the flowers between your knees are ancient forms of birth control (oh come on Atticus, that's dumb too).

You can cut Queen Anne's Lace, put the flowers in a vase of colored water and they will turn from white to whatever color you made the water (just like they do with carnations).

So, now you know as much as Atticus does about Queen Anne's Lace.

Luv,

Sissy