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Good Sunday Evening/ Monday Morning.
Since you liked the "Common" Fleabane so much, "In My Garden" this week is another wildflower. I
particularly like the ones that grow in the cracks in the sidewalk, along the roadsides and
in the parking lots, reclaiming the land from so-called civilization. Queen Anne’s Lace is a
champion "street" flower. Here it is at the edge of a run-down parking lot in 95-degree mid-day heat:
Queen Anne’s Lace is a European member of the parsley family, which also includes carrots,
angelica, and hemlock. With a long taproot to store water, it can be the only August bloomer
in a bad drought. In the garden, Queen Anne’s tends to get tall (3 to 5 feet) and abundantly
self-seeds. However, in the right spot it’s wonderful and carefree (except for pulling up
the seedlings). In the house, it’s great as a cut flower and in dried arrangements.
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