Is it Queen Anne's Lace? Hemlock? Or something else? originally appeared on Dengarden. Queen Anne's lace (Daucus carota) is an herbaceous weed native to Europe and parts of Asia, but can also be found ...

) -- the plant that caused Socrates' death -- has been mistaken for Queen Anne's lace, with fatal results. Here are the differences: Queen Anne's lace leaves smell of carrot, while poison hemlock ...

Question: We have so much Queen Anne’s lace on our property. We like it in the spring and summer, with its lacy white flowers. But in the fall, when the seeds set, it becomes a nightmare. The seeds ...

I am becoming a devoted fan of native plants, but it is still hard to give up some favorite bloomers that don’t fit the bill. My heart jumped a little last week when I came across my first Queen ...

Queen Anne's lace (Daucus carota), also known as wild carrot, bishop's lace and bird nest, is a flower we have all seen. It grows in fields and waste places (one my favorite habitat descriptions), ...

While traveling in the region in recent weeks, I noticed a large number of wildflowers blooming on the roadsides. Many of the ones from earlier — hawkweeds, lupines and buttercups — are into the ...

While walking the Marginal Way in Ogunquit, Maine, this morning and seeing many clumps of Queen Anne's lace, they reminded me of Western Massachusetts and Southern Vermont roadsides more than this ...

This soggy summer has given our meadow paths a whole new look, with some plants growing taller than I am and others lying down wearily under the weight of their own flowers. (I’m looking at you, ...