I planted some of the seeds Charleen sent me and saved the rest till spring. So far the seedlings are doing GREAT I am so looking foreward to it.

Even young they have a pretty lacey leaf. I hope they grow for you and get to bloom.

it's a biennial, so don't expect flowers the first year.

Mine selfsow down at end of drive way. Once you get them going, you may wish you didn't have them but not me, I love my weeds....

Mine pop up all over the place , mostly in the gardens I always leave a few but try not to let them go to seed, or they might take over
They don't like the shady woods and get eaten in the pasture , I guess that only leaves the gardens.

Around here I've seen it taking over vacant lots. Must be pretty invasive. This is not hard to grow, or it wouldn't be on invasive lists.

I grew it once. (the seeds were sold under the name Orlaya Grandiflora, but the same plant I believe). It was very pretty but I didn't let it set seed. I deadheaded it. It's been some years since I grew it, but I wintersowed it and it bloomed the first year.



I thought it was a hardy annual.

Karen

Orlaya and Daucus carota are different plants.

and I was speaking of D. carota, the mother of all carrots, which are also biennial. By the way, no one seems to know which Queen Anne sparked the common name. There are apparently a few options all of whom have their champions, but no definitive answer.

Huh, interesting. The flowers look the same. Very pretty! Anyway, the orlaya is very easy if wintersown. Sprouts and grows like a weed.

Karen

You can always chop it down or pull it out by the roots. Even then it has this carrotty smell...

Hmmm, didn't realize we were talking about D. carota....and apparently you can't buy seeds in WA. The seed companies sell Ammi majus as Queen Anne's Lace, but the plant is not as pretty as D. carota, IMHO.

I caused confusion with my comments about Orlaya. I swear the flowers look identical. So if you want the pretty flowers of QAL, consider trying Orlaya. It might be less invasive. I think you'll like it. Very pretty in bouquets, too.

Karen

There are some nice photos of both in the ATP plant database.

The orlaya is very pretty, but the flower clusters don't appear to be quite as big as the D. carota? Wonder if it's considered a noxious weed here. The seed company I found in OR says they won't ship to WA. But I found them on another site with no strictures.

I think they might have been a little smaller, but not too small. I can't remember well, it's been 5 years...

Karen

Hee hee, maybe I'll just have to grow all three and compare them!