WHAT'S LOOKING GOOD IN MARCH 2019

[zigs]

False Oxlip, a cross between Cowslips and Primroses...

 

[zigs]

Cow Parsley, think it's called Queen Anne's Lace on the other side of the pond.

 

[zigs]

 

[Becky]

Nettles are looking surprisingly pretty at the moment!

 

[Logan]

Self sown Alliums Purple Sensation

 

[zigs]

Tulip has opened

 

[MaryMary]

Cow Parsley, think it's called Queen Anne's Lace on the other side of the pond.

No, they are relatives both in the family Apiaceae (or Umbelliferae,) but Queen Anne's Lace is Daucus carota, and Cow Parsley is Anthriscus sylvestris.

Thank you, zigs, I learned something today!!


Wikipedia says this about Cow Parsley - "It is also sometimes called mother-die (especially in the UK) " and if anyone could tell me the reason why, I would be eternally grateful. I will also reward you with 1,000 internet points! (Disclaimer - Both of these things are largely useless. )

 

[Sheal]

Here you go @MaryMary......

http://www.plant-lore.com/cow-parsley/

 

[zigs]

I just found the same link Sheal

Seems a good way to keep kids away from plants that might be harmful, hard to tell a juvenile cow parsley from a hemlock

 

[zigs]

No, they are relatives both in the family Apiaceae (or Umbelliferae,) but Queen Anne's Lace is Daucus carota, and Cow Parsley is Anthriscus sylvestris.

Thank you, zigs, I learned something today!!

So did I Daucus carota is just called wild carrot here, lots of them around the coasts.

 

[Celina]

Hellebores and Muscari looking good in my yard. Not much else but the weather has been very nice lately!

 

[Becky]

April topic here