I have always thought the delicacy of Queens Anne's Lace so beautiful. They really add to a flower arrangement and to watch a butterfly feed on one is almost magical. To some, they are considered a weed. But what is a weed? To me, just a flower out of place.
Legend has it that Queen Anne, the wife of King James I, was challenged by her friends to create lace as beautiful as a flower. While making the lace, she pricked her finger, and it’s said that the purple-red flower in the center of Queen Anne’s Lace represents a droplet of her blood. Also called Wild Carrot (since Queen Anne’s Lace is the wild progenitor of today’s carrot), Bishop’s Lace or Bird’s Nest (for the nest-like appearance of the bright white and rounded flower in full bloom), in the language of flowers, Queen Anne’s Lace represents sanctuary.
Source: The Language Of Flowers
