Comments on: Coloring Queen Anne’s Lace

By: Elise Sandwick

Elise Sandwick — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 00:46:11 +0000

I remember doing this with carnations with good luck. Thanks for a smiley thought.

By: Toflake

Toflake — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:41:41 +0000

Hi
Here in the UP of Michigan Queen Anne’s Lace has a black center dot and Wild Carrot does not have the black dot in the center. They are very similar thanks for sharing all your ideas.. Love love love your blog…..

By: Liz

Liz — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 00:16:21 +0000

Thank you! I had the same problem and was so frustrated! Then i read this and some other articles and cut my stems shorter (They were around 10 inches!) and it worked! Thanks again!

By: Trasee

Trasee — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 06:06:29 +0000

Beautiful! Have you ever tried this with carnations? Every vein turns color. Simply gorgeous.

By: ROSIE WELLS

ROSIE WELLS — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:27:13 +0000

We ive where Queen’s Ann’s lace is abundant. Infact, I plant wild flowers along our country road and where there’s Queen Ann growing…I never mow them down!
One day this summer as I was coming home from town I noticed a lot of my pretty Queen ann Lace was colored! Jadie my little granddaughter…age 6 had spray painted them! Blue! Pink! Yellow! And guess what!? They remained colorfull for several weeks.
My dad had also done this when he traveled down different country roads to just “shock” people!ahha
The spray paint is what Walmart has for $1.00 a can! HAve Fun!Gramma Rosie
PS We have Sweet Annie too abundantly!

By: Gretchen

Gretchen — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:06:30 +0000

I think it works better if you cut the stems a bit shorter using about a tablespoon of color. Also cutting the stems under water helps too as it prevents air pockets forming at the bottom of the stems (I was told this once). See if that works better.

By: Aussiemade

Aussiemade — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 07:19:19 +0000

Beautiful photography (see even a weed is spectacular, and as the saying goes only a weed because someone does not want it growing there). Your words are a delight to read, as previously said poetry.

By: Melinda C.

Melinda C. — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 02:09:13 +0000

We would color white daisies using that same method. We’d dye them all colors. Fun. Fun. Thanks for bringing back memories.

By: Donna

Donna — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 00:45:10 +0000

I love that lacey flower…sort of reminds me of baby’s breath. However, I hate carrots, so hate they brought that over. LOL

By: Catalina

Catalina — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 23:09:36 +0000

Neat idea!
I spent a lot of time picking queen anne’s lace, with my mom, when I was growing up.
She still points it out when we are driving in the car, but she sold her dried flower business, so we don’t stop to pick it (too often). LOL