by Curt L.
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November 1, 2007

Queen Anne's Lace...Help Please!

July 27, 2009 09:03 PM EDT (Updated: July 30, 2009 10:37 PM EDT)
views: 178 | comments: 46

Today I discovered a unique sport of Queen Anne's Lace.

It is growing through a crack in asphalt in a business parking lot.

The blossoms on this sport form two-thirds of a sphere rather the the

common flat bottomed-umbel blossom and each of the florets in the blossom are considerably fuller and bushier than the regular Queen Anne's Lace.

The blossoms look somewhat like a small Snowball Bush's blossom heads.

It is beautiful and worthy of a place in the garden!

What can I do to perpetuate this plant?

I can't pull it up from its asphalt crack as I would not be able to

get the root.

Not sure that the plant will still be there in a few weeks or if it will produce seeds

that will be available to me and then actually reproduce this unique blossom.

Can anyone out there clone a plant?

Advice?

Thank you!

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Comments: 46

Linda B. Jul 27, 2009, 9:22pm EDT
Try taking a ccouple of cuttings (stem and leaf) and putting it in rooting hormone powder--put read the directions of the products before you buy. Some are for non-food plants only.

Might also be worth trying the old '2 aspirin in a quart of water' trick. Aspirin contains salicylic acid, which is the active ingredient in willow bark (an old remedy for headaches).
I would suggest letting the water stand overnight for the chlorine to evaporate first, unless you have rain water ready to hand.
Linda B. Jul 27, 2009, 9:34pm EDT
Maybe try looking up the Umbelliferae (sp?) family and see what carrots like? Isn't Queen Anne's Lace a related plant?
Curt L. Jul 27, 2009, 10:14pm EDT
Yes, carrots are related. I recall from Boy Scouts that the roots of Queen Anne's Lace are edible and can come in handy if lost or camping.
Curt L. Jul 27, 2009, 10:17pm EDT
Thank you, Linda!
☃ Aunt Shanny Jul 27, 2009, 9:23pm EDT
Different plants have different propagation methods. Some you can cut and plunk in water and grow from there (like forsythia).

You can't carefully pull it up with the root and transplant it? It's worth a try!
Curt L. Jul 27, 2009, 10:17pm EDT
Yes it is! Thank you, Auntie!
watch for seeds although they may be tiny.
I use white willow bark for rooting hormone it works quite well iif I put a stick of it in I get a bonus baby white willow too!
Alison H. Jul 27, 2009, 9:42pm EDT
I'm no help, but am adding my hopes to yours!
Curt L. Jul 27, 2009, 10:16pm EDT
Thank you, Alison!
A votre sante!
Alison H. Jul 28, 2009, 12:00am EDT
A votre aussi!
penni d. Jul 27, 2009, 9:58pm EDT
Hmmm...Can you try to water it rather deeply, then dig the plant out with some root attached?
Curt L. Jul 27, 2009, 10:16pm EDT
Sadly, this plant is just growing through a crack in the asphalt...I can't dig it out.
Thank you, Penni!
Sherrie H. Jul 27, 2009, 10:20pm EDT
Sounds like you've already gotten some good advice.
Curt L. Jul 27, 2009, 10:23pm EDT
Thank you Sherrie! Hey, are you a cloner? :-)
Steph-in-NE ..... Jul 27, 2009, 10:32pm EDT
I hate to say I am clue less,, no not hate to say I am CLUELESS
Curt L. Jul 28, 2009, 11:43am EDT
XO
Priscilla P. Jul 27, 2009, 11:00pm EDT
Did yo get a picture
Curt L. Jul 28, 2009, 11:33am EDT
Wish I had! I didn't have a camera with me.
William Dotani Jul 27, 2009, 11:56pm EDT
I think they're old tennis balls covered in a type of bacteria you should not touch. Actually, getting within the standard striking distance is not advised because rattlesnake, pythons and the brown recluse spider like this plant.
Curt L. Jul 28, 2009, 11:39am EDT
Yikes! To realize I actually touched this plant while examining!
I'd no idea I was in such grave danger (or is it in danger of the grave?)!
William Dotani Jul 28, 2009, 1:34pm EDT
Alligators also like to snack on this plant and anyone near it.
Lee P. Jul 28, 2009, 6:54am EDT
I pull this plant out of my flower beds every year. I hate them when the flowers turn to seed, they stick to your clothing and sometimes go through the wash without me knowing and can really surprise someone when the seed attaches to my fluffy towels. LOL
Curt L. Jul 28, 2009, 11:40am EDT
LOL That would be a surprise drying off after a shower!
William Dotani Jul 28, 2009, 1:36pm EDT
Lee, That should help give you a scratchy massage. Maybe you should breed this plant and give it to your (unsuspecting) neighbors.
Deb J. Jul 28, 2009, 7:26am EDT
Good luck Curt...and yes, I am a cloner...but for this I don't know to give you anymore advice than has already been given! Plants are weird...you just never know how each one is going to clone or reroot!
Curt L. Jul 30, 2009, 11:16am EDT
Thank you, Deb!
Elaine S. Jul 28, 2009, 7:26pm EDT
Good luck with the plant Curt
Curt L. Jul 29, 2009, 10:37am EDT
Thank you, Elaine!
t b. Jul 28, 2009, 8:46pm EDT
Growing through a crack. Too cool Curt!
Curt L. Jul 29, 2009, 10:38am EDT
Thank you, t b.!
let me know when u find out thanks for helping with my mystery plant
Curt L. Jul 29, 2009, 10:40am EDT
I'm glad I could be of assistance, Jule!
Kevin (''The SiteWizard'') V. Jul 29, 2009, 12:06pm EDT


You have an interesting question Curt. You might consider taking photos to a local (good) gardening center, as they might be able to identify the plant for you. Also, a gardening club or local school might be able to do that as well for you. You can then see if seeds can be purchased for the plant.

Good luck!
Curt L. Jul 29, 2009, 12:11pm EDT
Thank you for your advice, Kevin!
Kimber L. Jul 29, 2009, 3:05pm EDT
Good luck to you Curt
Curt L. Jul 30, 2009, 11:17am EDT
Thank you, Kimber!
The Red Headed Witch of Gather G. Jul 30, 2009, 1:33pm EDT
so what did you try doll? and did it work?
Curt L. Jul 30, 2009, 10:12pm EDT
I have several cuttings treated with rooting hormone in a vermiculite medium. Nothing alluding to success so far.
Patti M. Jul 30, 2009, 6:00pm EDT
Curt, is this a vacant lot? Are you sure you couldn't disrupt the asphalt enough to get the plant out? If not call your county extension office. If they don't have the answer, they will probably know who does. Good luck.
Curt L. Jul 30, 2009, 10:15pm EDT
Hi Patti, this is actually a doctor's parking lot.
I suppose I could attempt an extraction by cover of dark,
but then again I know I wouldn't do that.
Linda B. Jul 30, 2009, 7:56pm EDT
Even if you only get a tiny sliver of root (maybe use a big flathead screwdriver to pry some out of the crack?) if you use rooting hormone powder you may get a plant in the end. I've done that with fresh ginger and turmeric corms that I bought at the Indian grocery store and had some success with it.
Curt L. Jul 30, 2009, 10:15pm EDT
Cool! Thank you, Linda!
Ruth Luce Jul 31, 2009, 12:11am EDT
Sounds like you're on your way and propagating, lol! I would have flooded with a pail of water in hopes it would pull up with root and if not taken the head to dry hoping for seeds. Obviously, you're not having to gamble, good luck and post pics!!
lynn a. Jul 31, 2009, 12:12am EDT
I'm thinking soaking it and then soaking it again and then trying a screwdriver or knife. Right now I'm considering how best to get a plum tree out of a crack in our cement, so know how you feel.
Marge H. Aug 1, 2009, 4:08pm EDT
Hope it roots for you, Curt. Sounds like an interesting plant.
Wilma M. Aug 2, 2009, 1:56pm EDT
Hope you are successful, Curt. If anyone could do it, I think it would be you. My mom had such a green thumb. She was always transplanting or saving bits of plants that had gotten broken. I definitely do NOT have that skill.

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