It’s Queen Anne’s Lace (thanks to Jude for confirming this). I photographed it from above. It’s a weed here, growing all over the place at the moment. It’s about 62 degrees F here at the moment — snowflakes don’t have a chance 😦
Interesting—we also have Queen Anne’s Lace, but I didn’t recognize it here. I wonder if it looks different in NZ or if it’s just the way you’ve taken the photo.
Wild carrot or Queen Anne’s Lace (US) I believe. I didn’t realise you had it too. Love the composition!
(It is so called because the flower resembles lace; the red flower in the centre is thought to represent a blood droplet where Queen Anne pricked herself with a needle when she was making the lace.)
It’s rampant here!!
Thank you for confirming the name. I thought I’d heard it was called Queen Anne’s Lace (although I didn’t know it was wild carrot), but I wasn’t sure enough to tag it. I love how plants get their common names. I get the lace part, but hadn’t even thought about the red flower. 🙂
Zimmerbitch 
Stunning, sophisticated, clever composition.
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Thank you Lucile. Wishing you and your family a very happy Christmas, and much joy in the new year. 🙂
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Thank you, Su. Happy holidays and a New Year filled with health, happiness and love to you and yours.
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Wonderful, Su! Happy Holidays and a great new Year to you and yours ❣️🌿❤️🎄🤶🌿🎅
The Fab Four of Cley
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Thank you so much Fab Four. Best wishes to you all 🙂
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There is something akin to a snowflake there. (Or is it just my wintry climate that makes me see it that way?)
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It’s Queen Anne’s Lace (thanks to Jude for confirming this). I photographed it from above. It’s a weed here, growing all over the place at the moment. It’s about 62 degrees F here at the moment — snowflakes don’t have a chance 😦
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Interesting—we also have Queen Anne’s Lace, but I didn’t recognize it here. I wonder if it looks different in NZ or if it’s just the way you’ve taken the photo.
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It could be a bit different. Our environment is not the same, and it’s existing in a habitat that evolved quite apart from the rest of the world. 🙂
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When I get a chance, I will look more closely.
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Wild carrot or Queen Anne’s Lace (US) I believe. I didn’t realise you had it too. Love the composition!
(It is so called because the flower resembles lace; the red flower in the centre is thought to represent a blood droplet where Queen Anne pricked herself with a needle when she was making the lace.)
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It’s rampant here!!
Thank you for confirming the name. I thought I’d heard it was called Queen Anne’s Lace (although I didn’t know it was wild carrot), but I wasn’t sure enough to tag it. I love how plants get their common names. I get the lace part, but hadn’t even thought about the red flower. 🙂
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Thank you Su, we are now on the long march to Spring and that helps.
Leslie
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Ah, makes me think of summer – I can actually smell the Queen Anne’s Lace if I think about it, and that’s a definite summer smell.
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🙂 My hay fever is bad this time of year, and I can’t smell much at all.
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Beautiful picture. I thought it was Coriander.
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🙂 Thanks
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