Plants I started from seed

It is possible, for little of nothing, to get something large and worth having, just by planting a seed. Take this hollyhock, the seed swiped from a spent plant downtown and literally stuck in the dirt and sprouted last year, blooming this year, and now nearly 10ft tall.

I could have sworn that the color of flower I got the seed from was white.

The seed pod to this Datura Inoxia had well ovr 100 seeds in it. Started them march indoors. Set them outside after they germinated, then the squirrels dug up all but one plant, and here it is;

The Dollar Store carried seed from The American Seed Co. for$.33 a packet. I started some zucchinni and tomatoes in march.

The hybrid of tomato was called "Delicious" and they're not doing too bad.

Stuck them right in with the chrysanthemums.

On a different note, here's what I have in bloom as far as orchids is concerned.

Bought this as a lost tag plant, so my best guess is P. Primulinum x P. Philippinense.

nice display of caladiums;" Miss Muffit"

Leeks going to seed;

rediscovery

 Curiously and peculiar was my introduction to Yaber Mate Tea back in 1970, when a like minded yogi and I were discussing fasting, he pulls out a bag of paste made of Yaber Mate coated with honey. He said the Mate had a natural stimulant and could stave off hunger by eating just a few pinches of the paste. Hindsight tells me that might not be a good thing to do. But I had no ill effects. So  Eastern ideology went hand in hand with the appreciation of tea. My most favorite read back then was a book I found at a book sale, Book Of Tea By Kakuzo Okakura, 1906. Ripped to shreads by my dog Ivanho in the 80's, lol.
 But Yaber Mata Tea was not the tea of ancient asia, but of ancient South America. Black tea is from the plant Camellia Sinensis and Mate is from Ilex Paraguariensis. Technically, mate is not a tea, but a tisane.

Tisanes are herbal teas and herbs make me happy. The folkore is closer to home. Something I can grow. This sage made a wonderful tea. Have a favorite herbal tea? Mint? Rosehips?