Do you know what herb it is? If you think you know, leave a comment. There is no prize for being right--only personal satisfaction at your own brilliance! ;-)
I still need to pot it, plus it is looking a little "gangly" right now and needs pruning--including the small pretty white flowers, which will need to be pinched back.
Need a hint? This herb is native to the mountains of South America. It can be used fresh but is often dried and crushed into a powder. If no one guesses the correct answer, I'll put it in the comment section tomorrow.
Simple Saturday Sippers will be back next week--maybe this mystery plant will be one of the ingredients...
Have a wonderful weekend!
Hmmm I am at a loss! I can't wait to see what it is though. Have fun with your mom chica!
ReplyDeleteIt looks a little like a Mint plant, but the flowers are throwing me off.
ReplyDeleteI am going with mint, too!
ReplyDeletemexican clover
ReplyDeleteDoes it have to do with matcha powder? Hmmm...can't wait to find out!
ReplyDeleteoh I am with Kim looking forward to the answer no idea
ReplyDeleteJoanne--Thanks! We have been having fun so far--she's here until Wednesday.
ReplyDeleteFavorite Fixin's & Julie--nope, not mint, although the leaves have a little "mintish" look to them. ;-)
Kat--It does look similar to Mexican clover but that's not it. This one's flowers are a little more wispy/thin than the clover's are. Excellent guess though! ;-)
Kim--nope, no matcha. Good try. ;-)
Rebecca--OK, tune in tomorrow for the answer! ;-)
lovely flowers
ReplyDeletelooking forward for the answer
Stumped me on this one too. It is gorgeous though. I can't wait to see what you do with it once we find out what it is. :)
ReplyDeleteI can't even guess.
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure either! But it's got a good looking flower. =)
ReplyDeleteTorview, Lori, Pam and Kim--it is a stumper isn't it?!
ReplyDelete****Guess That Herb Spoiler****
It's a stevia plant!
Stevia is that natural sweetener that you see in the health food stores if you are not familiar: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stevia. Just eating a leaf is like eating a sugar cube in flavor. Anyway, I plan to play around with the fresh leaves in drinks and drying some for other uses.
Wow! I have never seen a stevia plant! Those flowers are just so adorable.
ReplyDeleteGreat post, Deb - I have never seen that before - I would have guessed something "minty".
ReplyDeleteSue