Here are the things I chose, with most of the stems removed. (In retrospect, there were some cases in which I think I should have been more diligent about removing the smallest stems.)
After steeping and straining, here are the dyes I ended up with at the end of the process:
It was surprising to see what colors emerged. The mint was disappointing: I was hoping for a greener color, but I guess I shouldn't be surprised given the color of fresh mint tea. The bignonia flowers were also a letdown: I thought they'd yield a pretty red. I surprise myself by liking the brightest colors the best: the red-leafed Japanese maple, the purple viburnum berries and especially the bright orange wildflowers whose name I do not know. Maybe I'm gravitating towards bright because of all the watercolors I've been mixing over the past couple of days and the realization that it's easy to tone down a color that starts out bright but I don't know whether it's possible to amp up something muddy.
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