Methods for Liberating Trichome Fibers from Portions of a Host Plant

A fibrous structure comprising:

• a fiber blend that comprises wood fibers and unwashed nonwood fibers selected from the group consisting of trichomes, cotton, cotton linters, flax, sisal, abaca, hemp, hesperaloe, jute, bamboo, bagasse, kudzu, corn, sorghum, gourd, agave, loofah and mixtures thereof;
• wherein at least 7.5% of the unwashed nonwood fibers have a length that is less than 100 microns;
• wherein the fiber blend comprises from about 1% to about 40% of unwashed nonwood fibers;
• wherein the wood fibers comprise both hardwood fibers and softwood fibers;
• and
• wherein the unwashed nonwood fibers comprise an L* color value of greater than about 70%,
• wherein the unwashed nonwood fibers comprise a b* color value of less than or equal to about 15%, and
• wherein the unwashed nonwood fibers are derived from a plant in the Stachys genus.