YERBA MATE --Ilex paraguariensis-- Elephant Ear Part sun to bright

Part sun to bright

Used to enhance and elevate moods

leaves can grow to a meter long curving shape with a pointy end

Shorter shrub than others

Leaves are deeply and dramatically lobed

YERBA MATE --Ilex paraguariensis-- Elephant Ear Part sun to brightThis is in the same family as our native Ilex (Yaupon). Our mothers originally came from Argentina and have fruited and flowered in pots in our greenhouse. These plants are cuttings from seedgrown mothers that themselves were second generation plants that lived in Texas their whole lives tldr: several generations of successful Texas growing! The traditional brew, Mat or Chimarro, is made from the dried and roasted leaves. Highly caffeinated, it's