YERBA MATE --Ilex paraguariensis-- Elephant Ear Grows to 1 foot tall

Grows to 1 foot tall

AKA Comfortroot

grow slowly

famous as the tree under which Gautama Buddha attained enlightenment

Leaves are deeply and dramatically lobed

YERBA MATE --Ilex paraguariensis-- Elephant Ear Grows to 1 foot tallThis 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