Yerba Mate (Ilex paraguariensis) Size:3.5" LH Evenly moist soil

Evenly moist soil

The dark green arrow shaped leaves are formed at the base of the plant with thin hairs on the upper surface and white with dense hairs beneath

branchlets are widely flattened and pendulant

lobes pointed

Yerba Mate (Ilex paraguariensis) Size:3.5" LH Evenly moist soilYerba Mte is used to make a tea beverage known as mte in Spanish and Portuguese. It is traditionally consumed in central and southern regions of South America but has experienced a renaissance here in the United States, often marketed as a caffeine substitute and or mixed in with energy drinks, even though the active ingredient, mateine, is simply another name for caffeine. The flavor of brewed mte resembles an infusion of vegetables, herbs, grass and