YERBA MATE --Ilex paraguariensis-- Hoyas water just before fully dry

water just before fully dry

with variegation that looks like reflections on rippling water

and "Peacock Flowers" (for their shape like a displaying peacock

Mediterranean origin

Leaves are gorgeous - glossy

YERBA MATE --Ilex paraguariensis-- Hoyas water just before fully dryThis 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