Yerba Mate Live Plant in 3” Cup - Ilex paraguariensis for Indoor & Outdoor Gardening

Yerba Mate Live Plant Overview

Experience the unique charm of growing your own Yerba Mate plant (Ilex paraguariensis) at home. Delivered in a convenient 3” cup, this live plant is suitable for both indoor and outdoor environments. Known for its cultural significance and aromatic leaves, Yerba Mate is a wonderful addition to any herbal garden or tea enthusiast's collection.

Key Features

• Live Yerba Mate plant in a 3” cup, ready for planting
• Perfect for tea lovers and herbal gardeners
• Low maintenance, ideal for beginners
• Adaptable to indoor or outdoor growing conditions
• Attractive green foliage enhances any space
• Environmentally friendly option for sustainable tea cultivation
• Thoughtful gift for gardeners and herbal enthusiasts

Growing Information

Yerba Mate thrives in partial to full sun and prefers consistently moist soil. Use a well-draining potting mix to support healthy root development. Suitable for USDA hardiness zones 8 through 11, this shrub can grow up to 15 feet tall under ideal conditions. Whether grown indoors or outdoors, it adds both beauty and function to your garden or home.

Plant Condition Disclosure

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

Customer Notice for Live Plants

Live plants may experience normal shipping stress such as leaf loss, yellowing, wilting, or minor branch damage.

Please consider local weather before purchasing. Extreme heat, freezing temperatures, severe weather, shipping delays, or unattended packages may increase plant stress.

Due to the perishable nature of live plants, returns are generally not accepted. If there is an issue with your order, please contact us within 48 hours of delivery and provide the required photos for review.

• Photos of the shipping box
• Photo of the shipping label
• Clear photos of the plant from multiple angles
• Scratch test photos if the plant appears dead or dormant

Dormant, stressed, defoliated, wilted, or transit-shocked plants are not automatically considered dead.

Claims submitted without the required photos or more than 48 hours after delivery may not be eligible for review, replacement, or refund.