Yaupon holly—North America’s only native caffeinated plant—has a long history in Indigenous cultures. As the tea becomes trendy in the U.S., will those roots be forgotten?

Holly plants are either male or female. The botanical term for this is “dioecious.” ... Ilex vomitoria “Nana” (dwarf yaupon holly) and Ilex vomitoria “Stokes Dwarf. ...

Long before Earl Grey, Darjeeling and oolong reached our shores, there was yaupon. Tea brewed from the leaves of the yaupon holly has been part of the North American diet for more than 1,000 years ...

Bryon and his brother Kyle became some of the country’s first modern yaupon entrepreneurs upon starting their company in 2012. Until 2023, the business relied entirely on wild yaupon; the plant ...

Rise Yaupon teas are made from North America's only naturally caffeinated plant species, the Yaupon Holly. Yaupon has a rich history of cultural significance among indigenous communities and is ...

More than a thousand years after Indigenous Texans began brewing yaupon, the tea—and its aggressive holly plant—is everywhere. Jason Ellis of Lost Pines Yaupon harvests leaves for tea in ...

(Yaupon is one of several native holly species in the Southeast.) We snipped off several berry-laden boughs and hauled them back to the house, where we helped Mama adorn nearly every room with them.

There are different varieties of yaupon holly, but dwarf cultivars are ideal for use as a hedge, low screen, or topiary as they reach 3-5 feet tall. Plant yaupon holly in a sunny spot for the best ...

Yaupon Holly trees growing at Yaupon Brothers American Tea Company's newly acquired 30-acre farm in Crescent City. The New Smyrna Beach-based family business now has a Yaupon Holly tree growing ...