Yerba Buena usually grows in shade as an understory plant, In its native range rainfall can occur from 15" up to 70". Will grow in pots.
Cannot handle competition. Plant with upright plants without competition from other ground covers. Good under trees or between pavers where can grow by itself.
Harvest when green. Steep leaves and stems in boiling hot water for tea. Older leaves seem to make better tea.
These estimates for how long Yerba Buena takes to sprout, grow and harvest are from real observations from real gardeners, right around the world.
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Noted by early Oregon pioneers as a refreshing tea. Reputed to have medicinal properties, though undocumented.
Oregon Tea, Mountain Tea, spearmint
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