How to grow Yerba Buena

Satureja douglasii

Full Shade
OR
Dappled Sun
Very Low

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.

Harvesting Yerba Buena

Harvest when green. Steep leaves and stems in boiling hot water for tea. Older leaves seem to make better tea.

How long does Yerba Buena take to grow?

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Yerba Buena Folklore & Trivia

Noted by early Oregon pioneers as a refreshing tea. Reputed to have medicinal properties, though undocumented.

Other names for Yerba Buena

Oregon Tea, Mountain Tea, spearmint

Footnotes

¹ laspilitas.com