ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 25 (UPI) --Yaupon, a native American holly shrub, is gaining new attention in research and agriculture as a locally sourced, drought-resistant crop that can make a tea rich in ...

The yaupon used in Storehouse Teas is sourced from of CatSpring Yaupon, a woman/Native American-owned, regenerative, and certified organic company in Cat Spring, Texas. Women coming out of ...

I buy local and support small, independent businesses when possible, even when I travel. Unfortunately, my tea addiction hasn’t allowed that, at least until recently. In a small cafe in St. Augustine, ...

If you’re looking for a low-maintenance plant to add to your landscape, you can’t beat yaupon holly. This attractive native, the ultimate survivor, is so trouble free and versatile it can fill most ...

You may have read December’s article about the kinds of hollies we associate with the holidays. These are shrubs or trees that generally have sizeable glossy leaves, often with prickly points. These ...

Take a hike in one of our Pleasure Island State Parks (Carolina Beach State Park and Fort Fisher State Recreation Area) and you are sure to encounter a thicket of yaupon holly. The amazing story of ...

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The adage "everything old is new again" seems tailor-made for the plant known as yaupon. What is yaupon—and why is it creating a stir in the beverage world? For one thing, it makes a delightful cup of ...

The fruits of yaupon holly are toxic to humans, but the leaves have been used traditionally to make a tea-like beverage. Vicky McMillan Holly is, course, a traditional symbol of the Christmas season, ...

Yaupon holly is probably best known these days for its use as an ornamental evergreen in the landscape. The shrub is a native of the southeastern United States, and it grows in most southern states in ...

Shrubs serve many functions in the landscape. They provide the transition between shade trees and the lawn or other ground covers, and they provide the same transition between the house and lawn.