Yerba Matá
Ilex paraguariensis
Aquifoliaceae · broadleaf · introduced
Quick Facts
Height
20-30 ft
Light
Full Sun to Part Shade
Hardiness
Zone Zones 9a–8b
Origin
includes parts of Paraguay, Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina
Diseases (9)
Several factors Red Leaf Spotting
Phytophthora leaf & twig blight
Green algae Green Algae
Many commercial Boron Deficiency
Various fungi (Phyllosticta spp., Septoria spp., Cercospo... Leaf Spot
Phytophthora ilicis Phytophthora Leaf and Twig Blight
Phytophthora spp. (P Phytophthora Root Rot
Venturia inaequalis Scab
Fumago vagans Sooty Mold
Pests (11)
Nuculaspis californica Lecanium scale
Pulvinaria floccifera Cottony camellia scale
Brown soft scale
Orange tortrix
Holly leafminer
Rhopobota naevana Holly bud moth
Cinara occidentalis, Cinara abietis Aphid
Leafroller (Orange tortrix)
Cylindrocopturus furnissi Root weevil
Tetranychidae Spider mite
Tortricidae Leafroller