Epazote
Quick grow facts
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What it is
Mexican tea is an annual or short-lived perennial weed in the buckwheat (Amaranthaceae) family from tropical Americas. The plant will grow 2-5 feet tall with many irregular side branches and is weedy in cultivated fields, roadsides, streamsides, and waste places. (Species-level info; not specific to this variety.)
NC State ExtensionWhy grow/eat it
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How to use it
Leaves are used in teas and as a leafy green and in various Mexican dishes.
NC State ExtensionHarvest in Houston
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Container tips
Likes full sun. Wants well-drained soil, kept moist; handles dry spells. The small seeds are nearly black and egg-shaped. Flowers: Flower Color: Green Flower Inflorescence: Panicle Spike Flower Bloom Time: Fall Summer Flower Shape: Tubular Flower Petals: Bracts Flower Size: < 1 inch Flower Description: The upper stems and smaller side stems terminate in 1 inch long spikes of stemless flowers that are interspersed with small leafy bracts. The 1/4 inch individual greenish flowers are arranged in dense clusters along these spikes. It blooms mid-summer to fall. Leaves: Leaf Color: Gold/Yellow Green Red/Burgundy Leaf Type: Simple Leaf Arrangement: Alternate Leaf Shape: Ovate Leaf Margin: Dentate Entire Lobed Hairs Present: No Leaf Length: 3-6.
NC State ExtensionCautions
Weedy Nausea, headache, hallucinations, vomiting, convulsions, and coma if the seeds are eaten in large amounts.
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