It's easiest to propagate yerba mate from cuttings. Take these steps. Select a semi-wood, mature cutting from your yerba mate plant during the late summer. Dip the cutting in rooting hormone. Plant the cutting in a pot with perlite and peat moss. Put the pot on a windowsill that gets at least four hours of sun a day and water weekly.

To propagate yerba mate plants from seeds, follow these steps: Start by soaking the seeds in water for 24 hours to soften the outer shell and improve germination. Prepare seed trays or small pots with well-draining soil mix. Plant the seeds about ½ inch deep in the soil. Keep the soil consistently moist but not waterlogged.

Yerba mate is tough to propagate for most people. Seeds need to be stratified (put through a cool period) and may take between two months and a year to germinate. Cuttings need to be semi-woody, taken late in summer and treated with a rooting hormone like Rootone.

The Yerba Mate plant is hard to propagate and its seeds need stratifying. It may take 2 months to 1 year to germinate. It grows naturally near springs and rivers.

Propagation Often by cuttings, but seeds are used as well. Seed viability is short (usually a few weeks to a couple of months) and germination rates are typically low.