so itcalled "vomitoria," does not have a lovely latin name. in the landscape trade they tend to call it yeopine. these plants were made into a drink by the native americans. colonists who first observed using it, nicknamed it the black drink and they mistakenly associated it with a purging ritual, which native americans did with many teas or even plain water. what they were doing was using a beverage that was already familiar. this was the only safe source of this was the only safe source of caffeine in the southeast. they had stumbled on the one plant that could give them a little bit of a caffeine boost, so they tended to use it before important meetings and hunts, when you needed greater mental acuity. it is a great ornamental, like most hollies. the females will make a fruit. instead of turning a solid red, this one makes a beautiful translucent fruit that just lights up in the low sun of the autumn and river. -- winter. a great plant for feeding birds, a great history of native american use. its use is mirrored in south america. something