Hemp Kava Blend

Kava is a perennial woody and evergreen shrub with vines that can grow up to approximately 10 feet (3 meters) in height.³ Its leaves are heart-shaped, tapering and large.^3,7 The plant has yellow female and male flowers on different plants (dioecious) that are inconspicuous in oblong clusters.^3,4 Female plants are rare and do not produce viable seed. The rhizome (rootstock) cortex is tan or pale greyish-brown in color, with white to yellow flesh.^3,5,8 The rootstock bears lateral roots that reach up to 10 feet (3 meters) of root depth and less than an inch (2.5 cm) in thickness.^4,5

This perennial is a short, erect shrub that grows up to 5 feet (1.5 m).^3,4 Its leaves are oval shaped, simple, and covered in velvety hairs along the leaves and stems.^4,6 Its grouped cyme flowers are green to white to vivid yellow and radially symmetric.^3,4,5 The herb’s round berry is orange to red in color.⁴ The plant’s sepals create a membranaceous brown sheath that encloses the berry.^4,5 The seeds of the berry are kidney-shaped and yellow.⁶ Its root is a fleshy main taproot that is white to somewhat yellow-brown in color.^2,4,5