Petalilli African Infusions

Herbal tea from Zimbabwe

Sing,
sip,
smile.

Modern herbal infusions blending African, Asian and European traditions — grown, harvested, sun-dried and packed by us, in Zimbabwe, for over thirteen years.

A giant woven teacup filled with every Petalilli blend
25 tea bags
per box

Our blends

Six colours,
six moods.

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However you’re feeling

Pick a cup for it.

Wild-harvesters gathering resurrection bush on granite in Zimbabwe

Rooted in Zimbabwe

We grow it, dry it,
blend it and pack it.

Working with wild-harvesters in communities across Zimbabwe, we source traditional indigenous plants and blend them with Western herbs and Asian spices.

Our ingredients are harvested and dried under the Zimbabwean sun — slower and more natural than heat-drying, and it leaves far more of the flavourful compounds intact.

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The unglamorous bits

We’d like to leave the soil richer than we found it.

Sun-dried, never rushed

Most tea is heat-dried in a hurry. Ours dries slowly under the Zimbabwean sun, which is why it tastes like something.

Zero chemicals. Thirteen years.

No fertilisers, no pesticides, nothing. Not since the day we started growing.

Compost is worth more than gold

We make no apology for believing this. Vermicompost, comfrey, nettle, amaranth, blackjack and yarrow.

Plastic-free, all the way down

Plastic-free bag paper, packets made from plant cellulose, biodegradable boxes.