Tea plants

Botanical Name: Camellia sinensis. Camellia sinensis is the plant which white tea, green tea, oolong and black tea are all harvested from. The difference between those teas lies in how the tea plant is processed. Other Common Names: Mecha, gyokura, bancha, kukicha, Asian tea, senchu, Chinese tea, Japanese tea. Habitat: China, Tibet, India, Assam, Cambodia and Japan. Plant Description: The tea plant is native to Southeast Asia; cultivated in tropical and subtropical altitudes from sea level…

Botanical Name of Tea Tree: Melaleuca alternifolia. Other Common Names: Narrow-leaved tea-tree, ti-tree, narrow-leaved paperbark, snow in summer, melaleuca (French), Teebaum, (German), teoljebuske (Swedish). Habitat The tea tree is native to the humid coastal areas of New South Wales and Queensland in Australia. The tree is propagated by seeds or semi-hard cuttings during the summer. Tea tree is grown on a large scale in Australia for the extraction of the essential oil. Description: Tea…

The Camellia is a popular garden plant in many countries. However, one species has comparatively modest flowers but a hidden, significant value: Camellia sinensis or the Chinese Camellia, Tea Plant, or Tea Shrub. The plant’s third name, Tea Tree, can lead to confusion as to the plant that tea tree oil is obtained from (Melaleuca…

Sarah Rose's For All the Tea in China tells the story of how Britain hijacked control of the 19th century tea trade by transplanting production of the popular drink to India.

Create a charming tea garden that looks beautiful but also taste even better! Get all of the healthy benefits and delicious tea from your own garden.

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