Camellia sinensis (Tea plant)

Camellia sinensis, Tea plant

Camellia sinensis

Botanical name: Camellia sinensis

Common name: Tea plant

Family: Theaceae

Origin: Southeast Asia, Sri Lanka and India to Assam and China

USDA Zone: 8-11?

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Large shrub 5-10 ft tall

Small tree 10-20 ft

Full sun

Regular water

Ornamental foliage

White, off-white flowers

Edible plant

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Subtropical or temperate zone plant. Mature plant cold hardy at least to 30s F for a short time

Small evergreen tree to 20-25 ft tall, usually pruned back to shrubs in cultivation, with strong taproot giving rise to a surface. Small white flowers with golden stamens in fall and winter.

Tea is the second most commonly drank liquid on earth after water. It has numerous medicinal benefits mainly due to its antibacterial and antioxidant properties. Chinese saying: Better to be deprived of food for three days, than of tea for one. Tea has been consumed socially and habitually by people for so long (since 3000 BC).

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