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The Tea Plant lets you grow your own tea at home! A beautiful evergreen shrub that thrives in sun and produces fresh, aromatic leaves.
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Grow your own tea at home with the Tea Plant! This glossy-leaved evergreen shrub is the actual plant behind every cup of black, green, white, and oolong tea you've ever sipped. With dark green, serrated leaves and delicate white blooms, this slow-growing beauty brings serious garden-to-cup energy to your space while staying compact enough for indoor growing.
Whether you're planning to harvest your own tea leaves or just want the ultimate conversation starter, this plant delivers both beauty and bragging rights.
Planting Tips
Plant your Tea Plant in well-draining, acidic soil in a container with drainage holes, or outdoors in USDA zones 6-9. Keep soil consistently moist but not waterlogged, and place inΒ full to partial sun for best results. Regular watering helps establish young plants, but once mature, it becomes more drought-tolerant. Prune lightly after flowering to maintain its shape and encourage more blooms.
Growing Zones 6-9 Outdoors
(Hardy down to 0Β° F)
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Grow your own tea at home with the Tea Plant! This glossy-leaved evergreen shrub is the actual plant behind every cup of black, green, white, and oolong tea you've ever sipped. With dark green, serrated leaves and delicate white blooms, this slow-growing beauty brings serious garden-to-cup energy to your space while staying compact enough for indoor growing.
Whether you're planning to harvest your own tea leaves or just want the ultimate conversation starter, this plant delivers both beauty and bragging rights.
Planting Tips
Plant your Tea Plant in well-draining, acidic soil in a container with drainage holes, or outdoors in USDA zones 6-9. Keep soil consistently moist but not waterlogged, and place inΒ full to partial sun for best results. Regular watering helps establish young plants, but once mature, it becomes more drought-tolerant. Prune lightly after flowering to maintain its shape and encourage more blooms.
Live Good Logistics Bloom Time: Fall to Winter Botanical Name: Camellia sinensis CA-ship Category: Edibles Category: Shrub Eligible For Promo Growing Zone: 6-9 outdoors Growth Rate Value: Slow Harvest Time: Early Spring Indoor Growing Zone Value: Indoors or Patio (non-freezing) Mature Height Value: 6-15 ft. Mature Width Value: 4-8 ft. relisted rs_AZ rs_OR Subcategory: Edibles Subcategory: Herbs Sunlight Value: Full Sun Vendor: LGL https:files/Tea-Plant-2_88622a18-5602-4e20-a337-5706b3b01ea9.jpg 41766624428137 1 Gallon 59.00 https: https://www.thesill.com/products/tea-plant-camellia-sinensis?variant=41766624428137 OutOfStock 1 Gallon 42035746635881 3 Gallon 99.00 109.00 https: https://www.thesill.com/products/tea-plant-camellia-sinensis?variant=42035746635881 InStock 3 GallonGifting has never been easier
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