The perfect plant for tea lovers. In addition to being pretty, you can harvest the leaves and buds between March and October. Indeed, depending on the preparation technique, this plant can produce different varieties of tea. After pruning, the plant will produce new growth. However, we recommend not harvesting during the winter. The tea plant appreciates bright light year-round. In summer, this small shrub enjoys being outdoors in a partially shaded area.
To produce green tea, simply pick the fresh leaves and buds, chop them, and brew them in hot water.
To produce black tea, you need to crush the leaves and buds to make them brown, then you can brew them in hot water.
Non-toxic to animals.
- Family: Theaceae
- Origin: China and Southeast Asia.
- Watering:
- Allow the soil to dry on the surface between waterings.
- Ambient humidity: High.
- Type of soil: Rich and draining.
- Brightness: Moderate.
- Orientation: East, west or 1m from a south window.
- Growth: Average.
- Temperature: Average,
- Winter: Between 5ᵒC and 15ᵒC.
Pot diameter: 10 cm.
Grown in Quebec.
Like nature, every plant is unique. Natural items are all different and may contain irregularities.
