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Camellia sinensis

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Grow your own tea with the real tea tree, a small evergreen tree of the Camellia family (its real name: Camellia sinensis) with an abundant flowering of small white flowers with a yellow heart. -12 to -15°C. Available in 2-, 3- and 5-litre pots.

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Synonyms, common name of Camellia sinensis, tea tree

Tea tree, Chinese Camellia

Origin of Camellia sinensis, tea tree

Southeast Asia, especially the province of Yunnan, China

Hardiness of Camellia sinensis, tea tree

-12 to -15°C

Description of Camellia sinensis, tea tree

This evergreen tree can reach up to 6 to 8 meters in height. It is often cut into bushes to facilitate the picking of young leaves. Small creamy white fragrant flowers in autumn.

How to grow Camellia sinensis, tea tree

The tea plant loves moisture, and will enjoy the shade or the sun, in a drained soil, with regular water supplies.

Story time

The buds and the two or three youngest shoots are harvested weekly to produce the tea.

Technical sheet

Data sheet

Leaves:: evergreen
Flowers:: yes
Edible:: yes
Fragrant:: yes
Cold-hardiness (take the lowest T° indicated): - 5°C (23°F)
-10°C (14°F)
-15°C (5°F)
Exposure:: full shade
full sun
partial shade