How to grow Tea plant growing and care:
Rich soil, moist, acid, mulch, humidity
What is the best way to start growing?
Plant / Seed / Vegetative Reproduction
Is it necessary to graft or use vegetative reproduction?
No, but easy to do shoot or cutting
Difficulties or problems when growing:
?
Planting season:
Spring, summer, autumn
Pests and diseases:
Crown gall, black rot, leaf spot, ghost moth
Pruning season:
All year
How to prune:
More for design and easy to trim the leaves
Size of the plant:
1-4 m, 40-160 inches
Growth speed in optimal condition:
Slow growing
Water requirement:
Average amount of water
Light conditions in optimal condition for growing:
Full Sun / Half Shade
Is it possible to grow indoor as houseplant?
No
Growing is also possible in a planter, flowerpot or containers:
Yes
Blooming information
Bloom season?
Autumn / Winter / Spring
General information about the flower:
Small white-yellowish flower
Pollination is done by:
Bees
Edible leaves
Leaves harvesting season:
All year
How to harvest the leaves?
After 4-5 years can start to trim the young leaves
Information about leaves:
Leaves and stems edible, the shape of the leaf is ovate with denticulate edges
Uses of Tea plant leaves:
Beverage, white tea, green tea, black tea
Scientific name:
Camellia sinensis
Categories of growing
Planting Season: Autumn Planting, Spring Planting, Summer planting
Light exposure requirements: Full sun Plants, Part shade Plants
Climates that the plant can grow: Mediterranean Climate, Subtropics Climate, Tropics Climate
Growing speed of the plant: Average growing plants
Plant life-form: Evergreen, Perennial plant, Shrub
Plant Uses: Edible plants, Hedging plants, Medical uses, Ornamental plants
Requirements for watering the plant: Regularly water
Hardiness zones: Hardiness zone 10, Hardiness zone 11, Hardiness zone 12, Hardiness zone 13, Hardiness zone 9
Ornamental parts: Ornamental flower, Ornamental leaves, Ornamental plant
Leaf color:
Blooming season: Autumn flowers, Spring flowers, Summer flowers
Flower colors: White flower, Yellow flower
Harvest Season: Autumn Harvest, Spring Harvest, Summer Harvest, Winter harvest
Edible Parts: Edible leaves
Culinary uses: Beverage