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Camellia - Green Tea

Camellia – Green Tea

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camellia sinensis – ‘Austea’

$29.99

The plant used to brew green and black tea.

To brew your own cup of green tea remove the first one or two sets of fresh new leaves from your plant. Put them in the microwave for 10-20 seconds on medium heat, when you take them out roll in a ball (caution they will be HOT). 

Add the ball of leaves to a white cup (to help assess the colour of the tea), add hot water and brew for 1 minute then remove the leaves.

The leaves can be used 2-3 times each

FEATURES: Used to brew green tea, medicinal properties, ornamental small shrub

HEIGHT X WIDTH: 1m x 1m

FOLIAGE: Dark green, glossy

FLOWER: White, spring, for best leaf harvest remove flowers 

POSITION: Part shade, protect from intense afternoon summer sun

USES: Hedging, screening, espalier, topiary, pots and containers, green tea brewing

COMMENTS: Water regularly, mulch during the warmer months of the year, prefers acidic soil

 

 

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