Tea Plant Gift Set
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11 reviews
Swift delivery of a plant in excellent condition. My sister was delighted with her gift and I was pleased to be able to send her something so easily. I thought it was expensive when I bought it, but when you think of the quality of the product and all the extras you get with it, it works out as very good value.
Lovely little present for a friend who loves tea!
This was a perfect Mother's Day gift and my Mum was chuffed to bits!
Fab tea plant - thank you!
The gift was really liked by my friend who loves plants and thought it a very unusual gift.
Great gift, speedy delivery. Very happy with the quality of the plant and the service.
Plant arrived in a good healthy state. Great book and tea too. Made a fab birthday gift.
Superb product and speedy service Thank you
Really lively gift, great safe packaging and plant arrived in wonderful condition. My mum loved it!
The plant was appreciated.
These instructions are sent with the plant gift
Tea plants are members of the Camellia family and are really outdoor plants, but when they are young they make decorative pot plants in a cool room. Tea plants are quite slow growing, but eventually they can reach heights of 2 metres
While the plant is indoors, keep it as cool as you can and make sure there is plenty of natural light but not direct sunlight. An East or West facing window is ideal. Outdoors your plants will do well in pots on a sheltered patio or in a partially shaded spot. Tea plants are hardy but whilst young they should be protected from severe frosts particularly when in a pot.
Keep your Camellia Sinensis well watered, the compost should feel wet to touch at all times. As your plant grows it can be repotted in a larger pot or even in the ground. All Camellia's like acid soil, so choose compost suitable for rhododendrons and heathers and other acid-loving plants.
Tea plants produce small fragrant flowers in winter and dark glossy leaves year round.To develop a more bushy shape you may wish to pinch out the top few leaves every now and then.
Once you have a sizable bush the leaves can be harvested fresh to make green tea or dried to make traditional brown tea.
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Scientific Name:Camelia Sinensis
A member of the Camelia family the Tea Plant surprisingly enough is named after the drink that it's leaves make. 'Sinensi' is latin for 'Chinese' and Chinese tea plants are used to produce some of the most popular teas.
Neat dark green foliage and tiny white flowers in early summer
Tea Plants are quite slow growing but they can grow up to 3m high and produce heavy crops of the savoury leaves they are famous for. They are hardy and although they need some protection when young can be grown outside in the UK.
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Tea has been drunk in China as a medicine since 2500BC and was introduced to Japan from there and finally to Europe in the 17th Century where Britain began it's love affair with Afternoon Tea. Normally the buds and the top 2 or 3 youngest leaves are harvested for tea making.
