Tea Plant

Tritoma

About Tea Plant and Tritoma

Tea Plant

Tritoma

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Not Available

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

Perennial

1.3 Origin

China

Hybrid origin

1.4 Types

Camellia sinensis var. sinensis Camellia sinensis var. assamica

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

2NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Hillside, Mountain Slopes, Subtropical climates, Tropical regions

Damp Places, Marshy ground

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

7-96-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-5

9-4

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

300.00 cm45.70 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

300.00 cm50.80 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Yellow

Yellow, Red, Orange, Pink

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Black

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Green, Blue Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Green, Blue Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Blue Green, Gray Green, Light Yellow

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oval

Linear

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Fall, Late Fall, Early Winter

Early Summer, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Divison, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep ground moist, Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head watering, Requires a lot of watering, Water when soil is dry

Needs more water during establishment, Water Deeply, Water in morning to avoid prompting diseases, Water in the early morning hours

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Generally pruned to waist height, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Caterpillars, Moth, Red blotch

Onion thrips, Red blotch, Root rot

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Not Available

Drought, Moisture

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Snails

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Borders, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Diabetes, High cholestrol, Kidney Stones, Parkinson

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Not Available

6.2.3 Other Uses

Preferably used as black tea, Used for producing cooking oil, Used in making beverages

Not Available

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Container, Edible, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges

Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CAMELLIA sinensis

KNIPHOFIA 'Border Ballet'

7.2 Common Name

Tea, Tea Camellia

Tritoma, Wisley Blue Spring Starflower, Wisley Blue Springstar

7.2.1 In Hindi

चाय के पौधे

Tritoma

7.2.2 In German

Teepflanze

Tritoma

7.2.3 In French

usine de thé

Tritoma

7.2.4 In Spanish

planta del té

tritoma

7.2.5 In Greek

φυτό του τσαγιού

tritoma

7.2.6 In Portuguese

planta do chá

Tritoma

7.2.7 In Polish

Herbata roślin

Tritoma

7.2.8 In Latin

Tea herba

Trytoma

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Ericales

Asparagales

8.5 Family

Theaceae

Liliaceae

8.6 Genus

Camellia

Kniphofia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NA72

1 27800

Properties of Tea Plant and Tritoma

Wondering what are the properties of Tea Plant and Tritoma? We provide you with everything About Tea Plant and Tritoma. Tea Plant doesn't have thorns and Tritoma doesn't have thorns. Also Tea Plant does not have fragrant flowers. Tea Plant has allergic reactions like Not Available and Tritoma has allergic reactions like Not Available. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Tea Plant and Tritoma and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Tea Plant and Tritoma

Season and care of Tea Plant and Tritoma is important to know. While considering everything about Tea Plant and Tritoma Care, growing season is an essential factor. Tea Plant season is Fall and Winter and Tritoma season is Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Tea Plant is Loam and for Tritoma is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Tea Plant is Acidic, Neutral and for Tritoma is Acidic, Neutral.

Tea Plant and Tritoma Physical Information

Tea Plant and Tritoma physical information is very important for comparison. Tea Plant height is 300.00 cm and width 300.00 cm whereas Tritoma height is 45.70 cm and width 50.80 cm. The color specification of Tea Plant and Tritoma are as follows:

Tea Plant flower color: White and Yellow
Tea Plant leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Tritoma flower color: Yellow, Red, Orange and Pink
Tritoma leaf color: Green and Blue Green

Care of Tea Plant and Tritoma

Care of Tea Plant and Tritoma include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Tea Plant pruning is done Generally pruned to waist height, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Tritoma pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Tea Plant needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Tritoma needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.