Life Span
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Perennial
Type
Tree
Flowering Plants
Origin
China
Tropical Asia
Types
Camellia sinensis var. sinensis
Camellia sinensis var. assamica
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Number of Varieties
20
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40000
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Habitat
Hillside, Mountain Slopes, Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
Rocky Mountains, wastelands
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-98-11
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-5
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Sunset Zone
H1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
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Habit
Oval or Rounded
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Plant Size
Minimum Height
300.00 cm60.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
300.00 cm40.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Black
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Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval
Maple shaped
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Fall, Winter
Early Spring, Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Moist, Rich
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
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Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Fall, Late Fall, Early Winter
Spring, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Bedding, Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Cuttings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head watering, Requires a lot of watering, Water when soil is dry
Water Deeply
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
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Soil Type
Loam
Moist, Rich
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Generally pruned to waist height, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Caterpillars, Moth, Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
-
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
-
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Diabetes, High cholestrol, Kidney Stones, Parkinson
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Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Flowers
Other Uses
Preferably used as black tea, Used for producing cooking oil, Used in making beverages
Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Edible, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges
Vegetable
Botanical Name
CAMELLIA sinensis
Abelmoschus manihot
Common Name
Tea, Tea Camellia
Aibika, hibiscus spinach, ibika, bele
In Hindi
चाय के पौधे
aibika
In German
Teepflanze
Maniok-Bisameibisch
In French
usine de thé
L'Aibika
In Spanish
planta del té
Aibika
In Greek
φυτό του τσαγιού
aibika
In Portuguese
planta do chá
Aibika
In Polish
Herbata roślin
aibika
In Latin
Tea herba
aibika
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ericales
Malvales
Family
Theaceae
Malvaceae
Genus
Camellia
Abelmoschus
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
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Tribe
-
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Subfamily
-
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Number of Species
115
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27800
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