Life Span
-
Type
Tree
Origin
China
Types
Camellia sinensis var. sinensis
Camellia sinensis var. assamica
Number of Varieties
2
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0
40000
👆🏻
Habitat
Hillside, Mountain Slopes, Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-9
0
99
👆🏻
AHS Heat Zone
8-5
Sunset Zone
H1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
300.00 cm
Rank: 72 (Overall)
0
3900
👆🏻
Minimum Width
300.00 cm
Rank: 57 (Overall)
0
6350
👆🏻
Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Black
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval
Thorns
✔
✘
9% - List of Trees Garden Plants
Plant Season
Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Bloom Time
Fall, Late Fall, Early Winter
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
18% - List of Trees Garden Plants
Tolerances
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
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
In Summer
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial Sun
Pruning
Generally pruned to waist height, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Caterpillars, Moth, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
-
Flowers
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
46% - List of Trees Garden Plants
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
25% - List of Trees Garden Plants
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
40% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
11% - List of Trees Garden Plants
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
14% - List of Trees Garden Plants
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
10% - List of Trees Garden Plants
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
60% - List of Trees Garden Plants
Showy Bark
✔
✘
41% - List of Trees Garden Plants
Foliage Texture
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
3% - List of Trees Garden Plants
Invasive
✔
✘
5% - List of Trees Garden Plants
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
58% - List of Trees Garden Plants
Attracts
-
Allergy
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Beauty Benefits
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
74% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Diabetes, High cholestrol, Kidney Stones, Parkinson
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Other Uses
Preferably used as black tea, Used for producing cooking oil, Used in making beverages
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
9% - List of Trees Garden Plants
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
All - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
Garden Design
Container, Edible, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges
Botanical Name
CAMELLIA sinensis
Common Name
Tea, Tea Camellia
In Hindi
चाय के पौधे
In German
Teepflanze
In French
usine de thé
In Spanish
planta del té
In Greek
φυτό του τσαγιού
In Portuguese
planta do chá
In Polish
Herbata roślin
In Latin
Tea herba
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ericales
Family
Theaceae
Genus
Camellia
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Subfamily
-
Number of Species
1
1
27800
👆🏻