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Camellia sinensis

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Real tea-plant get indoors in winter. The size after 10 years is 250 cm. The flower colour is white. This plant is not hardy.The flowering period is April - May.

Location of the plant shown in the first picture : Kwekerij PlantenTuin Esveld

Date taken : 20.10.2008

Common name : Tea plant

Family : Theaceae

© first picture : PlantenTuin Esveld

© picture 2 : Arjan Laros, PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : Kathmandu 2/99

© picture 3 : PlantenTuin Esveld

© picture 4 : PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : Glasnevin Botanical Gardens

© picture 5 : Jaap de Kreek and Dirk van Gelderen, location picture : Morris arboretum in Philadelphia

© picture 6 : Jaap de Kreek and Dirk van Gelderen, location picture : Morris arboretum in Philadelphia

© picture 7 : Jaap de Kreek and Dirk van Gelderen, location picture : Morris arboretum in Philadelphia

© picture 8 : Jaap de Kreek en Dirk van Gelderen, location picture : Sri Lanka, Januari 2018

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Characteristics of this plant
type of plant : shrub
soil type : acid soil
planting place : needs a sheltered place
water requirement : needs normal water
wind tolerance : mildly susceptible to wind
the plant is evergreen
height approx : between 1 and 1.5 meter
width approx : between 1 and 1.5 meter
quantity per m2 : 1
flower colour : white
leaf colour : green
fruit/seed colour : brown
fruit / seed period : september - october
leaf shape : leaves are oval
leaf size : between 15 and 20 cm
edibility : the leaves are edible
scent : flowers scented strongly
flowering period : april - may
hardiness : mostly hardy