Camellia sinensis
Camellia sinensis
Evergreen, abundantly flowering shrub, in nature reaches a height of 10 m. An attractive plant for indoor gardening: unpretentious, beautifully flowering, easy to trim and shape.
Leaves are alternate, elongated-oval, shiny, 5-7 cm long, slightly pubescent when young.
Blooms profusely from August until late autumn with white, fragrant flowers, up to 3 cm in diameter.

Eng.: Tea, tea plant. Suom.: Teepensas, tee. Sven.: Tebuske, te. Bot.syn.: Camellia sinensis Sinensis-rühm, Camellia sinensis var. sinensis, Camellia thea Link, Thea bohlea L., Thea oleosa Lour., Thea sinensis L., Thea viridis L., Thea chinensis.