Black, green, oolong, and white tea come from the Camellia sinensis plant — also known as the tea plant. The leaf extract is the oil from its leaves (1). Camellia sinensis or tea leaf extract ...

What we call less desirable camellia seedling is “rootstock,” more on that later. Seeds will begin maturing on camellias in late August through October. Collect the seeds and plant them then.

First cultivated in China more than 2,000 years ago, Camellia sinensis, also known as the tea plant or tea shrub, is the source of tea. The most common varieties, green, black and oolong ...

The popular plant has more than 3,000 named varieties, with new ones registered yearly. Parts of the Camellia sinensis are used to make tea. Camellias are evergreen shrubs that bloom from winter ...

Yes, that’s right. It's camellia sinensis, commonly known as the tea plant. All teas — black, green, white and oolong — come from the same plant. They only differ in the way they are processed.