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Camellia sinensis var. assamica

 
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Family: Theaceae (tee-AY-see-ee) (Info)
Genus: Camellia (kuh-MEE-lee-a) (Info)
Species: sinensis var. assamica

Synonym:Camellia assamica
Synonym:Thea assamica

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Category:
Trees

Height:
over 40 ft. (12 m)

Spacing:
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Sun Exposure:
Full Sun

Bloom Color:
White/Near White

Bloom Time:
Late Summer/Early Fall
Mid Fall
Late Fall/Early Winter

Foliage:
Evergreen
Aromatic
Smooth-Textured
Leathery-Textured

Other details:
Flowers are fragrant
Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater

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Gardeners' Notes:

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Neutral Monocromatico On May 4, 2004, Monocromatico from Rio de Janeiro
Brazil (Zone 11) wrote:

This Tea Plant comes from northeast India and southern China. This is the tallest variety amongst all Tea Plants, reaching up to 15 meters tall, if let alone. But in cultivation, they rarely let it grow further than 1-1.2m.

It has also the largest leaves, up to 25 cm long. The flowers are like the usual tea plants' flowers: small, 5-6 petals, and fragrant, showing up on autumn, but rarely blooms in cultivation. From this variety, a strong black tea is made, the Assam Tea.



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