Tea Plant 10 Seeds-Brew Your Own Tea-Camellia-Tropical

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Product Features

• Camellia sinensis
• The source of the world's most popular caffeine drink
• evergreen shrub or small tree with glossy dark green elliptic leaves
• Native to China
• Tea plants bloom in the autumn with fragrant, nodding cup shaped flowers

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• ASIN: B000TYD18K
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
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Product Description

Camellia sinensis. The source of the world's most popular caffeine drink, the tea plant is an evergreen shrub or small tree with glossy dark green elliptic leaves. Tea plants bloom in the autumn with fragrant, nodding cup shaped flowers about 1 in (2.5 cm) wide. The seven or eight petals are white. Native to China.

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Better than average seeds, March 4, 2011

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J. Davis - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tea Plant 10 Seeds-Brew Your Own Tea-Camellia-Tropical

I hesitate to say great, but definitely better than average.

Of the 10 seeds, after following appropriate instructions and with some research tips, I was able to make 4 of them actually break the soil. Another 2 germinated, but never broke the soil. The other 4 looked completely ungerminated.

The method I used for planting these is as follows: I soaked each for about an hour and a half. Then cracked all of the shells (you might have better luck with completely removing the shells). Last, I planted them in Vermiculite to a depth of about 3/4" to 1" and put them in a room in my house that stays warmer than the rest of the house and put them in a seed starting greenhouse. It only took about 3 to 4 weeks for the seedlings to break the soil.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars All bad seeds/ RIPOFF, July 12, 2010

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Anthony - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Tea Plant 10 Seeds-Brew Your Own Tea-Camellia-Tropical

I've grown this plant before, and every single one of the seeds I received was no good. At about $1 per seed, I'm very disappointed.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great seeds... If you're patient., April 3, 2011

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M. J. Cooper - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tea Plant 10 Seeds-Brew Your Own Tea-Camellia-Tropical

The packet included 10 seeds. I took them completely out of the shells to plant them. I found it was best to use plyers or nut crackers: it's the only way to shell them without damaging them.
Two of the nuts were empty shells. Not sure how that's possible, but they were.
One I damaged getting it out of the shell. (before I figured out the plyers)
Of the 7 that were left, 6 started to grow.
I lost 3 to overwatering. Don't just water every day, make sure the soil is dry at least 1" down from the surface before watering again.
The 3 that remain are growing well. Two have broken the soil and the third is on the way (I peeked).

The thing is, they took over two months before the first one broke the surface. You need the patience of a monk to grow these from seedlings. It's also supposed to take 3 years before you can harvest a cup of tea from a plant. So there's that.

Still, that sort of thing suits my temperament just fine. If it sounds good to you, go for it!