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44 detailed profiles covering origin, appearance, light, watering, propagation and problems for every tea plant.

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Tea Plant

Tea Plant

The tea plant (Camellia sinensis) is the single species behind every true tea - …
Chamomile

Chamomile

Chamomile is the classic bedtime tea - a small daisy-like herb whose dried flowe…
Peppermint

Peppermint

Peppermint is the boldest of the mint family - a vigorous, cooling herb whose le…
Spearmint

Spearmint

Spearmint is the gentle, sweet cousin of peppermint - lower in menthol, brighter…
Lemon Balm

Lemon Balm

Lemon balm is a soft, lemon-scented member of the mint family, grown for leaves …
Lemon Verbena

Lemon Verbena

Lemon verbena has the purest, most intense lemon fragrance of any herb - sweeter…
Lavender

Lavender

Lavender is best known for its scent and its silvery-purple flowers, but those s…
Roselle Hibiscus

Roselle Hibiscus

Roselle is the hibiscus behind the famous ruby-red hibiscus tea - a tart, cranbe…
Holy Basil

Holy Basil

Holy basil, or tulsi, is a sacred herb of India and one of the best-loved tea pl…
Lemongrass

Lemongrass

Lemongrass is a tall tropical grass whose stems and leaves carry a clean, bright…
Ginger

Ginger

Ginger is grown not for leaves but for its knobbly underground rhizome - the war…
Echinacea

Echinacea

Echinacea, the purple coneflower, is both a striking garden perennial and a reno…
Stevia

Stevia

Stevia is the natural sweetener you can grow - a tender herb whose leaves are as…
Fennel

Fennel

Fennel is a tall, feathery herb whose seeds - and to a lesser extent leaves - br…
Anise Hyssop

Anise Hyssop

Anise hyssop is a beautiful, easy perennial with the sweet, liquorice-like fragr…
Bee Balm

Bee Balm

Bee balm, also called bergamot or Oswego tea, is a showy North American perennia…
Catnip

Catnip

Catnip is famous for the joyful effect it has on cats, but it is also a long-use…
Stinging Nettle

Stinging Nettle

The stinging nettle is usually treated as a weed, but it is one of the most nour…
Dandelion

Dandelion

The dandelion is the lawn "weed" that turns out to be a generous tea plant.
Calendula

Calendula

Calendula, the pot marigold, is a cheerful annual whose golden-orange petals bre…
Valerian

Valerian

Valerian is one of the most powerful calming tea plants - a tall perennial whose…
Passionflower

Passionflower

Passionflower is a vigorous climbing vine famous for its astonishing, almost oth…
Yarrow

Yarrow

Yarrow is a tough, feathery wildflower with one of the longest histories of any …
Red Raspberry Leaf

Red Raspberry Leaf

Red raspberry leaf is the tea hiding in plain sight on a familiar fruit bush.
Elderflower

Elderflower

Elderflower is the lacy, sweetly fragrant blossom of the elder tree - a hedgerow…
Linden

Linden

Linden - also called lime or basswood - is a stately deciduous tree whose summer…
Jasmine

Jasmine

Jasmine is the climbing shrub behind one of the world's most romantic teas - its…
Rosehip

Rosehip

The rosehip is the bright, scarlet fruit of the rose - and one of the richest na…
Sage

Sage

Sage is best known as a kitchen herb, but its aromatic grey-green leaves also br…
Rooibos

Rooibos

Rooibos - "red bush" in Afrikaans - is the plant behind South Africa's famous re…
Thyme (Thymus vulgaris)

Thyme (Thymus vulgaris)

Thyme (Thymus vulgaris) is a small, woody Mediterranean herb best known for the …
Rosemary (Salvia rosmarinus)

Rosemary (Salvia rosmarinus)

Rosemary (Salvia rosmarinus) is a fragrant, needle-leaved Mediterranean shrub th…
Butterfly Pea (Clitoria ternatea)

Butterfly Pea (Clitoria ternatea)

Butterfly pea (Clitoria ternatea) is a slender tropical climbing vine famous for…
Red Clover (Trifolium pratense)

Red Clover (Trifolium pratense)

Red clover (Trifolium pratense) is a familiar meadow legume with rounded pinkish…
Marshmallow

Marshmallow

Marshmallow (Althaea officinalis) is a tall, soft-stemmed perennial of the mallo…
Mullein

Mullein

Mullein (Verbascum thapsus) is a tall, striking biennial known for its soft, woo…
Chicory

Chicory

Chicory (Cichorium intybus) is a tough, cheerful roadside perennial with sky-blu…
Feverfew

Feverfew

Feverfew (Tanacetum parthenium) is a cheerful, daisy-flowered herb with a long f…
Meadowsweet

Meadowsweet

Meadowsweet (Filipendula ulmaria) is a tall, graceful perennial of damp meadows …
Honeybush

Honeybush

Honeybush (Cyclopia) is a South African shrub of the fynbos, a close relative of…
Yerba Mate

Yerba Mate

Yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis) is a South American species of holly whose drie…
Licorice Root

Licorice Root

Licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra) is a tall, deep-rooted legume grown for its remark…
Milk Thistle

Milk Thistle

Milk thistle (Silybum marianum) is a striking, spiny thistle marbled with white …
Gotu Kola

Gotu Kola

Gotu kola (Centella asiatica) is a low, creeping wetland herb with rounded, fan-…

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