You are here: Home > Tea Plants
These varieties are the plants from which green, black, white, and oolong tea are produced. Each type (green vs. black) is made using different amounts of "fermenting" and processing before drying of the leaves. We have made tea from many of these varieties and found the taste to be very similar from one variety to the next if the same processing is used. I'm sure a professional tea taster could tell the difference between large leaf and small leaf tea, but I can't taste any difference.

Tea is harvested many times a year (as often as every 10 days), so a large plant can produce quite a bit of tea, but a hedge may be needed to supply a family with a daily supply. Freshly made tea is superior to tea which has been stored for even a few months.

Many of these are grown from open-pollinated seed and tea is known to hybridize freely with other types of tea, so these may bot be the pure and true varieties. These seedlings do have the general characteristics of each variety.

Special quantity discount for tea: any 10 tea plants ($12 size only) for $100.
Sort By:
Page of 4  
Camellia ptilophylla
Our Price: $30.00

2 year old seedling.

This tea has slight differences from C. sinensis so we are listing this as a separate species rather than a variety of C. sinensis. It is a small tree from Guangdong province with leaves up to 7 inches long and pubescence (small hairs) on most surfaces except the top of the leaf blade. Because of the hairs it is used to make “White-hair tea” which is a special high-quality tea.

Zone 7B
Camellia sinensis from China
Our Price: $24.00

2 year old plant.

This form of tea has medium sized leaves and tends to bloom heavily at a young age. The origin of these seeds is an unknown area of China but these are distinct from other varieties.

Zone 7
Camellia sinensis from China
Our Price: $50.00

3 year old plant.

This form of tea has medium sized leaves and tends to bloom heavily at a young age. The origin of these seeds is an unknown area of China but these are distinct from other varieties.

Zone 7
Camellia sinensis from China
Our Price: $30.00

2 year old plant.

This form of tea has medium sized leaves and tends to bloom heavily at a young age. The origin of these seeds is an unknown area of China but these are distinct from other varieties.

Zone 7
Camellia sinensis from Guangzhou
Camellia sinensis from Guangzhou
Our Price: $12.00

Sorry, SOLD OUT.
1 year old seedling. A form of tea with rather large leaves and a vigorous upright growth habit. The origin of these is Guangdong province in southern China so these are suitable for warm and humid areas such as Florida and the Gulf states. Zone 7B
Camellia sinensis from Guangzhou
Our Price: $24.00

2 year old plant.

A form of tea with rather large leaves and a vigorous upright growth habit. The origin of these is Guangdong province in southern China so these are suitable for warm and humid areas such as Florida and the Gulf states.

Zone 7B
Camellia sinensis from Guangzhou
Our Price: $30.00

2 year old plant.

A form of tea with rather large leaves and a vigorous upright growth habit. The origin of these is Guangdong province in southern China so these are suitable for warm and humid areas such as Florida and the Gulf states.

Zone 7B
Camellia sinensis Large leaf form
Our Price: $12.00

Sorry, SOLD OUT.
1 year old seedling. What sets this variety apart from the others is the large and leathery leaves and it can be identified just by feeling the thickness of a single leaf. The plant becomes a multi-trunked tree to about 15 feet tall. This variety starts blooming as early as August from spherical buds that open into cup shaped white flowers. It is a profuse bloomer and produces many nickel sized fruits. When harvesting tea this has the advantage that your bag fills up much faster because the shoots are larger. Zone 7A
Camellia sinensis Large leaf form
Our Price: $40.00

2 year old plant.

What sets this variety apart from the others is the large and leathery leaves and it can be identified just by feeling the thickness of a single leaf. The plant becomes a multi-trunked tree to about 15 feet tall. This variety starts blooming as early as August from spherical buds that open into cup shaped white flowers. It is a profuse bloomer and produces many nickel sized fruits. When harvesting tea this has the advantage that your bag fills up much faster because the shoots are larger.

Zone 7A
Camellia sinensis Large leaf form
Our Price: $50.00

3 year old plant.

What sets this variety apart from the others is the large and leathery leaves and it can be identified just by feeling the thickness of a single leaf. The plant becomes a multi-trunked tree to about 15 feet tall. This variety starts blooming as early as August from spherical buds that open into cup shaped white flowers. It is a profuse bloomer and produces many nickel sized fruits. When harvesting tea this has the advantage that your bag fills up much faster because the shoots are larger.

Zone 7A