buy camellia sinensis
Ready to grow your own tea? When you buy Camellia sinensis from our New Zealand nursery, you’re investing in a practical, elegant shrub prized for its glossy leaves and fragrant flowers. Camellia sinensis, also known as the Tea Camellia, is the species responsible for the world’s beloved green and black teas. It’s a rewarding, easy-care evergreen that thrives in Kiwi gardens, whether you’re cultivating it for fresh tea leaves or simply as a beautiful addition to your landscape. This plant is well-suited to hedging, specimen planting, or creating a lush, green feature in containers.
Camellia sinensis
Camellia sinensis, commonly known as the Camellia Tea Plant or Tea Shrub, is the variety from which tea is derived. It is an evergreen shrub that produces dainty, single, scented, white flowers with a blush of lemon. It typically reaches 2 m tall and 1.5 m wide. Camellia sinensis is commonly grown as a specimen, clipped into a hedge, added to a mixed planting, used in cottage or 'white' gardens, planted around outdoor living areas, or used as a backdrop for smaller plants.
- Suited to regions:
Subtropical, Temperate - Plant type:
Shrubs - Height:
2.00 m - Spread:
1.50 m - Flowering time:
Spring, Winter - Garden uses:
Containers, Hedging, Living areas, Parks, Pool areas, Specimen - Garden styles:
Backyard, City & Courtyard, Formal, Frontyard, Japanese, Modern, White
