This C. sasanqua variety is called "Sparkling Burgundy." If there was ever a plant that was considered royalty in southern landscapes the camellias would undoubtedly be it. They have been grown in our ...

It may come as a surprise, but yes, you can grow and make your own tea right here in San Diego County’s backyards and balconies. Traditional tea is harvested from the evergreen shrub Camellia sinensis ...

Now that the holidays are over, the decorations are put away and scenes of dreary, wintry weather dance in our heads, one ...

First cultivated in China more than 2,000 years ago, Camellia sinensis, also known as the tea plant or tea shrub, is the source of tea. The most common varieties, green, black and oolong, are created ...

SEATTLE AND SURROUNDING locales are chockablock with camellias. It seems like every home in Seattle built before the 21st century was required to have at least one. Somehow these camellias are almost ...

People have been enjoying tea made from the leaves of the tea camellia (Camellia sinensis) since 2700 B.C. Legend has it that Emperor Shen Nong was boiling water when tea camellia leaves happened to ...

Camellias are evergreen shrubs native to eastern and southern Asia. Their bloom times start as early as September and mostly finish by April. The showy flowers of camellias are especially prized in ...

Medically reviewed by Simone Harounian, MS Both teas come from the Camellia sinensis plant, but processing methods yield ...

FSSAI explained that under current regulations, only products made from the Camellia sinensis plant qualify as tea. FSSAI added that such products do not qualify to be named as tea under the current ...

I very much enjoyed Tom Hancock’s report from Wuyishan, China (“Special brew — wealthy Chinese push up the price of luxury tea leaves”, July 14) and would like to share one small detail. The tea plant ...