Korean Tea

Korean Tea Seedlings are vigorous, productive plants grown from seed collected in South Korea’s renowned tea-growing region. Korean strains are considered more cold-hardy than many other tea varieties

These hardy seedlings produce abundant foliage ideal for crafting your own green or black tea, with leaves that deliver excellent flavour and aroma.

Adaptable and easy to grow, they offer a unique opportunity to cultivate a traditional tea plant at home while enjoying both its glossy evergreen beauty and its harvest of fresh leaves. 

Common names: Tea plant, Korean tea, Green tea plant, Black tea plant, Korean tea seedling

Edible: Leaves used to make tea
Harvest timing: New leaf flushes from late spring to summer

Scientific name: Camellia sinensis
Light requirements: Full sun to part shade 
Full-grown size: 3-6' pruned/regularly harvested, 10-15' unpruned
Hardiness: Zone 7
Pollination: Self-fertile
Wildlife: Flower attract pollinators and evergreen leaves provide bird habitat.
Origin: Native to East Asia, with these seedlings originating from South Korea’s traditional tea-growing regions.
Noteworthy: Leaves can be processed in multiple ways (green, black, oolong, white) depending on harvest and curing.