The tea we drink comes for the plant camellia sinensis, in the plant family Theaceae. There are two varieties of the tea plant, the Chinese variety Camellia sinensis, sinensis and Camellia sinensis assamica. The beautiful Camellia japonica grown as a garden shrub is also in the tea plant family. The tea plant is indigenous to…
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A Cold, West Coast Night
Winter has definitely settled over my garden Lilac Hill so it is a good time to stay inside and enjoy a very special tea. The tea I am having is Milk Oolong. Oolong teas are not as well known as mainstream teas, this tea has a creamy milk taste and aroma. Oolongs are grown mainly in Taiwan and…
Lapsang Souchong
Lapsang Souchong a tea worthy of worthy of celebrating! Lapsang Souchong is a black, full bodied tea with the taste and aroma of pine needles. The tea brews very dark and the steeped leaves are small, the word souchong means small leaf varietal. The taste is strong, medicinal similar to a cough syrup, not for everyone but I…
Heather's Tea Garden 