Camellia sinensis ‘Silver Dust’
Camellia sinensis 'Silver Dust' is a beautiful tea plant with leaves variably speckled with white and small white flowers.
Camellia sinensis ‘Silver Dust’ is a beautiful tea plant cultivar with leaves variably speckled with white. New spring leaves can emerge almost entirely white developing green tones as they mature. New summer foliage will have much less variegation. Produces a tea with a mild flavour and no bitterness. Small white flowers emerge in fall. Compact with year-round interest perfect for containers and small spaces. Harvest or ‘pluck’ tea leaves during the warmer months. Select only the top three newly flushing young leaves from the branch tips. Research which method to use to dry and cure your leaves as this will determine which type of tea you get. Tea camellias becomes multi-branched and can reach 6 feet or more tall and wide in 10 years with profuse shoots to harvest from. Or keep shrubs pruned to any size you like. Pollinator attractor.
Common Name: Tea Plant - [Citrus Pre-Order]
Family: Theaceae (The Tea family)
Zone Hardiness: 7-10
Light: Part Sun, Part Shade
Height: 4-6'
Width: 3-5'
Primary Bloom Colour: White/Cream
Secondary Bloom Colour: Yellow
Foliage Colour: Variegated - Cream/White, Green
Class: Evergreen
Type: Shrub
Bloom Time: Fall
Soil Moisture: Average, Dry
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Fragrance: Yes
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Benefits: Bees Butterflies
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Cool, humid, tropical highlands and in evergreen broad-leaved forests at elevations of 100-2200 metres from southern and central China to northeastern India, southern Japan, southern Korea into southeast Asia.
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