Sowing months
May–Jun
Sunlight
Part sun
Water
Damp, acidic, well drained
Mature size
1–2 m pruned
First harvest
Leaves year three
Family
Theaceae
Where it grows
balcony, ground, terrace
Good for
food
Sow in
monsoon
Care
Acidic soil and shade cloth; lime kills it.
The tea of the Brahmaputra valley — one bush on a balcony is enough for a pot.
Growing it
Acidic soil and shade cloth; lime kills it.
What it is for
Home-grown tea; a neat evergreen pot plant.