Tea Plant Journal: Tea Plant Has Buds and a Flower Plus a Seed Pod
NOTE: DoT has been posting from Honolulu since late July when she left California to help her mother through some medical procedures. She will be doing so until she can return to Orange County
DoT’s Thot: ” Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places where other people see nothing. ‘ — Camille Pissarro
Little Green Buds on the Camellia Sinensis Tea Plant 26 July 2009
Camellia Sinensis Tea Plant My first impression of the tea plant was that it appeared to be such a humble and modest looking plant. Some months ago I obtained this real tea plant and have been working to keep it growing here in Southern California.
This was in April I was just happy to have a chance to see the real tea plant that produces what I have drunk all my life without a second thought.
Camellia Sinensis Tea Plant Flower 26 July 2009 SoCal
Camellia Sinensis Tea Plant with Buds and a Flower
Late in July, I was getting ready to visit my mother in Hawaii when I passed by the tea plant and noticed that there was a tiny flower about the size of a quarter peeking out from under some of the tea leaves. I took a picture and also noticed that there were some green flower buds hanging on the tea plant. These were not very big as you can see from the picture with my hand holding a branch. It is such a modest flower that this camellia sinensis produces.
Camellia Sinensis Tea Plant Seed Pod, 26 July 2009, SoCal
Camellia Sinensis Tea Plant with Green Seed Pod
Looking even closer at the tea plant, I found a green seed pod nestled just above the plant tag that came with my camellia sinensis. It is round, green, hard and about the size of a hazelnut. Now I will eagerly await the maturation of the seed pod to see if I can propagate the plant — all just out of curiosity.
Well, that keeps us up to date on my watch over the camellia sinensis tea plant. It was a bit odd to be able to capture photos of buds, a flower and a seed pod all on the same day.
Aloha, DoT
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