The weather has turned cold and so my tea plant, the one that had been overrun with hornets and then miraculously liberated earlier this summer, is now pregnant. And I’ve got pictures. If you’ve got small children, you may want to have them leave the room because I’m going to show off the sex parts of my tea plant.
A little more seriously, though, this gives those who don’t have their own tea plant to get an idea of its flowers, leaves, and seeds. I’ve read that the flowers are often quite fragrant. I didn’t find that to be the case with my plante–they smell kind of herbaceous and ever so slightly spicy, but not particularly fragrant.
I’ve included my hand and a ruler to give a sense of size.
Also, there will be a bit of a break in my blog because I’ll be in Taiwan through the middle of November. Cross your fingers for great tea being available while I’m there!
