Tea bush seller? [Food/Vendor]

2009 May 6
Good afternoon foodies!

I am on a quest: To find a tea bush!

My girlfriend (who hopefully won’t be reading this) is a major fan of tea. Since her birthday is coming up, she pretty much told me the only thing she wanted was, you guessed it, a tea bush.

Now, she has been buying and growing plants for years and was quick to tell me that she never saw a store where they sold them. Is there such a place in the Ottawa/Gatineau area? If not, has anyone ever bought a tea bush over the Internet?

Thanks a bunch!


2009 May 6
tea bush as you call it is actually of the camellia family
camellia sinesis (Chinese) the flowering camellia is camellia sasanqua
ask your horticulturist if they can order one for you

as for growing them up here, not too sure the horti could tell you better...I know a friend in Cornwall, UK with one

I did find a page about growing them in T.dot:

ca.answers.yahoo.com

good luck and please keep us posted