Tea plant

The sturdy, dark green, lance-shaped leaves quickly form a bushy plant that prefers to grow in partial shade. It blooms with white, open flowers. After processing, true tea can be made from the young leaves. The tea plant (Camellia sinensis) is a plant native to Southeast Asia. The young shoots of this plant are used to produce tea. Sinensis is Latin for Chinese. Today, tea is cultivated worldwide in tropical and subtropical regions. White tea, green tea, oolong, and black tea are made from this plant. The tea plant is an evergreen shrub or small tree that can grow up to about 17 m tall, but is usually pruned to under two meters when cultivated for its leaves. The plant has a strong taproot. The flowers are yellowish-white with a diameter of about 2.5-4 cm, with 7 or 8 petals. The seeds of the tea plant can be ground for tea oil, a sweet oil for cooking purposes that should not be confused with Tea Tree oil, an essential oil used for medical and cosmetic purposes and made from the leaves of a different plant. (Source: Wikipedia)
In the Netherlands, the plants can be moved outdoors in summer and kept indoors in a cool, bright place from October to April.

Names:
Latin: Camellia sinensis
Dutch: Theeplant
English: Tea-Plant