Tea Plant
2 min readCamellia sinensis -- source of all true tea (green, black, oolong, white).
Quick Answer: How to Grow Tea Plant
Tea Plant takes 1095-1825 days to harvest. It grows best in 15–25°C with partial shade ok and regular watering. Tea Plant is frost tolerant and can handle temperatures down to -5°C. It can be grown in 350 cities worldwide.
Growing Requirements
Temperature Range
Growing Tips
Expert Tips
Needs acidic soil. Harvest top 2 leaves and bud. Beautiful evergreen shrub.
Quick Facts
- Grows in 350 of 350 cities
- Available in 7 regions worldwide
- Temperature range: -5°C to 32°C
- Optimal growing: 15°C to 25°C
- Harvest in 1095-1825 days
Did You Know?
- 🌱 Tea Plant is frost-tolerant, meaning it can survive light frosts and even thrive in cooler temperatures.
- 🌱 Tea Plant loves the heat! It thrives in tropical and subtropical climates year-round.
Where to Grow Tea Plant
Tea Plant can be grown in 350 cities across 7 regions worldwide
Europe
80 cities
Asia
79 cities
North America
78 cities
Africa
39 cities
South America
39 cities
Oceania
19 cities
Middle East
16 cities
🌍 Europe (80 cities)
| City | Level | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aarhus, DK | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Amsterdam, NL | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Ankara, TR | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Antalya, TR | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Athens, GR | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Barcelona, ES | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Bari, IT | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Belgrade, RS | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Bergen, NO | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Berlin, DE | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Bilbao, ES | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Bologna, IT | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Bordeaux, FR | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Bratislava, SK | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Brussels, BE | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Bucharest, RO | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Budapest, HU | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Catania, IT | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Cologne, DE | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Copenhagen, DK | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Corfu, GR | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Cork, IE | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Dublin, IE | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Dubrovnik, HR | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Edinburgh, GB | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Florence, IT | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Frankfurt, DE | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Gdansk, PL | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Genoa, IT | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Glasgow, GB | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Gothenburg, SE | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Hamburg, DE | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Helsinki, FI | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Heraklion, GR | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Istanbul, TR | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Izmir, TR | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Krakow, PL | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Kyiv, UA | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Limassol, CY | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Lisbon, PT | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Ljubljana, SI | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| London, GB | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Lyon, FR | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Madrid, ES | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Malaga, ES | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Marseille, FR | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Milan, IT | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Munich, DE | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Naples, IT | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Nice, FR | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Nicosia, CY | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Oslo, NO | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Palermo, IT | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Paris, FR | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Porto, PT | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Poznan, PL | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Prague, CZ | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Reykjavik, IS | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Riga, LV | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Rome, IT | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Seville, ES | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Sofia, BG | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Split, HR | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Stockholm, SE | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Strasbourg, FR | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Stuttgart, DE | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Tallinn, EE | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Thessaloniki, GR | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Tirana, AL | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Toulouse, FR | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Turin, IT | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Turku, FI | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Valencia, ES | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Valletta, MT | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Verona, IT | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Vienna, AT | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Vilnius, LT | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Warsaw, PL | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Zagreb, HR | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Zurich, CH | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
🌏 Asia (79 cities)
| City | Level | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmedabad, IN | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Almaty, KZ | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Bali, ID | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Bandung, ID | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Bangalore, IN | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Bangkok, TH | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Beijing, CN | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Busan, KR | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Cebu, PH | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Chandigarh, IN | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Chengdu, CN | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Chennai, IN | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Chiang Mai, TH | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Chittagong, BD | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Chongqing, CN | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Coimbatore, IN | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Colombo, LK | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Da Nang, VN | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Dalian, CN | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Davao, PH | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Delhi, IN | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Dhaka, BD | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Dharan, NP | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Fukuoka, JP | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Galle, LK | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Guangzhou, CN | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Hangzhou, CN | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Hanoi, VN | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Harbin, CN | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Ho Chi Minh City, VN | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Hong Kong, HK | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Hyderabad, IN | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Incheon, KR | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Indore, IN | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Islamabad, PK | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Jaipur, IN | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Jakarta, ID | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Jeju, KR | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Johor Bahru, MY | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Karachi, PK | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Kathmandu, NP | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Kochi, IN | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Kolkata, IN | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Kuala Lumpur, MY | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Kunming, CN | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Kyoto, JP | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Lahore, PK | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Lucknow, IN | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Manila, PH | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Mumbai, IN | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Nagoya, JP | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Nanjing, CN | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Nha Trang, VN | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Okinawa, JP | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Osaka, JP | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Pattaya, TH | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Penang, MY | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Phnom Penh, KH | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Pune, IN | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Sapporo, JP | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Seoul, KR | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Shanghai, CN | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Shenzhen, CN | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Siem Reap, KH | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Singapore, SG | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Surabaya, ID | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Surat, IN | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Taipei, TW | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Tashkent, UZ | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Tbilisi, GE | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Tokyo, JP | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Ulaanbaatar, MN | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Varanasi, IN | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Vientiane, LA | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Visakhapatnam, IN | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Wuhan, CN | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Xi'an, CN | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Xiamen, CN | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Yangon, MM | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
🌎 North America (78 cities)
| City | Level | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albuquerque, US | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Anchorage, US | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Atlanta, US | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Austin, US | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Baltimore, US | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Baton Rouge, US | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Boise, US | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Boston, US | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Bridgetown, BB | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Buffalo, US | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Calgary, CA | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Cancun, MX | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Charleston, US | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Charlotte, US | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Chattanooga, US | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Chicago, US | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Denver, US | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Des Moines, US | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Detroit, US | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Edmonton, CA | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| El Paso, US | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Fargo, US | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Fresno, US | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Guadalajara, MX | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Halifax, CA | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Hartford, US | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Havana, CU | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Honolulu, US | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Houston, US | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Jacksonville, US | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Kansas City, US | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Kingston, JM | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Knoxville, US | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Las Vegas, US | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Little Rock, US | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Los Angeles, US | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Louisville, US | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Lubbock, US | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Madison, US | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Memphis, US | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Mexico City, MX | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Miami, US | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Milwaukee, US | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Minneapolis, US | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Monterrey, MX | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Montreal, CA | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Nashville, US | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| New Orleans, US | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| New York, US | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Oaxaca, MX | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Oklahoma City, US | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Omaha, US | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Ottawa, CA | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Panama City, PA | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Phoenix, US | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Pittsburgh, US | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Portland, US | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Puebla, MX | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Quebec City, CA | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Raleigh, US | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Richmond, US | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Sacramento, US | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Salt Lake City, US | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| San Diego, US | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| San Francisco, US | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| San Jose, CR | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Santo Domingo, DO | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Saskatoon, CA | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Savannah, US | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Seattle, US | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Spokane, US | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| St. Louis, US | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Tampa, US | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Toronto, CA | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Tucson, US | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Vancouver, CA | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Victoria, CA | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Winnipeg, CA | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
🌍 Africa (39 cities)
| City | Level | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abidjan, CI | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Accra, GH | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Addis Ababa, ET | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Algiers, DZ | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Antananarivo, MG | medium | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | |
| Arusha, TZ | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Bamako, ML | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Bloemfontein, ZA | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Cairo, EG | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Cape Town, ZA | medium | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | |
| Casablanca, MA | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Dakar, SN | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Dar es Salaam, TZ | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Douala, CM | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Durban, ZA | medium | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | |
| Entebbe, UG | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Fez, MA | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Freetown, SL | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Harare, ZW | medium | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Johannesburg, ZA | medium | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Kampala, UG | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Kigali, RW | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Kinshasa, CD | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Lagos, NG | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Libreville, GA | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Lilongwe, MW | medium | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Lome, TG | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Luanda, AO | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Lusaka, ZM | medium | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Maputo, MZ | medium | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | |
| Marrakech, MA | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Mombasa, KE | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Nairobi, KE | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Ouagadougou, BF | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Port Louis, MU | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Pretoria, ZA | medium | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Tunis, TN | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Windhoek, NA | medium | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Zanzibar, TZ | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
🌎 South America (39 cities)
| City | Level | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arequipa, PE | medium | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | |
| Asuncion, PY | medium | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | |
| Barranquilla, CO | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Belem, BR | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Bogota, CO | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Brasilia, BR | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Buenos Aires, AR | medium | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Cali, CO | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Campinas, BR | medium | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | |
| Caracas, VE | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Cartagena, CO | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Concepcion, CL | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Cordoba, AR | medium | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Curitiba, BR | medium | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Cusco, PE | medium | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Fortaleza, BR | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Georgetown, GY | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Goiania, BR | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Guayaquil, EC | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| La Paz, BO | medium | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Lima, PE | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Manaus, BR | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Medellin, CO | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Mendoza, AR | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Montevideo, UY | medium | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Paramaribo, SR | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Port of Spain, TT | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Porto Alegre, BR | medium | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Quito, EC | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Recife, BR | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Rio de Janeiro, BR | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Rosario, AR | medium | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Salvador, BR | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Santa Cruz, BO | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Santiago, CL | medium | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Sao Paulo, BR | medium | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | |
| Sucre, BO | medium | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Trujillo, PE | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Valparaiso, CL | medium | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
🌊 Oceania (19 cities)
| City | Level | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide, AU | medium | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Alice Springs, AU | medium | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Auckland, NZ | medium | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | |
| Brisbane, AU | medium | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | |
| Cairns, AU | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Canberra, AU | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Christchurch, NZ | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Darwin, AU | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Dunedin, NZ | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Gold Coast, AU | medium | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | |
| Hamilton, NZ | medium | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Hobart, AU | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Melbourne, AU | medium | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Noumea, NC | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Perth, AU | medium | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | |
| Suva, FJ | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Sydney, AU | medium | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | |
| Townsville, AU | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Wellington, NZ | medium | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
🕌 Middle East (16 cities)
| City | Level | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi, AE | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Amman, JO | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Baghdad, IQ | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Beirut, LB | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Doha, QA | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Dubai, AE | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Erbil, IQ | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Jeddah, SA | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Kuwait City, KW | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Manama, BH | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Muscat, OM | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Riyadh, SA | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Sana'a, YE | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Tabriz, IR | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Tehran, IR | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Tel Aviv, IL | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
When should I plant tea plant in my city?
The best time to plant tea plant depends on your local climate zone. It thrives in temperatures between 15°C and 25°C. Since tea plant is frost tolerant, you can plant it before the last frost date. Check your city's planting calendar on GrowByCity for exact dates.
Can I grow tea plant in winter?
Yes, tea plant is frost tolerant and can handle temperatures down to -5°C. In many climates, it can be grown through winter with some protection.
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When should I plant tea plant?
The best time to plant tea plant depends on your local climate. Tea Plant grows best in temperatures between 15°C and 25°C (can tolerate -5°C to 32°C). Tea Plant is frost tolerant, so it can be planted earlier in spring or later in fall. Check your city's planting calendar on GrowByCity for exact planting months.
Can tea plant grow in tropical climates?
Yes! Tea Plant can grow in tropical climates. It's successfully grown in tropical cities like Abidjan, Abu Dhabi, Accra. Tea Plant requires partial shade ok and regular watering.
How long does tea plant take to grow?
Tea Plant typically takes 1095-1825 days from planting to harvest. It requires partial shade ok and regular watering. Needs acidic soil. Harvest top 2 leaves and bud. Beautiful evergreen shrub.
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