Alabama Select Commercial Tea. This selection was from work that Auburn University. was doing to select Teas that could be grown commercially for tea production in Alabama. The project was abandoned and all that remained was this one cultivar. It is an extremely vigorous grower with somewhat upright branches. The flowers and foliage are otherwise similar to almost any other Camellia sinensis. Teas are among the most cold hardy of Camellia species, so they do well to at least zone 6b. It is best grown in full sun to part shade. It produces white flowers in the fall similar to other cultivars of the species. This plant was shared with me by Bobby Greene of Alabama.
Zones 6-9
