The "souped-up older sister of green tea" comes from the same Camellia sinensis plant as its sibling but is grown in the shade to boost the leaves' chlorophyll content, said Hannah Coates in Vogue.

Growing tea plants in the garden, however, can provide enough leaves to keep your kettle whistling year-round. Camellia sinensis var ... are easy to grow in deep shade to full sun (although ...

Camellia japonicas are slow-growing, shade-loving shrubs that ... and Camellia sinensis, the leaves of which are used to make tea. Camellia japonicas are so named because they, like most camellias ...