What Herbs to Grow as Tea Leaf?

[jcguarneri]

Many herbs that work well. I highly recommend New Jersey tea Ceanothus americanus and sweet goldenrod Solidago odora. These were used as tea substitutes during the Revolutionary War and make some of the finest herbal teas. They’re also exceptionally good plants for native pollinators. We have some good topics on the subject of teas if you’re looking for further inspiration:

Beer and Tea Garden

I like everything in my garden to have a purpose beyond orimental value. A lot of the plants I am planting double as tea and herbal teas or adjunct in beer making. 3 actual Camilia Sinesis I hope they survive this year. Hops Vines Salal, Gaultheria shallon, a relative a wintergree, leaves make a decent tea and berries are supposed to taste good Wintergreen, Gaultheria procumbens, actual Wintergreen. Tea and pain releafe. a natral sorce of asprin. Dogwood, Cornus Mas @wildforager suggest th…

Tea garden

One of my focuses for my garden projects is to grow leaves for teas. True Camellia teas probably aren’t happening here, but I have lots of other options. I already have NJ tea, which I love, as well as bee balm, sweetfern, anise hyssop, fragrant roses, and sweet goldenrod. I’ll of course be adding some of the more common herbs (mint, chamomile, etc) and probably licorice. I also like adding leaves from Rubus species to other teas, if I can find a spot for them. Eastern Hemlock (decidedly differ…