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BBC Homepage BBC Radio BBC Gardening BBC Radio 4 Gardeners' Question Time Feedback Help Like this page? Send it to a friend		Question from Juliette Gayton: I brought back some seeds of a tea bush from Sri Lanka seventeen years ago. It's done well and produces shoots and even flowers. Is it self fertile or will I have to find another tea plant in order to pollinate it? Bob: The tea plant is a camellia and I think they're self fertile. Roy: Not just any old camellia will produce tea leaves, the one that is used by the growers is not one you'd want as an ornamental. The tea plant is Camellia sinensis and has small, almost puny, single white flowers. It's sometimes grown in botanic gardens and arboretums in this country. SEARCH: use the box at the top right to search GQT For a printable version of this and previous factsheets, visit our downloads area. For last week's programme, visit our archive pages. 23 March 2003 16 March 2003 9 March 2003 2 March 2003 23 February 2003 16 February 2003 9 February 2003 2 February 2003 26 January 2003 19 January 2003 12 January 2003 5 January 2003 29 December 2002 22 December 2002 15 December 2002 8 December 2002 1 December 2002 24 November 2002 17 November 2002 10 November 2002 3 November 2002 27 October 2002 20 October 2002 13 October 2002 6 October 2002 29 September 2002 22 September 2002 15 September 2002 8 September 2002 1 September 2002 25 August 2002 18 August 2002 11 August 2002 4 August 2002 28 July 2002 21 July 2002 14 July 2002 7 July 2002 30 June 2002 23 June 2002 16 June 2002 9 June 2002 2 June 2002 26 May 2002 19 May 2002 12 May 2002 5 May 2002 28 April 2002 21 April 2002 14 April 2002 7 April 2002 31 March 2002 24 March 2002 17 March 2002 10 March 2002 3 March 2002 24 February 2002 17 February 2002 10 February 2002 3 February 2002 27 January 2002 20 January 2002 13 January 2002 6 January 2002 30 December 2001 23 December 2001 16 December 2001 9 December 2001 2 December 2001 25 November 2001 18 November 2001 11 November 2001 4 November 2001 28 October 2001 21 October 2001 14 October 2001 7 October 2001 BBC Radio 4 | Home | GQT FAQs | The Panel | On Location | History | Factsheets

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