Java Tea (Orthosiphon stamineus)
Regular price $19.95Java Tea, also aptly known as Cat's Whiskers because of it's amazing show-stopping flowers, is a perennial medicinal herb native to eastern Asia. Java Tea is a rare, beautiful evergreen shrub that is full of large unique blooms throughout summer and fall.
Plant Type:
Perennial Evergreen Herb, Shrub
Can be grown as an annual.
Harvest Season:
Year-round
Leaves are the only part used and can be harvested year-round. Blooms late Summer through Fall.
Mature Size:
1-3 ft tall and wide
Soil & Moisture:
Prefers consistently moist soil; do not let dry out.
Light Requirements:
Full Sun, Part Shade, Shade
Self-Fertile:
Yes
Growth Rate:
Fast
Zone Hardiness:
Outdoors 9+ with frost protection; Patio/Greenhouse 4+
Propagation:
Grown from cutting and capable of harvest within the growing season/one year.


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