Artisan Flowering Tea Bulbs - Luxury Blooming Tea

What makes a good blooming tea?

Blooms commonly used in flowering teas include chrysanthemum, jasmine, lily, hibiscus, marigold, rosebuds and osmanthus. Flowering tea is generally served in teapots or cups made of glass so that the flowering effect can be enjoyed to its maximum. Feel free to re-steep your flowering tea bulbs as the bundles can usually be reused two or three times without the tea becoming bitter.

What are the health benefits of flowering teas?

Our flowering tea bulbs collection is based on a luxury loose-leaf green tea which has a range of potential health benefits. These are largely due to green teas high level of flavonoids called catechins, which studies have shown may be linked to good cardiovascular function, weight management and even cancer prevention. Because of their minimal processing, green teas are also higher in other antioxidants such as carotenoids and ascorbic acid (vitamin c) than other teas.

Alternatives to flowering tea bulbs

Stuck for a gift? A caddy of the Tea Makers of London floral or rolled loose-leaf tea is a great idea. For a classic tea made from white tea leaves, our jasmine silver needle is a beautifully fragrant choice. Or, for a premium green tea that will also unfurl while being steeped, look to jasmine dragon pearls, made from delicately rolled early-harvest Chinese leaves. For a soothing, caffeine-free option, try our whole chamomile blossoms, grown on the fertile Nile river delta, or our beautifully romantic whole rose buds, made from carefully selected Iranian flowers.

Watching a flowering tea bloom is key to the joy of these aromatic infusions. Browse our glassware section for a range of stunning individual infusers and tea pots, made from borosilicate glass. To find out more about the magic of Chinese flowering tea, see our tea journal.

Rivers are of great importance for transport and irrigation. The climate here is a temperate Humid Subtropical (CFA) one, with hot summers of high rainfalls and cool, dryer winters, with occasional snow in the northwest and at higher altitude. Across the year, the skies are mostly cloud-covered, with low wind. The province has a whole as varied vegetation, ranging from tropical to cold temperate species.

At lower elevations, the subtropical forests are home to evergreens, hardwood trees and confiners, lianas and ferns, along with a diverse fauna which includes many birds, amphibians and reptiles. Higher up, deciduous trees, conifers and rhododendrons are plentiful. Oolong, Black and smoked teas originate from the Wuyi mountains, in the North of the province.; whilst the white teas hail from Fuding and Zhenghe counties, closer to the coast, but still elevated, on rich, fertile forest soils. Rice cultivation is common in the valleys.