TEA GARDEN
Ditch the bottled brew or bagged blend and grow your own tea garden with ease. When people think of tea, they first jump to the idea that there is a tea plant or only a few acceptable plants to make tea from, however throughout time, humans have brewed thousands of plants in water and enjoyed the medicinal and social benefits of teas. The beginning of a good tea is a good plant, grown with positive intention with mindfulness of the earth and environment that it was grown in.
This list will be sorted by the parts of the plant most commonly used in home brewing, however not all may be to your personal taste and you can skip around. Under each plant will be listed its preferential grow zones, however zones are flexible if you’ll be growing your tea garden indoors or with some supplemental temperature care if outdoors. Each of these can be brewed individually or in combination. While i can’t make medicinal claims, i will include some common usage for the selected herbs and you can try to use them for the example ailments and see how they do for you. But, be sure to check with your doctor and do your own research as every body is different and responds differently to different stimulus.
Leaves
Camellia Sinensis: Zones 7-9: The industry standard tea plant. this plant is used as the basis for traditional black, green, white, and oolong teas.
Anise Hyssop: Zones 4a-9b
Apple Mint: Zones 5a-9b
Basil: Zones 4-10
Black Peppermint: Zones 3a-7b
Bronze Fennel: Zones 4a-9b
Cardamom: Zones 10a-11
Catnip: Zones 3-9
Chocolate Mint: Zones 3a-11
Cilantro: Zones 2-12
Cranberry Hibiscus: zones 9-11
Eastern Mint: Zones 6a-9b
Fennel: Zones 5-10
Feverfew: Zones 5a-9b
Ginger Mint: Zones 5b-9b
Hyssop: Zones 3a-11
Kratom: Zones 9a-10a
Lavender Mint: Zones 5-9
Lemon Balm: Zones 4a-9b
Lemon Basil: Zones 3-12
Lemon Grass: Zones 8-11
Lemon Thyme: Zones 3b-11
Lemon Verbena: Zones 9-10
Marjoram: Zones 7-9
Monarda: Zones 3a-9b
Manuka: Zones 9a-11
Mint: Zones 3-11
Moroccan Mint: Zones 4-10
Motherwort: Zones 4-8
Mountain Pepper: Zones 7-10
Mugwort: Zones
Nettles: Zones
New Jersey Tea: Zones 4a-10b
Olive Tree: Zones 8a-11
Orange Thyme: Zones 4a-9b
Peppermint: Zones 3a-7b
Pineapple Mint: Zones 5a-9b
Pineapple Sage: Zones 8-11
Pine Needles: Zones
Raspberry: Zones 3a-8b
Red Clover: Zones
Rosemary: Zones 7a-10b
Sage: Zones
Scented Geranium: Zones 10a-11
Spearmint: Zones 4a-11
Strawberry Mint: Zones 4-10
Stevia: Zones 8a-11
Sweet Tea Vine: Zones 8a-11
Swiss Mint: Zones 3a-7b
Tangerine Sage: Zones 8a-11
thyme: Zones
Tulsi: Zones 10b-11
Winter Savory: Zones 5a-8b
Yarrow: Zones
Yerba Mate:
Stalks/Branches/ Bark
Black Birch: Zones
Cinnamon: Zones
Cottonwood Tree: Zones
Elm Tree: Zones
Horsetail: Zones
Linden Tree: Zones
Poplar Tree: Zones
Willow Tree: Zones
Roots/ Fungi
Agarikon: Zones
Agaricus Blazei: Zones
Angelica: Zones 4a-9b
Ashwagandha: Zones
Black Cohosh: Zones
Blue Cohosh: Zones
Burdock: Zones
Butterbur: Zones
Celandine: Zones
Chaga Mushroom: Zones
Chicory: Zones 4a-11
Comfrey: Zones
Cordyceps Mushroom: Zones
Dandelion: Zones 3a-10b
Echinacea: Zones 4a-8b
Galangal: Zones
Garlic: Zones
Ginger: Zones 8b-11
Goldenseal: Zones
Kavakava: Zones
Licorice: Zones 7a-9b
Lions Mane Mushroom:
Maca: Zones
Maitake Mushroom: Zones
Marshmallow: Zones
Mayapple: Zones
Phellinus Linteus: Zones
Poria: Zones
Reishi Mushroom: Zones
Saffron: Zones
Sassafras: Zones
Shiitake Mushroom: Zones
Skullcap Mushroom: Zones
Solomon’s Seal: Zones
Stoneroot: Zones
Tremella Fuciformis: Zones
Turkey Tail Mushroom: Zones
Turmeric: Zones
Valerian: Zones 4a-9b
Flowers
Calendula: Zones 3-9
Dandelion: Zones 3-9
Echinacea: Zones 3-8
German Chamomile: Zones 5-8
Hibiscus: Zones 9-11
Honeysuckle: Zones4a-9b
Jasmine: Zones 9a-11
Lavender: Zones 5a-8b
Linden Tree: Zones 3a-8b
Milk Thistle: Zones 5-9
Queen Anne’s Lace: Zones 6-9
Roman Chamomile: Zones 4a-9b
Rose: Zones 2a-9b
Saffron: Zones 6-9b
St. Johns Wort: Zones 3-10
Viola:Zones 6-8
Violet: Zones 4a-9b
Unconventional Fruits/ Vegetables/ Berries
Myrtle: Zones 8b-11
Rose Hips: Zones 2a-9b
Seeds/Nuts/Pods
Cilantro: Zones 10-11
Fennel: Zones 4a-9b
Fenugreek: Zones 8b-11
Vanilla Orchid: Zones 10a-11a
