Blooming Tea Is More Than A Visual Delight

Blooming tea can be more than a wonder for your taste, it is also a beauty to watch unfold. By putting tea leaves with a flower bud and tying them together a beautiful arrangement is created. When hot water is applied, the flower will open to the amazement of all who witness it.

These flowering Oolong tea are all bundled together by hand, using cotton. Originating in China, these are now popular in different parts of the world. A selection of tea can be obtained with different flowers such as lilies, lavender and chrysanthemums.

You no longer have to bring tea in bags to your table, now you can take a small tea ball, place it in a glass and watch the flower slowly appear. This can placed in the center of your table to let everyone delight in the beauty and then enjoy the flavor or the tea. You can come back when the glass is empty, add more hot water and enjoy the display again. With some tea, this can be done up to 15 times.

Some teas are made to show beautiful scenes when the flower unfurls. You may be surprised as your tea steeps, your flower bud opens and you see dragons facing head to head, or a basket complete with handle. The display is wondrous and relaxing.

This tea is intentionally tied at the base so, the leaves do not come off into the pot or your lips. The entire tea ball stays in the bowl even after you pour the tea. If you like, you can steep the leaves again, watch the display and enjoy the flavorful tea a few more times.

From an area in China that is well known for the wonderful green tea it grows, these tea leaves and the flowers bud are picked by hand in early spring. After being separated for the perfect leaves and buds, they are presented to a tea artist. The artist must follow strict directions for tying these bundles together.

The art form of making this tea has been in existence for at least several decades in China. It is thought that flowering tea may have existed for a few hundred years as far back as the Ming dynasty. In China these teas are known as, the “art flowering tea”, while in other area outside of China the tea is referred to as art tea, flowering tea, or hand-tied tea.

Blooming Tea is available for purchase together with glass bowls or teapots. You can buy the tea alone also. The blooming display is beautiful when viewed in any clear wine glass or bowl. When you do pour the hot water over the tea take the time to relax and watch the beauty unfurl.

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