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Photos relating to tea and herbal tea, including loose-leaf tea, tea bags, brewed cups of tea, iced tea, teaware, and plants used to grow herbal tea. To learn more about tea, please visit RateTea.net, an interactive website that I created and that is the most comprehensive resource for tea on the web.

Loose-leaf tea with a yellowish color, slightly twisted leaf tips covered in downy hair
White Eagle Long Life, Loose-Leaf Green Tea
Closeup of loose-leaf white tea, with golden-leaf buds covered in downy hairs
Kenya Silverback White Tea, Loose-Leaf Tea
Loose-leaf green tea with tightly rolled shapes, somewhat spindly-looking, and golden and silvery green in color
Loose-leaf Tea, Moon Swirl White Tip from Imperial Tea Garden
Tightly rolled loose-leaf oolong tea, showing an olive color
Loose-leaf Monkey Picked Ti Kuan Yin Oolong Tea from Foojoy
A bunch of loose-leaf tea, made exclusively of leaf buds, showing a brown color and downy white hairs
Loose-leaf Jasmine Silver Needle Tea
An unusual-shaped mug, handleless, with water vapor rising from above it
Unusual Mug, with Hot Tea
An unusual-shaped mug, handleless, with a tea bag and dark-colored tea in it
Unusual Mug, with Tea
Loose-leaf black tea with very large, wiry leaves
Ahmad Tea, Ceylon Tea OPA, Loose-Leaf Black Tea
A small white tea cup with a tiny bit of tea in it, on a granite table
Bottom of a Cup of Tea
A bunch of boxes of teabags of Lindsay Gardens Tea on a shelf
Lindsay Gardens Tea in Dollar Store
Several piles of herbs drying on a table
Herbs Drying: Lemon Balm, Spearmint, Red Perilla
A green ceramic mug full of lemon balm leaves, on a hot plate
Lemon Balm, Steeping in a Mug
Coarse, large, but delicate-looking, dark brown tea leaves
Shou Mei, Loose-Leaf Tea
Loose-leaf black tea
Ahmad Tea, Kalami Assam, Loose-leaf Black Tea
Large, flat, dried leaves, with a yellowish-green color and reddish stems
Dried Perilla Leaves (Shiso)
Flat green tea leaves, with a rich golden-yellowish green color
Orchid Sprout Green Tea
Loose leaf oolong tea, rolled in pellets, and with a greenish color, on a pink and green dish
TrYeh Heritage Blend, Oolong Tea
Square metal tea tins on a shelf, in a tea shop
Square Metal Tea Tins, Cups & Chairs Tea Shop, Philadelphia
A community bulletin board on the right, with a cozy seating area with sofas behind
Cups and Chairs, Community Board
A shelf with teapots, tea cups, and tea sets, in various styles and from various cultures
Teaware in Cups and Chairs, Philadelphia
The wall in a tea shop, with small jars of tea, and shelves with teaware, and a scale
Cups and Chairs Tea Shop, Wall with Teaware and Tea Samples, Philadelphia
Interior of a tea shop showing the counter, some tins of tea to the left, and various other things
Cups and Chairs Tea Shop, Philadelphia, Counter
Various small container bags, paper, foil, shiny, silvery, black, brown, white, on a green background
Loose Leaf Tea Sample Bags (From Various Companies)

Helps Brand Wellness Tea Bags
Small chinese teacup with brownish / reddish / purplish herbal infusion in it, on a hotplate
Infusion (Herbal Tea) from Red Shiso (Perilla)
A small chinese teacup, on a hotplate, filled with a deep red liquid
Infusion from Cooked Amaranth
A blue canister with a clear plastic lid, containing loose tea, and a mug labelled tea, on a desk, with a chair
Tea Cannister, Blurry, and Tea Mug, on Desk
Dry, rolled up green tea leaves on a plastic dish, with a nickel nearby for size comparison
Tie Guan Yin, Modern Green Style
Loose-leaf green oolong tea
Modern Green Oolong Tea, Loose-Leaf
Two 6oz tins of green tea, green and black, one  saying huangshan maofeng and the other Bilouchun (misspelled)
Tins of Loose Leaf Green Tea: Huangshan Maofeng and Biluochun, From Starway
A ginger root and thin slices, on a cutting board
Ginger Root, Sliced
Flat, yellow green, dry tea leaves showing fine hairs
Dragon Well (Long Jing / Lung Ching) Green Tea Leaves
Wet lemon verbena leaves, dark green, somewhat tough looking, after being steeped as an herbal tea
Lemon Verbena Leaves After Steeping
A gaiwan, a Chinese lidded bowl, closed, with a pink and yellow pattern on the lid, and a small teacup with a rich golden-yellow infusion in it
Lemon Verbena, 2nd Infusion in Gaiwan
A gaiwan, a Chinese lidded bowl, open, filled with wet lemon verbena leaves, and a cup with a pale greenish-yellow liquid in it, the infusion of the lemon verbena
Lemon Verbena, 1st Infusion in Gaiwan
Lemon verbena leaves, dry, in a gaiwan, a Chinese lidded bowl for brewing tea
Lemon Verbena, Dry, in Gaiwan
Dried lemon verbena leaves, long, pointed leaves, some curled, a few broken somewhat, on a light blue ceramic plate
Lemon Verbena, Dried, Whole Leaves
A pot in a kitchen sink, filled with water, with a closed jar sitting in it
Making Iced Tea in the Kitchen Sink
Red shiso or perilla, showing broad purple-red leaves with some green, with an opposite-leaf growth habit like coleus or basil
Red Shiso (Perilla frutescens)
A white tea cup with golden-colored tea, on a saucer with a pyramid tea bag and spoon, on a marble surface
Novus Tea: Dragon Well Green Tea - Cup and Tea Bag
A tea timer with three hourglasses with green, white, and red sand, in a metal frame with an inscription on top reading: perfect tea timer
Hourglass Tea Timer
A lidded bowl with Chinese characters, hourglass tea timer, small glass jar on a plate, and two small teacups
Teaware for Serving tea, Random Tea Room, Philadelphia
A green-painted storefront with a small sign reading: random tea room, in a row of brick houses, worn down, but ornate, on a city street
Random Tea Room, Philadelphia, Storefront
A glass of iced green tea, with no ice, on a windowsill with trees and a brick building in the background
Iced Green Tea
Unopened tea bag reading Dong Suh, and having some small Korean writing, set on a ceramic plate
Back of Tea Bag Wrapper, Dong Suh Brown Rice Green Tea
Unopened tea bag reading Dong Suh and having a date, and Korean writing, set on a ceramic plate
Tea Bag Wrapper, Dong Suh Brown Rice Green Tea
Mug of black tea, with Wissotzky Tea Classic tea bag and wrapper on plate next to mug
Wissotzky Tea Classic
Leaves of oriental beauty oolong tea, showing dark brown, curved leaves, with some yellowish, reddish, black, and silvery accents
Oriental Beauty Oolong Tea, Life in Teacup
Yerba mate, with chunks of stem and leaf, a pale dull green color
Yerba Mate from Wegmans
Long, slightly curled tea leaves, with a dark blue-green color
Pouchong (Bao Zhong) Tea, Wegmans
Kukicha, green tea made from stems and twigs, showing pale green stems, and some darker green leaves
Kukicha, Twig Tea, Japanese Green Tea, from Wegmans
Dry rooibos leaf, small, red twigs and stems and leaves looking almost like mulch
Rooibos, South African Red Tea, from Wegmans
A mug of tea, with an inscription reading Tea, on a windowsill, winter leaves on grass out the window
Mug of Tea on the Windowsill
A canister of oolong tea, tradition brand, and a glass mug with loose-leaf tea brewing in it
Alishan (A-Li-Son) Oolong, Mug Brewing, Tradition Brand