Flowering tea is a treat for the eyes, nose, and palate. Consisting of tea leaves woven around a dried blossom, flowering tea is brewed in a glass teapot so everyone can enjoy watching the tea “bloom.” Skilled artisans create the tea bundles, weaving and tying them into a ball. Other names for flowering tea include blooming tea, blossoming tea, display tea, and tea balls.

Flowers have been used in traditional and non-traditional medicines. For example, the calendula can treat more than a dozen different ailments. However, the normal concentration of flower elements in tea is too weak to make an effective medicine. Most of the health benefits of flowering tea come from the tea leaves as well.