Flowers
Flower tisanes are the most globally common herbal infusions and also the most diverse in flavor profile. Chamomile is soft, apple-adjacent, and mildly sedating. Hibiscus is tart, deeply colored, and bracing. Chrysanthemum is delicate and cooling, a Chinese medicine staple drunk plain or alongside puerh. Lavender is intensely perfumed and divisive. Elderflower and linden are lighter and more nuanced. The only thing these share is a flower origin; brewing temperature and steep time matter differently for each.
Styles in this family
Chamomile
Chamomile is an infusion of dried daisy-like flower heads, caffeine-free and one of the most widely consumed herbal teas in the world. The tea most people drink…
Hibiscus
Hibiscus tea is an infusion of the dried calyces of roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa), caffeine-free, famous for its vivid ruby-red color and tart, cranberry-like…
Chrysanthemum
Chrysanthemum tea (juhua) is a caffeine-free infusion of dried chrysanthemum blossoms, central to Chinese tea culture and traditional medicine for its cooling,…
Lavender
Lavender tea is an infusion of dried lavender flower buds, caffeine-free, intensely perfumed and gently sweet, and popularly taken in the evening to relax and…
Linden Flower
Linden flower (Tilia species) comes from the fragrant blossoms of the linden, or lime tree (no relation to the citrus), a staple shade tree across Europe. The…
Elderflower
Elderflower is the dried blossom of the European elder (Sambucus nigra), brewed into a delicate, caffeine-free infusion with honeyed, floral, almost…
Echinacea
Echinacea, the North American purple coneflower, is a caffeine-free herbal infusion most associated with the cold-and-flu season, when it is popularly taken in…