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You Hua Xiang

The pomelo-blossom aroma type among the Fenghuang Dan Cong, sitting in the citrus corner of the classification alongside the honey-orchid and almond types. Pomelo is grown throughout the same part of Guangdong, so the reference is a local one — the aroma names of Dan Cong are a Chaozhou vocabulary built from Chaozhou plants, which is why they translate so poorly.

柚花香Camellia sinensis var. sinensisChinaAlso called pomelo flower fragrance Dan Cong

Where it sits in the botany

You Hua Xiang is recorded under Camellia sinensis var. sinensis, the variety group one level above cultivar. It is associated with China, which is where it was selected or is most widely planted rather than the only place it grows.

Also transliterated as: you hua xiang, youhuaxiang.

Where it came from

Propagated from Fenghuang trees classified within the pomelo-flower fragrance group.

How firm this is: Inferred rather than taken from a primary breeding or registration record. Founding trees and dates were not verified against a primary source.

What the plant is like

A bright citrus-blossom aroma over the usual Dan Cong structure. Rarer in export markets than Mi Lan Xiang or Ya Shi Xiang, largely because those two names sell and this one requires explanation.

What it is usually made into

The categories this cultivar is typically processed into. It is a statement about common practice, not a limit — processing decides the category, and a cultivar can be taken down more than one route.

  • Oolong — Partially oxidised teas, bruised deliberately and often roasted — the widest-ranging category in tea.

Teas in the catalogue made from You Hua Xiang

Other cultivars in Camellia sinensis var. sinensis

Sources

  • TeaHQ editorial synthesis — TeaHQ

This page is TeaHQ’s own synthesis throughout. No breeding register or institutional record stands behind the account above, which is why the origin note carries its confidence in the open rather than reading as a citation.

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