Oct 22, 2019
Inktober 19 #21: Liifa Minitra a.k.a Lifiana Variati A miniature tree with a characteristic swirl-shaped mark on its bark. Lifiana Variati, as its secondary name implies, is well known for the large variety of leaves it grows. It's sort of like a grab bag to find one- you never know quite what you're going to get with each leaf. Lifiana Variatis are raised traditionally for the Tea Festival. Each year the tea made from the best and most tea-suitable leaves of a Variati Minitra is completely different, and certainly makes for some excitement during the long months of the rainy season.
