How to identify a pouring teapot

1. Stem

The stem of the teapot is single or clustered, densely covered with appressed short soft hairs, and it can grow to about 15-60cm.

2. Blades

The basal leaves have long petioles and are oblong-lanceolate or lanceolate in shape. They can grow to about 5-30 cm including the petiole and are about 1.5-4 cm wide. The stem leaves are lanceolate or oblong, without petioles, and the lateral veins are very obvious.

3. Flowers

The flowers of the inverted teapot are blue, with round lobes about 2.5mm long and obvious reticular veins. The style is linear-cylindrical, and is about the same length as the calyx. The filaments are about 0.5mm long and are located in the middle of the corolla tube. The anthers are oblong in shape and about 1mm long. The length of the pedicel is about 2-3mm, and it will become longer when it reaches the fruiting stage.