Blossom Tea

My darling Friend Lynn introduced me to Blossom Tea last week.  It starts out as a dry, tightly pressed ball about the size of a large marble.  When boiling water is added it begins to bloom--as you can see above.

Then suddenly a string of blossoms pops up from the larger bloom.  It was the prettiest thing I've seen in a long time, and the tea was delicious.

This is a closeup shot of the lower bloom.  I thought the bubbles gathering on the petals of the tea blossom were lovely.