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Rubiaceae
Arabian coffee
Coffea arabica
Also known as Coffea arabica var. mokka, Coffea arabica var. amarella, Coffea arabica var. brevistipulata, Coffea arabica var. cultoides
Tropical Plants · Flowering Plants · Indoor Plants · Native Plants · Coffee Plant · Tropical · Indoor Plant · Houseplant · Edible · Fragrant Flowers · Coffee Beans · Exotic · Bright Indirect Light · Humid
Arabian coffee is a glossy-leafed tropical shrub that can be grown indoors as a houseplant or outdoors in frost-free climates, preferring bright indirect light and consistent humidity. Keep it in well-draining, slightly acidic soil and water regularly, ensuring the pot never sits in standing water. With patience, mature plants may produce fragrant white flowers followed by red coffee cherries, making it a uniquely rewarding conversation piece.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water thoroughly until it drains from the bottom; allow the top 1-2 inches of soil to dry between waterings · Every 5-7 days
- Maintenance
- High
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 4–7.5
- Temperature
- -25°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 4b-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 4 ft
- Spread
- 3 ft
- Spacing
- 36 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- White
- Foliage
- Green · Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Andaman Is., Ascension, Bangladesh, Belize, Bermuda, Bismarck Archipelago, Bolivia, Borneo, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Caroline Is., Central American Pac, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Comoros, Congo
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Birds
Sources: trefle
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