Plant Guide
Coffee Plant
Coffea arabica
Other known names: Arabian coffee
A glossy tropical shrub that can eventually produce fragrant flowers and coffee cherries.
Starter guide. This bundled guide provides practical starting information while its full source and review record is being prepared.
Safety not yet verified. Confirm the exact identification before deciding whether this plant is safe around children or pets. Catalog note: Use caution with berries and pets
Care
- Light
- Bright indirect to direct sun by species
- Water
- When the upper 2–3 inches dry
- Growing medium
- Rich, fast-draining container mix
- Feeding
- Balanced feed monthly in spring and summer
- Temperature
- 60–85°F
- Humidity
- Average
Observe the plant and growing medium before acting. A reminder is a prompt to check, not an automatic instruction to water.
Characteristics
A glossy tropical shrub that can eventually produce fragrant flowers and coffee cherries.
Names & botanical identity
- Accepted name
- Coffea arabica
- Plant group
- Indoor Trees
- Other known names
- Arabian coffee
- Safety
- Safety not yet verified
Confirm the exact identification before deciding whether this plant is safe around children or pets. Catalog note: Use caution with berries and pets
Growth
- Growth habit
- Woody upright tree or shrub
- Native range
- Tropical and subtropical regions
- Temperature
- 60–85°F
- Humidity
- Average
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
Propagation
Stem cutting, air layering, or seed by species
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Problems to recognize
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Coffee Plant is recorded botanically as Coffea arabica. Lorekeeper keeps accepted and former names connected so the guide remains findable as taxonomy changes.
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