Coffea arabica
Arabian coffee, Arabica coffee, Coffee
Coffea Coffea
C. arabica - C. arabica is a tender, bushy, upright to rounded, evergreen shrub or small tree with lance-shaped, glossy, dark green leaves and clusters of fragrant, white flowers blooming on the stems in spring followed by oblong, green fruit that ripens dark red.
Coffea arabica is: Evergreen
Flowers are fragrant.
Bushy, Rounded, Upright
White in Spring
Dark-green in All seasons
Bark borer , Caterpillars , Fruit tree red spider mite , Glasshouse red spider mite , Mealybugs , Scale insects , Thrips Bark borer , Caterpillars , Fruit tree red spider mite , Glasshouse red spider mite , Mealybugs , Scale insects , Thrips
Anthracnose diseases , Blight , Canker , Leaf spot , Root rot , Rust , Wart disease Anthracnose diseases , Blight , Canker , Leaf spot , Root rot , Rust , Wart disease
Regular pruning is required if grown for fruit. Top out the tree/shrub at 2m. Remove any suckers and small branches that are on the trunk. Leave the thickest and healthiest branches.
Sow as soon as ripe or store at room temperature for up to 1-2 months. Remove fleshy coat before sowing. Germination is difficult and often erratic.
Budding, Layering, Seed, Stem tip cuttings
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Coffea arabica (Arabian coffee) will reach a height of 4.5m and a spread of 3.5m after 10-20 years.
Beds and borders, City, Conservatory, Containers, Flavouring food and drinks, Greenhouse, Indoor, Sub-Tropical
In frost-free areas, grow in acid to neutral, humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil in full sun or partial shade. Water regularly in dry periods. Under glass, grow in loam-based or ericaceous compost in bright, filtered light. In growth, water regularly
Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained
Acid, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Sun
South, West
Sheltered
Indoor heated (H1), Tender in frost (H3)
We do not currently have companion plants added for this plant.
Coffea arabica
Arabian coffee, Arabica coffee, Coffee
Coffea Coffea
C. arabica - C. arabica is a tender, bushy, upright to rounded, evergreen shrub or small tree with lance-shaped, glossy, dark green leaves and clusters of fragrant, white flowers blooming on the stems in spring followed by oblong, green fruit that ripens dark red.
Evergreen
Flowers are fragrant.
Bushy, Rounded, Upright
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White in Spring
Dark-green in All seasons
Bark borer , Caterpillars , Fruit tree red spider mite , Glasshouse red spider mite , Mealybugs , Scale insects , Thrips
Anthracnose diseases , Blight , Canker , Leaf spot , Root rot , Rust , Wart disease
Regular pruning is required if grown for fruit. Top out the tree/shrub at 2m. Remove any suckers and small branches that are on the trunk. Leave the thickest and healthiest branches.
Sow as soon as ripe or store at room temperature for up to 1-2 months. Remove fleshy coat before sowing. Germination is difficult and often erratic.
Budding, Layering, Seed, Stem tip cuttings
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Coffea arabica (Arabian coffee) will reach a height of 4.5m and a spread of 3.5m after 10-20 years.
Beds and borders, City, Conservatory, Containers, Flavouring food and drinks, Greenhouse, Indoor, Sub-Tropical
In frost-free areas, grow in acid to neutral, humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil in full sun or partial shade. Water regularly in dry periods. Under glass, grow in loam-based or ericaceous compost in bright, filtered light. In growth, water regularly
Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained
Acid, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Sun
South, West
Sheltered
Indoor heated (H1), Tender in frost (H3)
Zone 11, Zone 10
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Hardiness: | Indoor heated (H1), Tender in frost (H3) | Tell us... |
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