Coffea arabica

Description

Perhaps one of the easier Latin names to decipher – Coffea – coffee and arabica – from Arabia. It is said when planting coffee, in the first year you plant the seed of a taller tree, then in the second year you plant your coffee seed, that way when they grow together your coffee plant will always be in shade.

WATERING

In S/S water when 20% of the top soil has dried out. In A/W allow top soil to dry out 50%.

LIGHT REQUIREMENTS

Bright, indirect.

FEED

Use a house plant fertiliser twice a month between April – September.

REPOTTING

Repot roughly every 1-1.5 years when there has been active growth. Use a well draining house plant compost with added draining medium like perlite or grit.

POT SIZE / HEIGHT

See available sizes below. Please note that, due to their natural variability, specimens’ height may be within 10-20% of the stated height below.

Plants are supplied in plastic nursery pots.