How to tend a Coffea arabica

Also known as: Coffea arabica var. murta Lalière, Coffea arabica var. amarella A.Froehner, Coffea arabica var. angustifolia Cramer, Coffea arabica var. bourbon Rodr. ex Choussy, Coffea arabica var. brevistipulata Cif., Coffea arabica var. bullata Cramer, Coffea arabica var. columnaris Ottol. ex Cramer, Coffea arabica var. erecta Ottol. ex Cramer, Coffea arabica var. longistipulata Cif., Coffea arabica var. maragogype A.Froehner, Coffea arabica var. mokka Cramer, Coffea arabica var. monosperma Ottol. & Cramer, Coffea arabica var. pendula Cramer, Coffea arabica var. polysperma Silveira, Coffea arabica var. pubescens Cif., Coffea arabica var. purpurascens Cramer, Coffea arabica var. rotundifolia Ottol. ex Cramer, Coffea arabica var. straminea Miq. ex A.Froehner, Coffea arabica var. sundana (Miq.) A.Chev., Coffea arabica var. variegata Ottol. ex Cramer, Coffea bourbonica Pharm. ex Wehmer, Coffea corymbulosa Bertol., Coffea laurifolia Salisb., Coffea moka Heynh., Coffea sundana Miq., Coffea vulgaris Moench, Coffea arabica var. cultoides A.Chev., Coffea arabica var. culta A.Chev., Coffea arabica var. latifolia A.Chev., Coffea arabica var. myrtifolia A.Chev., Coffea arabica var. typica Cramer, Coffea arabica f. abyssinica A.Chev., Coffea arabica var. polysperma Burck

Watering

Only need keep soil moist

Sunlight

Like half shade, may grow in places with bright scattered light

Soil

Peat or soil with specific nutrients

Fertilizer

Apply enough base fertilizers

Pruning

No need pruning

About this plant

Origin
Eastern Africa
Category
Rubiaceae, Coffea
Size
Diameter ≥ 20 cm, height 15-20 cm
Blooming period
Flowering period March-May, fruiting period 9 months after flowering
Flower colors
white, fruit color red
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