Arabica Coffee

Botanical: Coffea arabica

Common: Arabian Coffee, Mountain Coffee, Ethiopian Coffee, Coffee Plant

• Light: Bright Indirect
• Ideal Temperature: 60-75°F
• Humidity: High
• Water: When the top inch of soil is dry
• Fertilize: Every two weeks during the growing season with a balanced fertilizer diluted to half strength
• Preferred Soil: Well-Draining Potting Mix

• The coffee cherries typically take about 8-9 months to ripen and turn a red or purple color to indicate that they are ready to be harvested.

• Member of the Rubiaceae family, which is a large family of flowering plants that includes over 13,000 species.
• The Arabica Coffee plant is native to Ethiopia.

• Arabica coffee accounts for about 60-70% of the world's coffee production.
• The Arabica Coffee plant can produce coffee cherries after 3-5 years, allowing you to harvest your own coffee beans at home.
• The coffee cherry is the fruit of the coffee plant which is a small, red or purple fruit that contains two coffee beans. These beans are actually the seeds of the coffee cherry.