Arabica Coffee

Botanical Name: Coffea arabica

Common Name(s): Arabica Coffee

Description: The easy-to-care-for Arabian Coffee Plant has become a popular indoor house plant that can produce white flowers and colorful cherries if grown large enough. The seeds inside the cherries are actually coffee beans and make up around 60% of the world's coffee production. Originally found and documented in Yemen around the 12th century, Coffea arabica has a truly global distribution today. As a house plant, it requires minimum maintenance and can be put outside when the weather warms up.

Light Requirements: Bright, indirect light

Watering Requirements: Water when top inch of soil is dry

Suitable for: Bright living rooms, offices, and sunny windowsills.

Extra details: Average mature size: Varies by species.

Fun Fact: Traditionally used in Yemen since the 12th century, Coffea arabica is responsible for about 60% of the world's coffee production.