Coffea arabica (coffee plant)

Also known as mountain coffee or Java coffee, this plant originally comes from eastern to southern Sudan, southwestern Ethiopia, and northern Kenya. It is now cultivated worldwide in tropical regions and is the most economically important member of the coffee plant genus ( Coffea ).

It grows as a dense shrub or small tree, primarily in seasonally dry tropical regions. As the name "mountain coffee" suggests, it is mainly cultivated in tropical highlands (1000m above sea level or more), where it grows more slowly at cooler temperatures and develops a better aroma. Compared to Robusta, or lowland coffee, which grows faster in warmer temperatures, the bean of C. arabica is characterized by a more refined taste and (usually) lower caffeine content.

With proper care , C. arabica produces small, white, intensely fragrant flowers two to four years after planting. The sweet scent is similar to that of jasmine blossoms. From the pollinated flowers develop berries about 1 cm in diameter. When ripe, they are a vibrant red to violet and usually contain two seeds. These seeds are what we know as coffee beans.

You will receive a strong, well-branched plant approximately 20 to 30cm tall in a 12cm pot.