Coffee plants are best used as foliage specimen plants indoors or outdoors in a hot sheltered spot as a feature plant in a tropical garden. Coffee plants have glossy green leaves and make an ideal house plant. In summer, the plant will have fragrant white flowers smelling of jasmine.

Coffee beans contain high levels of polyphenolics, which can be an excellent antioxidant. High levels of caffeine in the beans can help clear congestion, help prevent asthma attacks and boost athletic performance. Spent coffee grounds are high in nitrogen and excellent for the garden.

Collect the deep red cherries and soak them in water overnight. This allows the cherries to give up the beans easily the next morning. Follow the link to the complete story about Coffee bean to Coffee cup. Create your own Coffee - easy steps from cherry to cup.

Coffee plants do best in filtered sunlight. They don’t like full sun and are not wind or salt tolerant. A good potting mix will provide the ideal growing media. Provide plenty of moisture and nutrients as coffee plants are heavy feeders. Prune the tips in late winter to maintain the desired size and shape. In New Zealand they grow to around 1.5-2m.

Habitat: Will grow to a mature size of 3m tall.

Light: Thrives in bright, filtered light

Water: Keep soil evenly moist. Do not over-water or leave plant sitting in water.

Soil: Re-pot into Oderings houseplant potting mix

Fertiliser: Use a Liquid fertiliser once a month during summer.

Note: Picture is a guide only, plant size may differ from image.

Thanks to edible.co.nz for the plant information and label image. 

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