The coffee tree is a tropical evergreen shrub (genus Coffea) and grows between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn. The two most commercially important species grown are varieties of Coffea arabica Coffea arabica Coffea arabica (/əˈræbɪkə/), also known as the arabian coffee, is a species of flowering plant in the coffee and madder family Rubiaceae … Read more
coffee plants love bright light, but not direct sun Keep them near a sunny window for best results! How much sunlight does a coffee plant need? Coffee plants prefer dappled sunlight or full sunlight in weaker latitudes They are actually understory plants (existing under the forest canopy) and do not thrive in direct, harsh sunlight. … Read more
coffee beans are not themselves fruit – but they are part of a fruit The coffee bean is a seed of the coffee plant. In fact, it’s not technically a bean at all – it’s just a seed. (They do look like beans, but beans are the seeds of an entirely different plant family.) Does … Read more