FPS135
Scientific name: Coffea arabica
Pronunciation: KOFF-ee-uh uh-RAB-bick-uh
Common name(s): coffee
Family: Rubiaceae
Plant type: shrub
USDA hardiness zones: 10B through 11 (Figure 4)
Planting month for zone 10 and 11: year round
Origin: not native to North America
Invasive potential: not known to be invasive
Uses: fruit; specimen; container or above-ground planter; hedge; near a deck or patio; espalier; border
Availability: somewhat available, may have to go out of the region to find the plant
- This document is FPS135, one of a series of the Department of Environmental Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date October 1999. Revised October 2023. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.
- Edward F. Gilman, professor, Department of Environmental Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville, FL 32611.