Seed Availability

Seeds are not available for the Liberian Coffee. Please visit our seed store to view current selections. Seeds were last available in March 2015.

Description

Small tree, usually reaching just 10-20ft in height. Liberian Coffee has much larger leaves than common coffee.

Hardiness

Liberian coffee is a hardy plant, similar in climatic requirements to common coffee, but cannot be successfully grown where temperatures dip below 32F for any length of time. It may succeed marginally in subtropical areas. An optimum temperature range falls roughly between 65-80F.

Growing Environment

Grow in part shade or full. Water regularly and plant in well-drained soil. Prefers a humid environment and does make a nice container specimen for indoors.

Propagation

Superior varieties can be propagated by cuttings and grafting, but coffee varieties usually come fairly true to seed, so seed is often used for propagation as well.

Uses

Coffee fruits contain little flesh and are usually discarded, the seed however undergoes a processing procedure that yields the coffee bean of commerce.

Native Range

Native to Liberia, West Africa.

Related Species

Rubiaceae
	Alibertia edulis Marmelada		Coffea arabica Coffee
	Coffea canephora Robusta Coffee		Coffea fadenii Coffea fadenii
	Coffea liberica Liberian Coffee		Coffea mongensis Coffea mongensis
	Deppea splendens Golden Fuchsia		Gardenia thunbergia White Gardenia
	Genipa americana Genip		Genipa infudibuliformes Smooth Genip
	Ixora coccinea Ixora		Morinda citrifolia Noni
	Posoqueria latifolia Needle Flower Tree		Psychotria carthaginensis Sameruca
	Randia aculeata White Indigoberry		Randia fitzalanii Yellow Mangosteen
	Randia formosa Blackberry Jam Fruit		Sarcocephalus xanthoxylon Ndea