tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post559740985971672207..comments2024-03-27T07:35:21.832-07:00Comments on Plants are the Strangest People: Random plant events: white flowersmr_subjunctivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-24973016978733192832013-03-15T10:34:56.800-07:002013-03-15T10:34:56.800-07:00RMR:
They're nice plants, honestly, though: 1...RMR:<br /><br />They're nice plants, honestly, though: 1) they need a lot of water, heat, and fertilizer, and 2) the flowers and berries don't start until they're about 4 years old. It's not hard to find <i>Coffea</i> plants for sale, but almost all of them will be seedlings, one year old or less. mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-13465009331128236252013-03-15T06:26:54.924-07:002013-03-15T06:26:54.924-07:00Those photos really make me want a Coffea arabica....Those photos really make me want a Coffea arabica.<br />RRRMRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01099423464451803354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-223767158945108992013-03-14T07:46:42.791-07:002013-03-14T07:46:42.791-07:00Regarding footnote #2: I germinated Coffea only on...Regarding footnote #2: I germinated Coffea only once (from seed harvested from an indoor plant). The little tree had produced one berry containing two seeds that I sowed straight from the plant, more or less. I just removed the pulp and maybe soaked them a few hours in water (that was maybe 15 years ago, so I am not really sure about all the details, I do, however, seem to recall some sort of Pascalnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-12426727510081662142013-03-14T07:24:28.557-07:002013-03-14T07:24:28.557-07:00In our glasshouse coffee flowers are always quite ...In our glasshouse coffee flowers are always quite fragrant, but many white-flowered rubiads are more fragrant at night. The Phytophactorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11064894836161407416noreply@blogger.com