How much sunlight does my Coffeeweed need?

Coffeeweed may have difficulty thriving and will drop leaves 🍃 without ample sunlight. Place it less than 3 feet from a window to maximize the potential for growth. Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement in your home 🏡.

What is the growth pattern for Coffeeweed?

Coffeeweed will branch off as it grows. To encourage branching, pinch off the newest growth at the tip and the stem will branch off into two.

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Coffeeweed

Q: How often should I water my Coffeeweed?

Coffeeweed prefers for the soil to dry out between waterings and should be watered regularly . Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.

Also known as

Colorado Riverhemp, Colorado Riverhemp, Bigpod sesbania and Colorado river-hemp

Taxonomy

Scientific name

Sesbania herbacea

Genus

Sesbania

Family

Fabaceae

Order

Fabales

How to care for Coffeeweed

Water

How often to water your Coffeeweed

Coffeeweed needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot located in Tucson, Arizona.

Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.

Water 0.5 cups every
9

Does your plant get direct sunlight?

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Light

Check the growing potential in your area

A plant's growing potential is determined from its location, the time of year, and current local weather.

Tucson, Arizona

48% Low

Growing Coffeeweed in Tucson right now

Plant growth potential is currently medium 👌

January 27th, 2023

Sunlight energy as measured by “net radiation” in Tucson is currently medium 👌.

The availability of high quality sunlight in your home impacts ability for plants to thrive and is key in determinin…

Sunlight will increase by 23.4% ☀️

January 26th, 2023

Tucson is trending towards greater sunlight intensity!

The amount of sunlight in Tucson is expected to increase by 23.4% over the next 2 weeks to an average of 13.0 megajoules of energy per m² per…

Daylight will increase by 0.7 hours 📈

January 28th, 2023

This month, Tucson is getting an average of 9.4 hours of clear sky sunlight per day.

Hours of daylight will increase by 7.1% over the next two weeks. Your plants will get 10.7 total hours of dayli…

Light needs and placement for plant Coffeeweed: 3ft from a window

Coffeeweed may have difficulty thriving, and will drop leaves 🍃, without ample sunlight.

Place it less than 3 feet from a south-facing window to keep it happy during this time of reduced sunlight intensity in Tucson, Arizona ⛅.

Nutrients

How to fertilize Coffeeweed

Nutrient, fertilizer, and repotting needs for Coffeeweed: repot after 2X growth

Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.

By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.

To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Coffeeweed after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.

When to repot Coffeeweed

Is this a good time of year to repot? No ⏳

January 26th, 2023

The growing potential in Tucson is low 📉.

Repotting in late fall or winter when the day lengths are shorter can be very stressful for a plant and cause it to go into shock.

It's best to repot …