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Stevia
Stevia rebaudiana
Also known as: sugar leaf, sweet leaf
Natural sweetener plant with leaves 30 times sweeter than sugar. Compact bushy growth. Harvest and dry leaves for sweetening.
Growing Requirements
SunFull Sun
WaterMedium
Soil Type
Soil Drainage
Soil pH
Plant Spacing12–18″
Row Spacing18–24″
Planting Depth—
Height12–24″
Spread12–18″
✓ Container Friendly✓ Raised Bed Friendly
Planting Schedule
Start Indoors
8–10 weeks before last frost
Transplant Outdoors
2–9 weeks after last frost
Germination
7–21 days
Days to Harvest
60–90 days
Zone Suitability
USDA Hardiness Zones
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Zones 8–11
Can overwinter in appropriate zones
Perennial in zones 8–11
Grown as annual in zones below 8. Harvest leaves just before flowering for peak sweetness. Bring containers indoors for winter.
Companion Plants
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