Stevia
Stevia
Stevia rebaudiana
herb☀️ full-sun🪴 well drained📏 small🌡️ RHS H3
📋Quick Facts
Water
💧💧 Average watering
Hardiness
Zone 10-11
About
Tender perennial with very sweet leaves used as a natural sweetener.
Top tip
Stevia needs warmth and free draining soil; pick leaves before flowering and dry them gently for later use.
Also known as: Stévia, Stewia, Stevia rebaudiana, Stevia, sweetleaf
Pest Resilience
3/5 — Average
Whitefly and aphids can be problematic under glass; fairly pest-free outdoors.
Visual Characteristics
Fruits
Yes
Harvest: Summer
🍳
Culinary
Culinary Use
Sugar substitute in baking, herbal tea, smoothies, lemonade
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How to Propagate
🌰Seed
Easy🔪Division
Easy✂️Cutting
ModerateThis plant produces viable seeds for propagation
Hardiness Zones
H1a (tender)H7 (very hardy)
RHS H3
USDA 8–9 equivalent