Stevia Candy Organic Seed Pack

Description

Now you can grow your own calorie-free, carbohydrate-free, low-glycemic sweetener at home! Stevia, also called sweetleaf, is up to 300 times sweeter than sugar, so a little goes a long way. Some say the leaves have a slight, pleasant, anise aftertaste. The bushy, 18″-30″ tall plants can be grown in 10″-12″ diameter containers. Leaves are sweetest just before the plant flowers in late summer to fall. Grown as an annual, although perennial in USDA zones 10 and warmer.

Family: Asteraceae

Native: Paraguay and Brazil

Hardiness: Grown as an annual, although perennial in USDA zones 10 and warmer.

Exposure: Full sun to part shade

Bloom Period: Late summer to fall

Plant Dimensions: 18″–30″ tall, 18″ wide

Variety Info: An upright leafy plant with brittle stems and elliptical, toothed leaves. Plants produce small, white, tubular flowers in late summer to fall.

Attributes: Good for Containers