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Botanical Interests® Stevia Candy Organic
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.
Sowing Tips:
When to Sow Outside: Not recommended.
When to Start Inside: RECOMMENDED. 8 to 10 weeks before your average last frost date. Optimal soil temperature is 70°–75°F.
Days to Emerge: 7–21 days
Seed Depth: 1/8" or barely cover
Seed Spacing: 18"
Row Spacing: 20"–24"
Thinning: Not required
Variety Info:
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
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