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How to grow Stevia plant growing and care:
Warm climate
What is the best way to start growing?
Plant / Seed / Vegetative Reproduction
Is it necessary to use vegetative reproduction?
No
Difficulties or problems when growing:
?
Planting season:
Spring as annual, all year as perrenial
Pests and diseases:
Aphids
Pruning season:
All year
How to prune:
Trim the blossom and dead leaves
Size of the plant?
30-70 cm, 12-28 inches
Growth speed in optimal condition:
Fast growing / Medium growing
Water requirement:
Average amount of water
Light conditions in optimal condition for growing:
Full Sun / Half Shade
Is it possible to grow indoor as houseplant?
No
Growing is also possible in a planter /flowerpot / containers:
Yes
Blooming information
Bloom season:
Spring / Summer
General information about the flower
Small white flower grow in the top of the stems in groups
Thinning the bloom:
Recommend to thinning unless there is need in the seeds
Pollination is done by:
Bees
Edible leaves
Leaves harvesting season:
All year
How to harvest the leaves?
After the plant establish possible to take the leaves with the branches
Information about leaves:
Leaves edible green, oval to linear shape with serrated edges
Uses of Stevia plant leaves:
Beverage, sweetener
Scientific name:
Stevia rebaudiana
Categories
Blooming Seasons
Spring flowers Summer flowers
Edible Parts
Culinary uses
Flower colors
Climate
Mediterranean Climate Subtropics Climate Temperate Climate Tropics Climate
Harvest Season
Autumn Harvest Spring Harvest Summer Harvest Winter harvest
Plant growing speed
Average growing plants Fast growing plants
Plant life-form
Annual plant Evergreen Herbaceous Perennial plant
Plant Uses
Planting Season
Autumn Planting Spring Planting Summer planting
Plants sun exposure
Full sun Plants Part shade Plants
Watering plants
Hardiness zone
Hardiness zone 10 Hardiness zone 11 Hardiness zone 12 Hardiness zone 13 Hardiness zone 5 Hardiness zone 6 Hardiness zone 7 Hardiness zone 8 Hardiness zone 9