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Plant Specifications
| Plant Height |
12 inch (30 cm) |
| Plant Spread |
5 inch (13 cm) |
*above specification are indicative only. actual dimensions may vary by +-10%
| Common Name |
Candyleaf,sweetleaf or sugarleaf. |
| Maximum Reachable Height |
1 to 2 feet |
| Flower Colour |
White |
| Bloom Time |
Mid-Autumn. |
| Difficulty Level |
Easy to grow |
Planting And Care
- Stevia plants do best in a rich, loamy soil — the same kind in which common garden-variety plants thrive. Since the feeder roots tend to be quite near the surface, it is a good idea to add compost for extra nutrients if the soil in your area is sandy.
- Besides being sensitive to cold during their developmental stage, the roots can also be adversely affected by excessive levels of moisture.
- So take care not to overwater them and to make sure the soil in which they are planted drains easily and isn’t soggy or subject to flooding or puddling.
- Frequent light watering is recommended during the summer months. Adding a layer of compost or your favorite mulch around each stevia plant will help keep the shallow feeder roots from drying out.
- Stevia plants respond well to fertilizers with a lower nitrogen content than the fertilizer’s phosphoric acid or potash content.
- Most organic fertilizers would work well, since they release nitrogen slowly.
Stevia Plant Care
| Sunlight |
Full Sun |
| Watering |
Medium |
| Soil |
Well drained soil |
| Temperature |
20 to 30 degrees C |
| Fertilizer |
Apply any organic fertilizer |
Stevia Plant Uses
Ornamental Use:
- The plant is used for ornamental purpose
Medicinal Use:
- Stevia herb parts are very low in calories
- Parts by parts, its dry leaves possess roughly 40 times more sweetness than sugar
- This sweetness quality in stevia is due to several glycoside compounds including stevioside, steviolbioside, rebaudiosides A-E, and dulcoside
- Stevioside is a non-carbohydrate glycoside compound
- Hence, it lacks the properties that sucrose and other carbohydrates possess
- Stevia extracts, like rebaudioside-A, are found to be 300 times sweeter than sugar
- Besides, being a near-zero calorie food ingredient, stevia extracts have several unique properties such as long shelf life, high temperature tolerance, non-fermentative
