About Stevia

Stevia

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Herbs

1.3 Origin

Southwestern United States, Central America, South America, Brazil

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Mountain Slopes, Mountains, tropical grasslands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-7

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

45.70 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall) ▶

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

40.60 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall) ▶

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Even Pinnate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Summer, Late Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Cuttings, root cutting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Needs very little water, Over-watering can cause leaf problems or root diseases

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Cut away fading foliage, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

Does not require fertilizer once established

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Bacterial fruit blotch, Damping off, Fusarium wilt, Red blotch, Root rot, Septoria leaf spot, Southern blight

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Variety of soil types

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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34% - List of Herbs Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Bees, Butterflies, Flies

5.12 Allergy

Asthma, Skin irritation, Skin rash

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Cottage Garden, Ornamental use

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Hypoglycaemic

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Not Available

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Houseplant, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

STEVIA rebaudiana

7.2 Common Name

Candyleaf, Stevia, Sweetleaf

7.2.1 In Hindi

Stevia

7.2.2 In German

Stevia

7.2.3 In French

Stevia

7.2.4 In Spanish

Stevia

7.2.5 In Greek

Stevia

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Stevia

7.2.7 In Polish

Stewia

7.2.8 In Latin

Stevia

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asterales

8.5 Family

Asteraceae

8.6 Genus

Stevia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Eupatorieae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

240

Rank: 53 (Overall) ▶

1 27800

Properties of Stevia

Want to know the properties of Stevia? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Stevia is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are Asthma, Skin irritation and Skin rash. Stevia Benefits are as follows:

Medicinal use: Hypoglycaemic
Part of plant used: Leaves

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

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Stevia Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Stevia. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Stevia physical information is as follows: 45.70 cm tall and 40.60 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Even Pinnate. Also it has following color specifications:

Flower color: White
Leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Stevia

Taking Stevia Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Stevia include pruning, which should be done Cut away fading foliage, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun, Partial Sun for its proper growth.

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Season and care of Stevia

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Stevia is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. Stevia is a very important plant from . There are Not Available varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Not Available. This plant's habitat is Mountain Slopes, Mountains and tropical grasslands and it comes in the hardiness zone Not Available. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.