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🌿 Stevia

Stevia rebaudiana
herbs tender perennial/annual
☀️ Sun
full sun to partial shade
💧 Water
moderate
🗺️ Zones
[8,9,10,11]
🧪 Soil pH
6.0-7.5
🪴 Soil Type
well-drained, rich, loamy
📏 Spacing
12-18 inches
📐 Height
1-3 ft

🤝 Companions (4)

🤝 Basil
Both warm-season herbs; similar soil and sun needs
🤝 Marjoram
Companion in the warm-season herb garden; both love sun
🤝 Mint
Both aromatic herbs; contain separately
🤝 Tomato
Stevia is said to increase nearby plants' essential oil production

⚠️ Keep Apart (1)

⚠️ none — but tropical/tender; bring indoors or treat as annual in zones <8

📝 Growing Notes

The sweet leaf — 300 times sweeter than sugar with zero calories. Chew a fresh leaf and your mouth is sweet for 20 minutes. Much better fresh than processed — the green leaf has a complex sweetness without the bitter aftertaste of commercial stevia extracts.

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