Stevia ( Stevia rebaudiana ) is a tender perennial grown for its intensely sweet leaves. The leaves can be harvested and used fresh or dried to sweeten teas, desserts, and homemade preparations. Stevia Seeds (Organic) – A Natural Alternative to Sugar Why Grow Organic Stevia? Natural Alternative to Sugar – Stevia is up to 300 times sweeter than sugar, for use as a plant-based sweetener. Use Fresh or in Extract Form – The stevia leaf can be used fresh, dried, or made into a leaf extract for a homemade sugar substitute. Variety Details Botanical name: Stevia rebaudiana Plant type: Tender Perennial Growth habit: Herbaceous Crop category: Vegetable Kitchen profile: Fresh Stevia Leaves: Add to teas or chew for a naturally sweet taste. Recorded feature: Container Compatible Product format: Seed packet Sowing & Growing Light: Full Sun/Part Sun Planting season: Spring Starting location: Start Indoors & Transplant Recorded soil pH: 6.6 - 7.0 or 7.1 - 7.5 Use the product-specific sowing figures for Stevia as the starting point, then adjust timing to local soil temperature and frost conditions. Prepare the bed before planting, preserve the recorded spacing, and evaluate moisture at root depth instead of following a universal calendar. Watch development as the stated maturity window approaches and harvest at the size, texture, or color preferred for the crop. Label the row with the sowing date so actual performance can inform future plantings. Fresh Stevia Leaves: Add to teas or chew for a naturally sweet taste. Before sowing Stevia, review the packet alongside the current product details and note any range in temperature, germination, or maturity. Ranges reflect biological and seasonal variation rather than a fixed promise. Label each planting with its date and location, then compare emergence, growth, and harvest with local weather. This record is useful for succession plantings and for deciding whether the crop fits better into an earlier or later seasonal window. Explore related options in our Herb Seeds.
