513.354.1482A healthier way to sweeten foods
Candy Stevia
A healthier way to sweeten foods
- Sweeter than sugar
- Low in calories
- Easy to make into a sweetener
Sweeter than sugar and very low in calories, use Sweet Leaf Stevia Candy in baking or as a coffee and tea sweetener. Here's how to do it: harvest fresh leaves from the plant, then cut up and steep in warm water. Leave overnight, and in the morning, strain and refrigerate for up to a month. Use as a liquid, or dry it and powder it for future use. Grown as a houseplant in colder areas, its leaves are the sweetest in the cool temps of fall before flowering occurs. It's tolerant of a wide variety of well-drained soils as long as it has full sunlight. In its whole leaf form, Candy Stevia is 30 times sweeter than sugar! 60 days to maturity.
- Botanical Name: Stevia Rebaudiana 'Candy'
- Season: both Spring & Fall
- Sun/Shade: Full sun.
- Height: 12- 32 inches.
- Spacing: 18 - 24 inches.
- Zone: 8 - 11 perennial, grow as an annual or as a houseplant in northern zones.
- Spread: 12-18 inches.
- Foliage: Oval-shaped, tiny green leaves.
- Depth: Plant at same depth as the pot it arrives in. Sow seeds 1/4 inch deep.
- Blooms: Fall for about two months.
- Germination: 10-15 days.
- Soil Preference: Tolerant to a wide variety of well-drained soils.
- Growth Rate: Medium growth rate.
- Pruning: For best foliar harvest, keep stevia cut back to prevent flowering.
- Form: Tender perennial.
- Flowers: Small white flowers.
- Seed Count: Approximately 25 seeds per packet.
Orders for in-stock seeds and hardgoods are typically shipped within 5 business days.
Plants will be shipped at the proper planting time for your area of the country during the shipping timeframes outlined below:
| Spring 2019 Shipping Schedule | ||||
| Zones | Sweet Potatoes | Onion Plants | Tomatoes & Peppers | Potatoes |
| 1A-4A | 5/22 - 6/7 | 4/10 - 5/10 | 5/13 - 5/31 | 3/27 - 6/14 |
| 4B | 5/22 - 6/7 | 4/3 - 5/10 | 5/13 - 5/31 | 3/27 - 6/14 |
| 5A | 5/15 - 6/7 | 3/27 - 5/10 | 5/13 - 5/31 | 3/6 - 6/14 |
| 5B | 5/1 - 6/7 | 3/27 - 5/10 | 5/13 - 5/31 | 3/6 - 6/14 |
| 6A | 5/1 - 6/7 | 3/6 - 5/10 | 4/22 - 5/31 | 3/6 - 6/14 |
| 6B | 5/1 - 6/7 | 2/27 - 5/10 | 4/22 - 5/31 | 3/6 - 6/14 |
| 7A | 5/1 - 6/7 | 2/20 - 5/10 | 4/22 - 5/31 | 2/27 - 6/14 |
| 7B | 5/1 - 6/7 | 2/13 - 5/10 | 4/1 - 5/31 | 2/27 - 6/14 |
| 8A & B | 4/24 - 6/7 | 1/30 - 5/10 | 4/1 - 5/31 | 2/20 - 6/14 |
| 9A & B | 4/24 - 6/7 | 1/2 - 5/10 | 4/1 - 5/31 | 2/13 - 6/14 |
| 10A & B | 4/17 - 6/7 | 1/2 - 5/10 | 4/1 - 5/31 | 2/13 - 6/14 |
| Last Order Date | 6/3/2019 | 5/6/2019 | 5/27/2019 | 6/10/2019 |
| Spring 2019 Shipping Schedule | |||
| Zones | Tender Annuals | Bareroot Roses | All other Perennials & Potted Plants |
| 1A-4A | 4/30 - 6/7 | 4/17 - 5/31 | 5/1 - 6/7 |
| 4B | 4/30 - 6/7 | 4/17 - 5/31 | 5/1 - 6/7 |
| 5A | 4/30 - 6/7 | 4/3 - 5/31 | 4/3 - 6/7 |
| 5B | 4/30 - 6/7 | 3/20 - 5/31 | 3/20 - 6/7 |
| 6A | 4/30 - 6/7 | 3/6 - 5/31 | 3/6 - 6/7 |
| 6B | 4/30 - 6/7 | 3/6 - 5/31 | 3/6 - 6/7 |
| 7A | 4/2 - 6/7 | 2/27 - 5/31 | 2/27 - 6/7 |
| 7B | 4/2 - 6/7 | 2/27 - 5/31 | 2/27 - 6/7 |
| 8A & B | 4/2 - 6/7 | 2/20 - 5/31 | 2/20 - 5/17 |
| 9A & B | 4/2 - 6/7 | 1/23 - 6/1 | 2/13 - 5/17 |
| 10A & B | 4/2 - 6/7 | 1/23 - 6/1 | 2/13 - 5/17 |
| Last Order Date | 6/3/2019 | 5/27/2019 | 1A-7B: 6/3/2019 8A-10B: 5/13/2019 |
| 2019 Insects Shipping Schedule | |
| Zones | Lacewings, Lady Beetles, Encapsulated Earthworms & Nematodes |
| 1A | 5/13/19 - 11/1/19 |
| 1B - 2A | 5/13/19 - 11/1/19 |
| 2B - 3B | 4/29/19 - 11/1/19 |
| 4A - 6A | 4/15/19 - 11/1/19 |
| 6B - 7A | 4/8/19 - 11/1/19 |
| 7B - 8B | 3/11/19 - 11/1/19 |
| 9A - 10B | 2/25/19 - 11/1/19 |
| Last Order Date | 10/28/2019 |
The type of product you order or the weather in our area or yours may affect the anticipated shipping schedule.
Trees and shrubs are kept in the nursery row until fully dormant for optimum stress protection.
In all cases, we choose the fastest, most efficient way to send your order—via the U.S. Postal Service or United Parcel Service. Large orders may be shipped in more than one package.
Please note that we cannot ship outside of the continental United States.
