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Cobertura limitada
Stevia
Stevia rebaudiana
Hierba perenne tierna de la familia de las asteráceas (Asteraceae), cultivada por sus hojas extraordinariamente dulces — según el Missouri Botanical Garden PlantFinder, el follaje contiene compuestos glucósidos y es notablemente más dulce que el azúcar sin aportar calorías, razón por la que también se la llama hoja dulce. Originaria de Brasil y Paraguay, forma tallos débiles y caídos de hasta 1-2 feet de altura, cubiertos de hojas oblongas y dentadas, con pequeñas y vistosas flores blancas en julio y agosto. Solo resistente al invierno en las zonas USDA 10-11; en la mayor parte de Norteamérica se cultiva como anual o se pasa el invierno en interior, y las hojas deben cosecharse preferiblemente antes de la floración.
Climate fit: narrow (23/100)
Edible
Container
Pollinator
Light
Full sun / Part sun / Part shade
Water
Moderate water
Mature size
12-24" tall · 18" apart
Hardy in zones
10-11
mild to nearly frost-free winters
AHS heat range
6-12
Plant range authored in AHS heat-zone terms.
Native in Illinois
No
Se cultiva por sus hojas de sabor dulce, que contienen compuestos glucósidos; las hojas secas pueden triturarse en una licuadora para obtener polvo de stevia, utilizado como edulcorante sin calorías.
Cold hardiness
Future
These values are location-based: this location's current hardiness is the baseline, and the 2050 value is a projected future climate for this same location.
Now
Zone 6b
USDA
Published baseline for this location from 1991-2020.
Source: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map 2023 (1991-2020 climatology) via ArcGIS FeatureServer
Won't grow here
2050
Zone 7a
Plotwright
Projected zone for this same location in 2050 (2041-2070) using SSP3-7.0 (regional rivalry).
Won't grow here
In plain terms: This location is in Zone 6b today. Its hardiness profile is cold winters, and coldest nights are typically around -3°F. By 2050, the projected hardiness zone is Zone 7a based on SSP3-7.0 (regional rivalry). That is a +0.5-zone shift from Zone 6b to Zone 7a by 2050.
✕
Out of range today and still out of range in 2050.
Heat tolerance
Future
Heat tolerance values are location-based too: heat days today are observed at this site, and the 2050 value projects this same location under a future climate.
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Where this plant fits
Suitable across 17 ecoregions — 11 climate-resilient through 2070 · 6 newly possible by 2070. Best matches first.
Sources & citations
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Plotwright. (2026, May 17). Stevia (Stevia rebaudiana). Retrieved 2026, June 14, from https://plotwright.garden/plants/stevia-rebaudiana
Sources for every fact
Every fact on this page traces to a source. 18 fields cited - 18 source-backed.
Missouri Botanical Garden PlantFinder
Botanical research database
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