Stevia rebaudiana - Stevia, also called Sweet Leaf, is a tender perennial that if potted in a container  and brought in during the winter, or heavily mulched in a bed, can come back year after year. This is a wonderful addition to your medicinal herb garden as the leaves can act as a natural sweetener to your herbal teas. You can use the leaves fresh or dry to preserve them and either use them whole or crush up. Stevia leaf powder may also help lower cholesterol. 

Tip:  We like to keep these in containers so we can easily bring them into the greenhouse and indoors over the winter.