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Sweet Leaf Plant

Sweet Leaf Plant

The Natural Sugar Substitute

  (5 customer reviews)



A perennial shrub in Zones 8-11, this lovely little plant makes a perfect houseplant no matter where you live. Incredibly, dried leaves are nearly 300 times sweeter than sugar. Sweet Leaf is very low in calories and is gaining popularity as a sugar substitute. Can be used in baking and to sweeten hot liquid such as coffee or tea— just chewing a few leaves is sure to knock out the worst sugar craving! Potted plants. Zones 8-10.

This item ships at the proper planting time for your region in both spring and fall.
If the current shipping season is closed, your order will ship at the proper time in the next season.


Product Details
Zones: 8 -10
Height: 10 inches
Spacing: 18-24 inches
Depth: 2x as deep as the pot it arrives in
Sun/Shade: sun
Foliage: Oval-shaped, tiny
Blooms: fall for about two months
Comments: 300 times sweeter than sugar. Treat as a houseplant in winter. However, it can be set outside during the summer months. Harvest at end of season. Leaves are sweetest when mature and temperatures are around 60 F. Sweetner is best extracted by soaking dried leaves in boiling water, squeezing them dry and removing them. Liquid can be stored in refrigerator and used as needed. Dried leaves are approximately 10 times sweet as an equivalent weight of sugar (1/2 gram of dried leaves equals 5 grams of sugar)
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Sweet Leaf Plant Ships In Both Spring And Fall
Unable to ship to: AE AK GU HI PR

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 -  Thursday, June 03, 2010
Excellent Sweet Leaf Plant
Reviewed By: Shannon  (Powell, WY)
I received this plant in my spring shipment and it was larger than I thought it would be to start out with. I planted it for an indoors plant since I live in Wyoming and you never know what the weather will do. So far it is doing great and thriving! I had many green leaves on it and stood about 8 inches tall when received. It is growing and doing great. I love having people try the sweet leaves and their reactions to it.

 -  Sunday, April 25, 2010
Died twice!
Reviewed By: Elizabeth (Cheyenne, Wyoming)
Not wanting to give up on this plant just yet, Gurney's is replacing it for the 3rd time. The first time it arrived in poor condition and was pretty much already dead. Gurney's replaced it and the second one lived a couple months before dying. Granted, I live in Wyoming, but i keep this plant indoors.....If the 3rd one doesn't live...I give up and will try some other plants!

 -  Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Arrival Condition
Reviewed By: Robert Hodge (White City, OR)
This plant arrived with only 3 viable leaves on it and the pot dry. Snail mail for sure. Does taste sweet and will be good for cooking if it lives after re-potting.


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Sweet Leaf Plant
The Natural Sugar Substitute

  (5 customer reviews)

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A perennial shrub in Zones 8-11, this lovely little plant makes a perfect houseplant no matter where you live. Incredibly, dried leaves are nearly 300 times sweeter than sugar. Sweet Leaf is very low in calories and is gaining popularity as a sugar substitute. Can be used in baking and to sweeten hot liquid such as coffee or tea— just chewing a few leaves is sure to knock out the worst sugar craving! Potted plants. Zones 8-10.

This item ships at the proper planting time for your region in both spring and fall.
If the current shipping season is closed, your order will ship at the proper time in the next season.


Product Details
Zones: 8 -10
Height: 10 inches
Spacing: 18-24 inches
Depth: 2x as deep as the pot it arrives in
Sun/Shade: sun
Foliage: Oval-shaped, tiny
Blooms: fall for about two months
Comments: 300 times sweeter than sugar. Treat as a houseplant in winter. However, it can be set outside during the summer months. Harvest at end of season. Leaves are sweetest when mature and temperatures are around 60 F. Sweetner is best extracted by soaking dried leaves in boiling water, squeezing them dry and removing them. Liquid can be stored in refrigerator and used as needed. Dried leaves are approximately 10 times sweet as an equivalent weight of sugar (1/2 gram of dried leaves equals 5 grams of sugar)
Shipping: View Shipping Schedule
Sweet Leaf Plant Ships In Both Spring And Fall
Unable to ship to: AE AK GU HI PR

Customer Reviews
Overall Rating:
Write an online review and share your thoughts with other customers

Sort Reviews: Newest | Oldest | Highest Rating | Lowest Rating 

 -  Thursday, June 03, 2010
Excellent Sweet Leaf Plant
Reviewed By: Shannon  (Powell, WY)
I received this plant in my spring shipment and it was larger than I thought it would be to start out with. I planted it for an indoors plant since I live in Wyoming and you never know what the weather will do. So far it is doing great and thriving! I had many green leaves on it and stood about 8 inches tall when received. It is growing and doing great. I love having people try the sweet leaves and their reactions to it.

 -  Sunday, April 25, 2010
Died twice!
Reviewed By: Elizabeth (Cheyenne, Wyoming)
Not wanting to give up on this plant just yet, Gurney's is replacing it for the 3rd time. The first time it arrived in poor condition and was pretty much already dead. Gurney's replaced it and the second one lived a couple months before dying. Granted, I live in Wyoming, but i keep this plant indoors.....If the 3rd one doesn't live...I give up and will try some other plants!

 -  Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Arrival Condition
Reviewed By: Robert Hodge (White City, OR)
This plant arrived with only 3 viable leaves on it and the pot dry. Snail mail for sure. Does taste sweet and will be good for cooking if it lives after re-potting.


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