Beautiful perennial stevia is used mainly in landscape design. It blooms for a long time, maintaining decorativeness until late autumn. The care is unpretentious, does not require garters and is able to please even a florist with full color. The problem with the plant arises only among nerds, who are not determined in any way with the classification of their species. Recently, several of its species have been attributed to individual genera of plants, but at the same time it is offered for sale under the same names. Without going into the subtleties of classifications, we will talk about the most popular plant species.
Monks hemp (Eupatorium cannabinus)
The name of the flower received for the fact that its green part looks like a hemp leaf. Most often in the wild nature of our latitudes, you can find this type of plant. He prefers wet meadows and alders. As a cultivated plant, the variety Flore Pleno is mainly grown in gardens. Its stems reach a height of 160 cm, the flowers bloom for a long time, but after the seeds mature, the plant does not plant itself on its own. By the way, sometimes bright pink bracts are taken for its flowers, therefore it happens that the stems can be called terry. 
Important! Stevia can be grown from seeds independently, but it is better to purchase seedlings in specialized stores. Separator should be taken in large pots and ensure that the roots do not sprout from its drainage holes. In the open ground it is planted in mid-April at a distance of 80 cm from each other, as the bushes grow wide and tall. Tender hemp has far from the greatest height.
North American species are commonly used for breeding. In addition to "Flore Pleno", which is sometimes sold under the name "Plenum", the variety "Album" is popular. He gives beautiful flowers white color. The bright pink blooms also "Variegatum". It grows up to 74 cm and produces leaves with a white border.
Monumen wrinkled (Eupatorium rugosa)
This species also has several varieties. The most popular is the stems of wrinkled varieties "Chocolate". The name he received for the leaves are almost black in color, which very favorably shade white flowers. The bush can reach a meter in height, so you should think in advance about support and garter. Not so dark leaves has stevie "Braunlaub". Its leaves and buds are brown. 
Monk purple (Eupatorium purpureum)
A perennial plant of this variety has bluish-green stems, reaching a height of 150 cm. Gradian purple produces thyroid inflorescences with a diameter of 20 cm. Small baskets of inflorescences can be white, purple-purple, light pink. The leaves have leaves of oval-lanceolate form, hairy and pointed. Blossom starts from mid-July and keeps bloom up to 35 days. 
Important! For planting plants should choose open areas that are generously flooded with sunlight. Despite the fact that stevia purple appeared in cool latitudes (his homeland is the eastern parts of Canada and the United States), it still does not tolerate shading. Penumbra is permissible for him, but you can not wait for flowering. At the same time hemp variety to feel great on the marshland.
Popular varieties include "Little Red" and "Little Joe". The first grows up to 100 cm in length and will delight you with wine-pink inflorescences. The second at the same height gives small pink flowers. The stevia of these varieties is frost-resistant, therefore it is suitable for growing even in the northern parts of the country.
Stevie spotted (Eupatorium maculatum)
It boasts a huge variety of decorative varieties. Among the highest is called "Atropurpureum", which stretches up to 2 m in length. Spectacular and sprawling bush stands out dark powerful stems and wine-red flowers.
"Orchard Dene" - Another tall stevia spotted. Its bush grows up to one and a half meters in width, and in height it can reach 2.4 m. The leaves of the plant are green, but they have beautiful crimson longitudinal strokes. Peduncles differ in dark cranberry color, and the flowers themselves have a bright pink color and keep for a long time on the stems, decorating gardens, flower beds and front gardens. 
"Purple Bush", despite its 1.5-meter height and width up to two meters, it collapses, keeping its shape securely. The leaves also have touches on the leaves of black and raspberry color. The flowers gives lilac-pink. Among the high varieties, it is worth noting another "Carin" with pale lavender flowers, "Bartered Bride" white flowering and "Album" with gray-white flowers.
It is much easier to find on sale more compact varieties of stevia. For example, "Glutball" grows no more than 1.6 m in height, differs in lush inflorescences with pale colors. Large bluish-purple blossoms gives "Riesenschirm". It is distinguished by purple-black stems and long flowering. "Big Umbrellas" produces grayish-pink inflorescences that bloom on burgundy stems.
Did you know? The plant multiplies and cuttings. For this spring young green shoots are cut 10-15 cm in length and rooted. In greenhouses, this process is faster and more reliable.
Dark stalks "Phantom" reach a height of 1.2 m. They are crowned with large inflorescences of crimson hue. Large and dense inflorescences on wine-red stems gives the variety "Gateway".
Monk Tubular (Eupatorium fistulosum)
This species of list has few representatives. The most famous is the variety "Album"which grows into a trapezoid upright three-meter bush. It is often used as a background for flower arrangements in landscape design. It has white flowers and light maroon stalks that turn pale by autumn. 
Did you know? The plant does not like frequent transplants and can grow in one place up to ten years. It is difficult to transplant adult stevia in principle, since its root system is well developed, becoming powerful and voluminous.
Stevia - an excellent plant for the garden. A variety of varieties allows you to use it as a background plant or a central part of the landscape composition. Decorative stems, leaves and flowers of various shades fit perfectly into the most intricate compositions. The advantage of the plant is that it does not require special care and blooms until late autumn.
