Sugarleaf® raspberry (R. chingii suavissimus)

The weather in 2025 has been quite challenging for gardeners so far. A mild winter gave way to a cool spring, followed by a spectacular start to summer with heat and weeks of drought. No sooner had we got used to it than daily rain showers and temperatures that did little to bring out the summer feeling arrived – only to jump back up to 30 degrees again.
Such capricious weather makes plant management in raspberry production a real challenge. That's why it's worth keeping an eye on the...

Basically, it almost sounds like a pious Christmas wish from a plant lover: to have a perennial and hardy plant that can be cultivated sustainably both in the garden and in pots, and whose leaves contain an ingredient that gives the leaves an incredible sweetening power. We can fulfil this wish with the Sweetleaf® raspberry – a perennial and hardy, Stevia-like plant that is ideal for a temperate, winter cold climate.