Green Shiso
Perilla frutescens 'Green Shiso'
USDA zones10 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate or wet soil
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Spreading
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
Garden uses
Notes
'Green Shiso' (Perilla frutescens 'Green Shiso') is an herb for the food garden. It is typically grown as an annual. It is tender to cold, and the first hard frost will kill it. This plant likes full or part sun and average to wet soil. It grows fast and spreads, so give it room. The leaves are fragrant, and this versatile Asian culinary herb is grown for its leaves in the kitchen.
Pairs well with Red Rubin basil, Anaheim pepper, and Dittany of crete.