Red Shiso
Perilla frutescens 'Red 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
- Bloom color
- Red
Garden uses
Notes
'Red Shiso' (Perilla frutescens 'Red Shiso') is an herb for the food garden and for cut flower use. It is typically grown as an annual. It cannot take cold, and a freeze will end its season. This plant likes full or part sun and average to wet soil. It is a versatile Asian culinary herb with fragrant leaves. It grows fast and spreads, so give it room.
Pairs well with Red Rubin basil, Parris Island lettuce, and Dittany of crete.