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This species can spread aggressively. Check local guidance before planting, and avoid letting it escape into the wild.
Perilla frutescens
Japanese herb (also known as perilla) with distinctive anise-mint flavour. Both red and green varieties exist. Used in sushi, salads, and tempura. Self-seeds prolifically.
Salvia coccinea
A fellow Lamiaceae — similar growing habits to Shiso
Attract Hoverflies, Lacewings, Ladybugs, Parasitic wasps to keep them in check — plant Belgian EndiveGreat, CarrotGreat and Catalogna ChicoryGreat nearby.Start Shiso indoors about 4 weeks before your last frost, keeping seeds in warm soil (around 20–25 °C). Seeds usually come up in around 10 days. Move seedlings out once the danger of frost has passed, in partial sun, spaced about 30 cm apart. Expect to harvest in roughly 60 days.
Keep track of the seeds you own.
Water: Medium · Height: 60 cm · Soil: Well-draining, fertile — tolerates most soils
Aleyrodidae
A puff of white when you brush the leaf, and stickiness underneath.
These three thrive alongside Shiso — and alongside each other.
