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herb
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BumblebeesJapanese 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.
🐛 Prone to: Aphids, Whitefly.
Attract Hoverflies, Lacewings, Ladybirds, Parasitic wasps to keep them in check — plant African Marigold, Angelica and Anise nearby.
Well-draining, fertile — tolerates most soils
Physalis philadelphica
Also an annual — same seasonal rhythm as Shiso
