Light
Full sun to light partial shade. Some afternoon shade helps keep leaf crops cooler during hot spells.
Learn how to care for your green friend
Hojiso Perilla Shiso
Perilla frutescens · Hojiso Perilla Shiso
Herbs · Planned variety
Meet your green friend.
Hojiso Perilla has green upper leaf surfaces and burgundy-purple undersides.
A space where it can thrive
Grow as a cultivated garden crop in a bed or suitably sized container. The illustrated nursery pot is a presentation, not a recommendation for the mature plant’s root space.
Ask about availabilityAvailability, size, pot and price will be confirmed in store. Pictures illustrate the plant type.
Studio illustration. Appearance varies with age, variety and growing conditions.
Your care routine
Watering
Keep soil evenly moist while allowing excess water to drain.
Soil & drainage
Rich, well-drained soil in a warm position.
Temperature
Plan sowing for the crop’s preferred season. Protect young plants and containers from severe frost; local conditions affect timing.
Planting
Sow fine seeds shallowly with bottom heat. Transplant once nights stay above about 8°C; pinch tips for a bushier plant.
Harvest
Pick individual young leaves or small shoot tips, leaving enough growth to recover.
Through the seasons
Cold ends outdoor growth. Remove flowers if you want more leafy growth and less self-seeding.
When your plant needs help
- Keep its two-tone leaves healthy with even moisture and pinching; leaf colour alone cannot confirm the cultivar.
Pets & little ones
This guide covers a cultivated garden crop. Confirm the identity and the edible part before harvesting; wash produce and keep unverified plants away from children and pets.
Grow with your neighbourhood store.
Independent, family-owned and right here in Uptown New Westminster. Browse before your visit and keep this guide handy at home.
Visit The Golden BazaarCare references
Guidance is a starting point. Adjust watering to your plant, pot, light and season; follow fertilizer labels and check outdoor cultivar hardiness.