A pungent purple annual herb that dresses up both your bento boxes & your vegetable beds handsomely. Leaves have a spicy anise-like flavor & are packed with vitamins & minerals. There’s also a laundry list of medicinal properties ascribed to the plant: carminative, tonic, antiseptic, anti-cancer & an insecticide on top of everything else. WHEW! (See google for more details.) Shiso is used as an edible in a variety of ways in many Asian cuisines, fresh or cooked, usually in a way similar to Basil. The seeds are also used in Korea like sesame seeds. In milder climes, you’ll find that Shiso reseeds easily & since this strain has such lustrous deep purple ruffled foliage, the seedlings should be easy to spot! Grows bushily up to 3’ tall & as wide, with spikes of teensy flowers that are is attractive to butterflies & bees when in bloom! Best in rich, loamy soil, with regular water & in SUN.

Claire Woods
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