Green perilla

Perilla frutescens var. crispa f. viridis

  • Green perilla
  • Green perilla
  • Flower name
    Green perilla
  • Scientific name
    Perilla frutescens var. crispa f. viridis
  • Alias
  • Place of originChinese, Burmese, Himalayan
  • Place of floweringGarden
  • Flowering season

What is Green perilla

Green perilla or ao-shiso (scientific name: Perilla frutescens var. crispa f. viridis) is a cultivar of perilla (scientific name: Perilla frutescens var. crispa) that has green leaves and is not shriveled. The cultivar with red, unfrizzed leaves is called red perilla (scientific name: Perilla frutescens var. crispa f. viridis).

General name: Green perilla, Scientific name: Perilla Perilla frutescens var. crispa f. viridis, aka: Green shiso, origin: China, Burmese, Himalayan, Habitat: cultivation, life type: one on grass, height: 40-100 cm stem: upright, leaf shape: broad egg-shaped with the tips be pointed, leaf size: 5-8 cm, and serrated, leaf: opposite, phyllotaxis, leaf color: purple (scientific name:Perilla frutescens var. crispa f. viridis), shaped flowers: racemes, flower, purple, white, flowering July through August, uses: leaves and inflorescence, fruit, flower diameter:0.2-0.3cm food and traditional Chinese medicine, how to Cook: shiso leaf garnish for sashimi, Tempura, flower is Japanese cuisine of ornament.


  • Order
    Lamiales
  • Family
    Lamiaceae
  • Genus
    Perilla
  • Species
    P. frutescens var. crispa f. purpurea
  • Type of flower
    Radial symmetrical flower
  • Array of flower
    Gross inflorescence
  • Petal shape
    Lip shaped
  • Leaf type
    ovoid
  • Edge of the leaf
    Serrated
  • Life typeA year of grass
  • Flower colors
  • Colors of the leavesGreen
  • Fruit colorGreen
  • Height40.0 ~ 100.0 cm
  • Diameter of flower0.2 ~ 0.3 cm

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