Shiso 'Japanese Red'-EDIBLES-150 seeds-Base Chakra

SHISO         ‘Japanese Red’ 

150 seeds  

Sprouting: 7-30 days. 

Harvest: Use leaves as needed when large enough. 

**If it gets a flower, pick off immediately or the plant will go to seed. 

Chakra: Base. 

Annual to 80cm.  Also known as perilla, red shiso, beefsteak plant, and summer coleus. Aromatic Japanese herb that tastes like a cross between mint and basil. Used in traditional Chinese medicine.

May be used for salads and garnishes, for flavouring raw fish, bean curd, pickles and tempura.  Also used in rice dishes, sashimi, and as a sushi wrap.   

Photo of plant: Suomi3, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons; retrieved 28May 2024 –12.47pm AEST and edited using Canva.

Photo of seeds: - June Parkin; Location: Sydney NSW, Australia; Date: 6OCT2023

Please note: This item is seeds only, NOT live plants! Quarantine restrictions prohibit us selling or shipping this item to WA, Norfolk Island, Tasmania, or Internationally.