Description
An absolute must for herb gardens! Also called Japanese basil or beefsteak plant, shiso's incredible flavor can be described as a combination of cinnamon, mint, and clove with overtones of cumin. A beautiful, heat- and drought-tolerant bedding plant that attracts pollinators, and is excellent for containers. This packet provides 75% green shiso and 25% red.
Variety Info
- Family: Lamiaceae
- Native: Asia
- Hardiness: Usually grown as a frost-sensitive annual; perennial in USDA zones 10 and warmer.
- Exposure: Full sun
- Plant Dimensions: 18" tall
- Variety Info: Either green, widely toothed leaves, or mulberry-red, sharply serrated, crinkled leaves.
- Attributes: Deer Resistant, Drought Tolerant, Heat Tolerant, Frost Sensitive
Sowing Info
- When to Sow Outside: RECOMMENDED. 1 to 2 weeks after your average last frost date, and when soil temperature is 65°–75°F.
- When to Start Inside: 4 to 6 weeks before your average last frost date.
- Days to Emerge: 5–21 days
- Seed Depth: Press into surface
- Seed Spacing: A group of 3 seeds every 12"
- Row Spacing: 12"–18"
- Thinning: When 1" tall, thin to 1 every 12"
Growing Info
- Harvesting: Harvest leaves any time after plant is a few inches tall, but before it flowers. Once plant flowers, the leaves drop.
Description
An absolute must for herb gardens! Also called Japanese basil or beefsteak plant, shiso's incredible flavor can be described as a combination of cinnamon, mint, and clove with overtones of cumin. A beautiful, heat- and drought-tolerant bedding plant that attracts pollinators, and is excellent for containers. This packet provides 75% green shiso and 25% red.
Variety Info
- Family: Lamiaceae
- Native: Asia
- Hardiness: Usually grown as a frost-sensitive annual; perennial in USDA zones 10 and warmer.
- Exposure: Full sun
- Plant Dimensions: 18" tall
- Variety Info: Either green, widely toothed leaves, or mulberry-red, sharply serrated, crinkled leaves.
- Attributes: Deer Resistant, Drought Tolerant, Heat Tolerant, Frost Sensitive
Sowing Info
- When to Sow Outside: RECOMMENDED. 1 to 2 weeks after your average last frost date, and when soil temperature is 65°–75°F.
- When to Start Inside: 4 to 6 weeks before your average last frost date.
- Days to Emerge: 5–21 days
- Seed Depth: Press into surface
- Seed Spacing: A group of 3 seeds every 12"
- Row Spacing: 12"–18"
- Thinning: When 1" tall, thin to 1 every 12"
Growing Info
- Harvesting: Harvest leaves any time after plant is a few inches tall, but before it flowers. Once plant flowers, the leaves drop.