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.
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