Perilla frutescens

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Perilla frutescens in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Perilla frutescens, Brit, (ocimum frutescens. Linn. P. ocymoides, Linn. Mentha perilloides, Willd.). The typical form has lvs. green on both sides and is worthless for gardens. Annual: lvs. opposite, rarely speckled with brownish purple, only slightly wrinkled, base wedge-shaped or narrow; blade broadly ovate or roundish, pointed or blunt, hairy or not, dentate or variously cut at the margin. In the wild, it is a coarse often shaggy plant, 2-4 ft. high, with lvs. 3-6 in. long, petioles 1-3 in. long: racemes 3-8 in. long; corolla white or reddish, 2 lines long; fruiting calyx about 1/3in. long. Himalayas, Burma, China, Japan. B.M. 2395.— Sparingly run wild. Following are new combinations. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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