Purple shiso with wrinkled, serrated leaves in deep purple and green — from BlackOwnedSeeds.com.

Purple Shiso Perilla Seeds

$3.50 $3.99
Skip to product information
Purple shiso with wrinkled, serrated leaves in deep purple and green — from BlackOwnedSeeds.com.
H
FS IN
  • Purple shiso with wrinkled, serrated leaves in deep purple and green — from BlackOwnedSeeds.com.
    H
    FS IN
  • Purple and green shiso plants growing in a garden bed.
    H
    FS IN
  • A purple shiso plant bearing upright spikes of small pale flowers.
    H
    FS IN
  • Dense purple shiso foliage growing beside bright green herbs.
    H
    FS IN
  • Purple shiso with wrinkled, serrated leaves in deep purple and green — from BlackOwnedSeeds.com.
  • Purple and green shiso plants growing in a garden bed.
  • A purple shiso plant bearing upright spikes of small pale flowers.
  • Dense purple shiso foliage growing beside bright green herbs.
Purple Shiso Perilla Seeds

Purple Shiso Perilla Seeds

$3.50 $3.99

Purple shiso, also called perilla, grows fragrant purple leaves used as a culinary herb.

Packet: 50 seeds

Planting at a glance

  • Season: Herb — see planting window
  • Start: Start in trays, or direct sow after frost danger passes
  • Seed depth: Surface sow or cover very lightly; light helps
  • Germination: Usually 7–21 days in warm, moist conditions
  • Final spacing: Thin to 6–12 inches
  • Light: Full sun
  • Harvest planning: Begin leaf picking once plants are well established

When to plant

Plant outdoors after frost danger passes and the soil has warmed. In short-season areas, count back from your intended outdoor planting date for indoor starts.

How to plant

  1. Prepare loose, well-drained soil or a clean seed-starting mix. Start in trays, or direct sow after frost danger passes.
  2. Surface sow or cover very lightly; light helps. Keep the seedbed evenly moist until seedlings emerge. Then water when the soil needs it, allowing excess water to drain.
  3. Thin or transplant to the listed final spacing. Give seedlings sufficient light and check moisture as roots establish.

How to harvest

Pick individual young leaves without stripping the growing tips.

Aunt E’s tip: Remove unwanted flower heads to reduce self-sown seedlings.

Growing notes

Timing is a planning range, not a guaranteed harvest date. Temperature, moisture, variety and season affect the result. Count from the sowing or transplanting point stated above.

Seed badges at a glance

H
Heirloom
★
Hybrid
OG
Organic seed
CT
Cool season
WS
Warm season
FS
Full sun
P
Container friendly
SS
Small space
CC
Cut and come again
FH
Frequent harvest
LG
Needs light to germinate
SP
Spicy / hot
More seed codes
IN
Start indoors
SH
Partial or afternoon shade
ST
Support or trellis helpful
D
Dwarf
B
Bush habit
V
Vining or climbing
SV
Shorter vines
SF
Small fruit
LC
Large container
F
Fast harvest
FL
Flowers
PW
Pollinator interest
PL
Check pollination needs
MX
Seed mix
DR
Deep root space
WD
Well-drained soil
DL
Daylength sensitive
LS
Long growing season
TR
Tree crop

CC means cut and come again; FH means frequent harvest. Follow the crop instructions for what to harvest and when. OG appears only for documented organic seed. Codes are shortcuts; product details explain growing needs.

Open the gardening dictionary

You may also like