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Perilla frutescens var. purpurascens

purple-leaved beefsteak plant

Other common names
purple shiso
Synonyms
Perilla frutescens rubra
Perilla frutescens purple
see morePerilla frutescens shiso red
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Botanical details
Family
Lamiaceae
Native to the UK
No
Potentially harmful
Genus

Perilla

Genus description

Perilla are bushy upright annuals with toothed, ovate, aromatic, often red or purple leaves, and insignificant 2-lipped white flowers borne in erect spikes in late summer

Name status

Correct

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