What kind of growing environment suits perilla?

Other names of perilla

Perilla is an annual herbaceous plant in the Lamiaceae family. Its other names include Guiren, white perilla, red perilla, red perilla, black perilla, white perilla, green perilla, suma, shuishengma, and others.

Morphological characteristics of perilla

Perilla is an annual upright herbaceous plant, with stems 0.3-2 m tall, green or purple, bluntly four-angled, and the stem covered with long fuzz.

The leaves are broadly ovate or round, 7-13 cm long and 4.5-10 cm wide, with a short pointed or abruptly pointed leaf tip, a round or broadly wedge-shaped base, and coarse serrations along the margin. The leaves are green or purple, or purple only on the underside. The upper side of the leaves has sparse fuzz, and the underside has appressed fuzz.

The verticillasters have 2 flowers, forming a terminal and axillary raceme 1.5-15 cm long, densely covered with long soft hairs and; the bracts are broadly ovate or nearly round, about 4 mm long and wide, with a short pointed tip, externally covered with reddish-brown glandular dots, hairless, and with a membranous margin; the pedicel is 1.5 mm long and densely covered with soft hairs.

The nutlets are spherical, grayish-brown, about 1.5 mm in diameter, with a reticulate pattern on the surface. Perilla flowers from August to November and fruits from August to December.

Growth characteristics of perilla

Perilla has strong growth adaptability and low environmental requirements. It generally grows in well-drained, fertile sandy loam, loam, and clay loam, around houses, and along ditches and field edges.