What is the perilla flower called? Let us introduce you to the perilla flower

Aliases of perilla

Perilla is an annual herbaceous plant in the Lamiaceae family. Its aliases include guiren, baisu, chisu, hongsu, heisu, baizisu, qingsu, 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 hairs.

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 rounded or broadly wedge-shaped base, and coarse serrations along the margin. The leaf color is green or purple, or only the underside is purple; the upper surface of the leaf has sparse hairs, and the lower surface has appressed hairs.

The verticillasters have 2 flowers, forming terminal and axillary racemes 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, with a membranous margin; the pedicels are 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. The flowering period of perilla is from August to November, and the fruiting period is from August to December.

Growth characteristics of perilla

Perilla has strong growth adaptability and does not have high environmental requirements. It generally grows on well-drained, fertile sandy loam, loam, and clay loam, in front of and behind houses, and along ditches and field edges.