Growing Japanese Shiso herbs

Hi,

I'm just getting into edible gardening and my wife, who's from Japan, was asking if I can grow 'shiso' a kind of Japanese herb that we can't buy in the UK.

Anyone have tips for this?

Actually, just looked it up and its called 'perilla' in English.

Thanks,

 

I've not heard this name before but it looks interesting. This article says it's related to mint so it should be hardy in our climate. Next problem.. where can we get some cuttings

http://www.uni-graz.at/~katzer/engl/Peri_fru.html

 

Hi Terrier,

Thanks for the reply. So it should be growable in the UK then? That's great news.

So do we need cuttings and not seeds? I could ask my in-laws to send some, but is that ok to send cuttings/seeds from Japan?

 

Try here for red or green varieties of Shiso...http://www.nickys-nursery.co.uk/seeds/pages/altsal1.htm

Steve...

 

Thanks for the link Steve. Have you tried growing it yourself? Any tips?