Red Shiso Britton

👅 Flavor Profile:

A gentle mint-and-basil aroma, suited to fresh leaves and delicate finishing touches.

🍴 Culinary Uses:

• 🍚 Slice into rice bowls just before serving
• 🥒 Pair with cucumber salads for a fresh herbal accent
• 🍣 Garnish sushi, poke, or sashimi with bicolor leaves
• 🍣 Use larger leaves as wraps or a base for small bites
• 🥗 Add tender leaves to salad mixes for their two-sided colour

In the kitchen:

Choose Britton for its two-sided foliage and mild mint-and-basil aroma. Whole leaves suit a fresh plate; sliced leaves are easy to scatter over rice or noodles.

🌱 Growing Notes:

• 🪴 Annual herb, 18–24” tall, branching habit
• 🍂 Bicolour leaves: green upper surface, red-purple underside
• 🌞 Thrives in full sun to part shade, warm-season crop
• ⏱ Begin picking leaves once plants are established
• 🐝 Pollinator-friendly + aromatic in the garden

✨ Quick Facts:

• Latin Name: Perilla frutescens var. crispa ‘Britton’

• Habit: Annual, 18–24” tall, branching

• Leaf colour: Green on top, red-purple underneath

• Flavor: Mild, mint-and-basil aroma

• Culinary Uses: Salads, sushi wraps, rice bowls, fresh garnishes

• Special Use: Bicolour foliage for edible garnishes and ornamental planting

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