Small bell-shaped pink to pale purple flowers on 4 inch spikes. The flowers have notched upper and lower lips, and 2 short lateral lobes.
- Scientific Name: Perilla frutescens
- Other Names: Perilla, Shiso
- Plant Height: 1 - 3 feet
- Flower Size: 0.25 inch
- Fun Facts: Edible. The common name comes from the purple-red leaves that resemble raw meat.
- Flower Color: Pink
- Bloom Time: August, September, October
- Petal: 5
- Leaf: Opposite, Purple, Toothed, Wrinkled
- Stem: Grooved, Hairy, Purple
- Environment: Moist, Part Shade, Sun
- Location: Crabtree Creek Greenway, Indian Creek Greenway