Herb
Perilla frutescens crispa
B tier
Perilla frutescens var. crispa denotes the frilly-edged Japanese shiso group—deeply ruffled leaves used as classic ao- and aka-jiso. The crispa epithet marks the ornamental-culinary ruffle versus flatter Korean types. Order crispa seed when you want traditional Japanese leaf architecture for sashimi plating.
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Traits
Botanical VarietyCulinaryFrillyJapanese FormJapanese TypeRuffled Leaf
History
JP
Japanese selection emphasised crisped leaf margins for shiso.
Botanical variety names recorded crispa forms of culinary perilla.
Seed science used crispa to specify Japanese-type ruffled shiso.
Specialty growers listed P. frutescens crispa for authentic shiso leaf shape.