Spring Starflower

Perilla

About Spring Starflower and Perilla

Spring Starflower

Perilla

Add ⊕

What is

Life Span

Perennial

Annual

Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Herbs, Spices

Origin

South America, Argentina

Eastern Asia, Southern Asia, India, Nepal, China

Types

Perennial

Number of Varieties

3520

0 40000

👆🏻

Habitat

Temperate Regions

Cultivated Beds

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-97-10

0 99

👆🏻

AHS Heat Zone

9-1

12 - 1

Sunset Zone

21,22

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

10.20 cm91.44 cm

0 3900

👆🏻

Minimum Width

5.10 cm45.72 cm

0 6350

👆🏻

Plant Color

Flower Color

Light Blue, Light Purple, Silver, Sky Blue

White, Light Pink

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green, Gray Green

Green, Purple

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green, Purple

Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Green, Purple

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Grass like

Oval with toothed margin

Thorns

✔ ✘

Season

Plant Season

Spring

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter

Late Fall, Spring

Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

By dividing rhizomes, tubers

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

Average Water Needs

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Moist, Well drained

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Moist, Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Part sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Nitrogen

Pests and Diseases

Slugs, Snails

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Drought, Dry soil

Facts

Flowers

✔ ✘

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

✔ ✘

Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

Attracts

Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds

Butterflies

Allergy

Dermatitis, Pulmonary oedema, Respiratory distress

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Good for skin

Edible Uses

✔ ✘

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Antibacterial, Antidote, Antipyretic, Antiseptic, Antispasmodic, Antitussive, Asthma, Carminative, Diaphoretic, Emollient, Exoectorant, Expectorant, Pectoral, Stomachic, Tonic

Part of Plant Used

Flowers

Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

Other Uses

For making oil, Used as essential oil

Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

Garden Design

Container, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

Showy Tree

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Ipheion uniflorum

PERILLA frutescens

Common Name

Spring Starflower, Springstar

Perilla, Shiso

In Hindi

Spring Starflower

Perilla plant

In German

Frühling Borretsch

Perilla Pflanze

In French

Spring Starflower

plante Perilla

In Spanish

primavera Flor de estrella

planta de perilla

In Greek

άνοιξη starflower

φυτό perilla

In Portuguese

primavera Starflower

planta Perilla

In Polish

Wiosna Starflower

Poręcz roślin

In Latin

Spring Starflower

Perilla herba

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Vascular plant

Class

Lilopsida

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asparagales

Lamiales

Family

Liliaceae

Lamiaceae

Genus

Ipheion

Perilla

Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Gilliesieae

Subfamily

Allioideae

Nepetoideae

Number of Species

5023

1 27800

👆🏻

Properties of Spring Starflower and Perilla

Wondering what are the properties of Spring Starflower and Perilla? We provide you with everything About Spring Starflower and Perilla. Spring Starflower doesn't have thorns and Perilla doesn't have thorns. Also Spring Starflower does not have fragrant flowers. Spring Starflower has allergic reactions like and Perilla has allergic reactions like . Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Spring Starflower and Perilla and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

Compare Bulb Plants » More

Spring Starflower and Iris

Spring Starflower and Dwarf Iris

Spring Starflower and Wild Hyacinth

» More Compare Bulb Plants

Season and Care of Spring Starflower and Perilla

Season and care of Spring Starflower and Perilla is important to know. While considering everything about Spring Starflower and Perilla Care, growing season is an essential factor. Spring Starflower season is Spring and Perilla season is Spring. The type of soil for Spring Starflower is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Perilla is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Spring Starflower is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Perilla is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Spring Starflower and Perilla Physical Information

Spring Starflower and Perilla physical information is very important for comparison. Spring Starflower height is 10.20 cm and width 5.10 cm whereas Perilla height is 91.44 cm and width 45.72 cm. The color specification of Spring Starflower and Perilla are as follows:

Spring Starflower flower color: Light Blue, Light Purple, Silver and Sky Blue
Spring Starflower leaf color: Green, Light Green and Gray Green
Perilla flower color: White and Light Pink
Perilla leaf color: Green and Purple

Care of Spring Starflower and Perilla

Care of Spring Starflower and Perilla include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Spring Starflower pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Perilla pruning is done . In summer Spring Starflower needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Perilla needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.