Pictures of perilla are shown below.

Perilla is an annual herb in the family Labiatae, genus Perilla. The stems are 0.3-2 meters tall, green or purple, obtusely 4-angled, 4-sulcate, and densely villous.

In the countryside, perilla is a very common plant. It is basically not picky about the growing environment, such as in the past there are a lot of rural outhouses, and in the outhouse near the easy to grow this plant. Of course, in some roadsides, ditches, yards, as well as vegetable fields, orchards, will grow.

Purple sage growth profile:

Purple sage this plant is actually very recognizable, its leaves are usually purple, of course, there are some varieties of white. Even the stem is purple, and when picked and smelled, it has a strong herbal-like flavor.

The plant is very vigorous, and it reproduces mostly by seed. When there's a perilla plant up in a place, just don't uproot it. After it fruits in the fall, its seeds fall to the ground, and then in the spring of the following year a large patch of perilla will grow around it.

After that, there will be endless perilla every year, because of this, in the past, many people in the countryside have pigs at home, need to go out every day to beat the hog grass, and perilla in the countryside is too common, it is often cut to feed the pigs.