Featured Recipes: • Dressed Warm Kyoto • Egg Rolls of Maine Shrimp with Thai Peanut • Scallops Poached in Cream • Two Salads in One Gardening Tips: Repeat Performance Though I sometimes use my red shiso in rice dishes, its main claim to fame in my garden is the beautiful, burgundy-colored foliage. Since it is a bushy plant, it’s great for covering the bottoms of leggy flowers like cosmos and hollyhocks. Best of all, it self-sows with abandon in the same spot each year, providing an instant planting each summer.

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