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Add a Clear Display Box to your order to create the ideal environment for your reishi skull to thrive, while showcasing its growth in style.
 
Perfect for as a gift for fans of the macabre and gothic! This striking alternative to a houseplant is sure to be a conversation starter in your home.
 
Our Reishi Skulls come filled with your choice of the following:
 
Blood Reishi (Sanguinoderma rugosum): Though not technically a reishi, this fungus bears some similarity to its reishi cousins, being under the Ganodermataceae family. Its fruiting bodies are a deep matte black, with bright white growing tips and grow straight up. Put it under UV lights and the white pores glow in shades of pink and orage! The white growing tips and mycelium also bruise a vivid red when disturbed. If you cut and squeeze the fruiting body, it will "bleed" out vivid red liquid that can be used as a natural ink (it dries black). This species grows much more quickly than true reishi, with pins appearing in as little as 1 week.
 
Red Reishi (Ganoderma lucidum - UK-Native strain): Renowned for its smooth, glossy surface and glossy red hue. Its lacquered finish make it a stunning centerpiece for displays or nature-inspired decor.
 
Black Reishi (Ganoderma sinense)  Glossy purple-black fruiting bodies. Like other reishi, its fruit bodies take many months to develop to maturity, making for a fascinating growing experience.  
 
Antler Reishi (Ganoderma multipileum), also known as Antler Reishi, is native to tropical regions across Asia. It produces a dense mass of orange-red antler-shaped fruiting bodies over many months.
 
Reishi has the tendency to grow in all sorts of weird and wonderful ways (with the exception of Blood Reishi, which has a more predictable vertical growth habit). You can help guide its growth by placing it near a light source, since reishi will grow towards the light. 
 
Display Box Add On: You also have the option to add a clear display box (22x27x35cm) with a magnetic door to your order. It doubles as a terrarium, providing the high humidity needed for the reishi to thrive. Please note that the Reishi Skull does not come with the display box - it needs to be ordered separately.
 
Once your reishi has finished growing, you can choose to take it out of the display box to dry out naturally and keep as a display piece or harvest your reishi for use in teas and tinctures. If you're keen to grow a larger quantity of reishi, we recommend getting our ready-to-grow Reishi kits. These come as a standard grow block which are a larger size.

 
Difficulty: Medium
Maximum Yield: 300g
Preferred temperature: 21-27℃
Indoor/Outdoor: Indoor all year round, can be grown outdoors during warmer months.
 
For detailed instructions on growing this kit, check our online guide here.
 
All of our kits are meticulously grown and packed at our urban mushroom farm in London. We guarantee the freshness of every kit, which is ready to start growing as soon as it arrives.