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Please note: this kit includes only the ready-to-grow colonised mycelium block. The display case shown in photo is not included.
This easy-to-grow kit will start producing mushrooms in 6-8 weeks and can yield 1 harvest. You can find detailed instructions for all our kits on our website. Each of our mushroom fruiting blocks weighs 1.8 kg and is made from sustainable, vegan, and peat-free substrates. Learn more about our materials here.
Blood Reishi Info
Blood Reishi is our nickname for Amauroderma rugosum (syn. Sanguinoderma rugosum), a striking polypore fungus native to the tropical and subtropical regions of Asia and the Pacific, including China, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, and the Philippines. It typically grows in humid forests, where it thrives on rotting wood or forest litter. This species is culturally and medicinally significant to many Indigenous communities across its native range.
In the wild, its fruiting body emerges from the forest floor as a thin black stipe (stem) rising from the leaf litter, topped with a fan-shaped, woody black cap and a white pore surface underneath. Much like fungi in the Ganoderma genus, Blood Reishi takes many months for the fruiting bodies to mature.
One of the most fascinating features of Blood Reishi is the way the white pores or mycelium 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) and we've had fun using it to draw directly on paper.
We’d love to hear how you’re using it too! If you’ve experimented with Blood Reishi as a dye or in your art, share your creations and ideas with us at fatfoxmushrooms@gmail.com. Photos welcome!
Difficulty: Easy
Approx. Number of Flushes: 1 flush that grows over the course of a year
Time to Fruit: Starts pinning on average around 1-3 months (depending on conditions)
Preferred temperature: 18-27℃
Indoor/Outdoor: Indoor
For detailed instructions on growing Blood Reishi, 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.
Blood Reishi Mushroom Ready-To-Grow Kit
This mushroom growing kit contains a colonised mycelium block grown on natural, organic, vegan substrates. Instructions are online on our website.
Start within 2 weeks for best results (this can be extended to 1 month if kept in the fridge or a cool, dark place).
*Please note: Christmas pre-orders and any kits bought in December are specially made to be started no later than mid-January.
