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Mushroom varieties

What will you grow?

Every variety your Flush grows, with its ideal fruiting conditions and a guide to getting the best from it. Each one has a matching Basic-mode preset.

Lion's Mane mushrooms

Lion's Mane

Delicate seafood flavour; prized for focus and memory.

19°C · 88% RH · 750 ppm
King Oyster mushrooms

King Oyster

Thick meaty stems made for searing like scallops.

16°C · 93% RH · 1250 ppm
Black Pearl King Oyster mushrooms

Black Pearl King Oyster

A chef’s favourite: dark caps and deep umami.

16°C · 93% RH · 1250 ppm
Pink Oyster mushrooms

Pink Oyster

Ruffled coral petals with a smoky bacon-ish edge.

24°C · 88% RH · 650 ppm
Gold Oyster mushrooms

Gold Oyster

Bright and nutty — almost too pretty to cook.

22°C · 88% RH · 650 ppm
Blue Oyster mushrooms

Blue Oyster

Slate-blue caps with rich savoury depth.

16°C · 88% RH · 650 ppm
Snow White Oyster mushrooms

Snow White Oyster

Crisp, clean and quick — the easiest first grow there is.

16°C · 88% RH · 650 ppm
Shiitake mushrooms

Shiitake

The classic — smoky, meaty, endlessly useful.

16°C · 85% RH · 750 ppm
Maitake mushrooms

Maitake

Hen of the woods: feathery fronds, extraordinary roasted.

18°C · 93% RH · 650 ppm
Golden Enoki mushrooms

Golden Enoki

Wild-form enoki — amber bouquets with a gentle crunch.

15°C · 90% RH · 1250 ppm
Chestnut mushrooms

Chestnut

Glossy amber clusters with a crisp nutty bite.

18°C · 93% RH · 1250 ppm
Pioppino mushrooms

Pioppino

Velvet caps on firm stems, with a peppery, earthy finish.

18°C · 88% RH · 1250 ppm
Beech mushrooms

Beech

Buna shimeji — nutty little clusters that keep their crunch.

15°C · 93% RH · 750 ppm
Silver Shimeji mushrooms

Silver Shimeji

Small, elegant and savoury; built for butter and soy.

17°C · 88% RH · 700 ppm
Blue Shimeji mushrooms

Blue Shimeji

Marbled blue-grey caps with a sweet, shellfish-like bite.

17°C · 88% RH · 700 ppm
Phoenix Oyster mushrooms

Phoenix Oyster

A graceful summer oyster, soft with an almond sweetness.

22°C · 88% RH · 650 ppm
Warm White Oyster mushrooms

Warm White Oyster

Cream-capped and mellow; turns to velvet in the pan.

23°C · 88% RH · 650 ppm
Coral Tooth mushrooms

Coral Tooth

Lion’s mane’s wilder cousin — cascading icicles, crab-sweet.

19°C · 88% RH · 750 ppm
Reishi mushrooms

Reishi

The lacquered wellness classic, grown for tea and tincture.

23°C · 80% RH · 1250 ppm
Turkey Tail mushrooms

Turkey Tail

Banded and beautiful — this one you brew, not sauté.

21°C · 88% RH · 750 ppm