Ganoderma lucidum
Reishi is a polypore with a naturally lacquered surface that emphasizes its brilliant, rusty red and buttery yellow hues. Grown primarily as a medicinal mushroom (its Chinese name “Ling Zhi” translates to “mushroom of immortality”), Reishi are easily dried for use in teas or decoration. Reishi will grow best outdoors on Sugar Maple or Sweet Gum logs (best in the southern US) or on sterilized sawdust blocks.
Manipulation of light, temperature, humidity and CO2 levels during fruiting determines which of two forms, conch or antler, that Reishi will take as it develops.
