🍄 Enoki / Enokitake
Flammulina velutipes
mushrooms
saprophytic fungus on wood
☀️ Sun
low to no light (for white, elongated stems)
💧 Water
high humidity 90-95%
🗺️ Zones
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🧪 Soil pH
5.5-6.5 (substrate)
🪴 Soil Type
Well-drained
🚿 Drainage
Well-drained
🍴 Edible Parts
🍽️ Hot pot, soups, ramen, stir-fries, salads (raw), Japanese, Chinese, Korean cuisine
Key:🤝 Grows well together❌ Keep apart☀️ Sun needs💧 Water🗺️ Hardiness zone
🤝 Companions (5)
Companion on mushroom log stacks; different preferred wood types
🤝 hardwood logs
Winter mushroom, fruits in very cold temperatures (even under snow). Wild form looks different from cultivated (long-stemmed, small-capped). Cultivated in narrow-necked bottles for characteristic shape. Not a companion plant.
🤝 indoor bottle cultivation
Winter mushroom, fruits in very cold temperatures (even under snow). Wild form looks different from cultivated (long-stemmed, small-capped). Cultivated in narrow-necked bottles for characteristic shape. Not a companion plant.
🤝 oak or elm logs (host)
Enoki grows on dead hardwood; oak and elm are preferred substrates
🤝 shade trees (maple, beech)
Forest canopy provides the cold, dark conditions enoki needs for the prized long-stem form
⚠️ Keep Apart (1)
⚠️ warm temperatures during fruiting
Growth inhibition or competition
📝 Growing Notes
Winter mushroom, fruits in very cold temperatures (even under snow). Wild form looks different from cultivated (long-stemmed, small-capped). Cultivated in narrow-necked bottles for characteristic shape. Not a companion plant.
🛒 Buy Seeds & Plants
Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds
Johnny's Selected Seeds
Botanical Interests
True Leaf Market
Burpee
Territorial Seed Company
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