2009-11-19_Flammulina_sp_biolib.cz.jpg : František ŠARŽÍK derivative work: Ak ccm · CC BY-SA 3.0
Enokitake
Fungi·Flammulina velutipes
Shade
Sun
High
Water
Well-drained soil
Drainage
Zones 4–9
Hardiness
Enokitake (Flammulina velutipes) is a fungus. It grows best in shade and has high water needs.
Through the year
DormantLeafing outFruiting
Works well with
from wiki dataNo companions recorded.
WHAT IT NEEDS
Shade tolerant
Needs a lot of water
Needs well-drained soil
Prefers soil pH 5–7
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Prefers loamy, sandy, clayey soil
Tolerates some soil compaction
Adds a lot of organic matter to the soil
WHAT IT GIVES
Gives spores (reproductive units)
Gives organic matter (nutrient cycling)
HOW IT GROWS
SIZE & SPACING
Fungi
Height5–15 cm
Spacing5 cm (min 2 cm)
Root depthShallow
Width2–5 cm
Width figures are rough estimates, the most variable measurement in our data.
AI estimate · accuracy improves as growers contribute corrections.
HOW TO PROPAGATE
Propagate by spore, mycelial culture
Difficulty
Establishes in about 1 yr
Where this comes from
Parsed11 Sept 2026
ConfidenceNot recorded
Photograph 2009-11-19_Flammulina_sp_biolib.cz.jpg : František ŠARŽÍK derivative work: Ak ccm · CC BY-SA 3.0