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by akanet 560 days ago
I'm growing panellum stipticus on some wood and rice right now. The glow is very faint but quite satisfying to perceive. I hope to make a nice nightlight out of it
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What do you mean by "on" rice? On the living plant? Or you mean it's growing in a jar of rice?

A bioluminescent wood nightlight sounds amazing, surely someone sells them

Rice (flour) is a common substrate to grow mushrooms. Make sterilized/hydrated rice cake and inject some spores into it.
I have four bioluminescent petunia houseplants above my bed for that.
I was curious, and here is a video of the product (not trying to push marketing).

https://youtu.be/iaE7EsW-x_A?feature=shared&t=98

Those are the ones. They’re awesome. I put one in a clear pot and the roots glow. https://www.instagram.com/ceejayoz/p/C8_Dgqvuq2C/