Phoenix / Indian Oyster (Pleurotus pulmonarius)

Phoenix Oyster (also known as Indian Oyster or Pleurotus pulmonarius) is one of the most versatile, reliable and vigorous gourmet mushrooms you can grow. Our cultures are produced fresh in our sterile UK lab and delivered in the format that suits your grow: liquid culture, agar plate, agar slant or ready-to-fruit grow kit.

🔥 Why Grow Phoenix / Indian Oyster?

• Exceptionally fast coloniser — among the quickest of all oysters

• Produces large, elegant clusters with beautiful white–tan caps

• Thrives in warm or variable temperatures (perfect for UK homes)

• Extremely forgiving, beginner-friendly and contamination-resistant

• Delicious savoury flavour ideal for stir-fries, grilling or pan-frying

🧪 Produced in Our UK Sterile Lab
Every Phoenix Oyster culture is made in small batches inside our HEPA-filtered laboratory. Each batch is contamination-tested, strain-verified, and shipped fresh for maximum performance and reliability.

🧬 Choose Your Format

1. Liquid Culture (10ml)
Live, fast-growing mycelium suspended in nutrient broth. Ideal for inoculating sterilised grain jars or bags. The fastest and easiest way to grow Phoenix Oyster.

2. Agar Culture Plate
A sterile petri dish holding a clean, vigorous culture of Phoenix Oyster. Perfect for expansion, long-term projects, cloning, or maintaining your own library.

3. Agar Slant
A long-term storage tube containing Phoenix Oyster mycelium grown on angled nutrient agar. Ideal for strain preservation and repeated use.

4. Phoenix Oyster Grow Kit
A fully colonised grow block that fruits quickly and reliably. Simply cut open, mist and harvest beautiful clusters at home within days.

📦 What You’ll Receive

• Your chosen Phoenix / Indian Oyster culture format

• Sterile, lab-created culture produced in the UK

• Clear instructions for use

• The Mushroom Lab sterility guarantee

🛡️ Sterility Guarantee
If your culture arrives compromised or contaminated, we will replace it free of charge. Your success is our priority.

🚚 Fast UK Delivery
All orders ship from our UK lab and typically arrive within 1–3 working days.