Mushroom Plant UK | Rungia klossii Rare Edible Herb Plant

Mushroom Plant is a rare and unusual edible herb grown for its glossy green foliage and distinctive savoury flavour. The fresh leaves have a remarkable mushroom-like taste and aroma, making this a brilliant plant for adventurous cooks, rare herb collectors, and anyone interested in unusual edible houseplants.

In the UK, Rungia klossii is best grown as a potted houseplant in bright indirect light, or kept outdoors in a warm, sheltered position during summer. It is attractive, compact, easy to grow in pots, and makes an excellent conversation-piece plant for the kitchen, windowsill, conservatory, or indoor plant collection.

Key Features

- Rare edible herb also known as Mushroom Plant
- Fresh leaves have a savoury, mushroom-like flavour
- Excellent for unusual culinary use
- Attractive glossy green foliage
- Suitable for growing in pots
- Can be grown indoors year-round in the UK
- May be kept outside in warm summer weather
- Ideal for collectors of rare herbs, edible plants, and unusual houseplants

Culinary Use

Mushroom Plant can be used fresh as a chopped herb in salads, wraps, noodle dishes, stir-fries, soups, tacos, curries, and herb sauces. I personally enjoy using it with Mexican and Thai food alongside coriander, where its savoury flavour works particularly well.

For best flavour, use the leaves fresh and add them near the end of cooking or as a garnish.

Growing Information

Light: Bright indirect light is ideal, though it can tolerate low to medium indoor light.  
Water: Keep lightly moist, but do not allow the soil to become waterlogged.  
Soil: Grow in a pot with good drainage using a free-draining houseplant or herb mix.  
Temperature: Prefers warm, frost-free conditions.  
Indoor growing: Well suited to year-round indoor growing in the UK.  
Outdoor growing: Can be grown outside in warm weather, but must be protected from frost.

Please Note

This listing is for a young rooted cutting, not a large mature plant. Each plant will vary slightly in size, shape, and leaf growth.

Your cutting will be rooted and established in propagation conditions, ready to pot on carefully after arrival. Pot on gently, avoid overwatering, and allow time for the plant to settle into its new environment.

Sold as a live plant for culinary, ornamental, botanical, and educational interest.