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Shiitake Mushroom detail of my Floral Trends Design Group- opening demonstration 2010.
Common name
Shiitake Mushrooms
Shiitake Mushrooms
Origin
The mushroom is cultivated by cutting Shii trees with axes and placing the logs by trees with growing shiitake or containing shiitake spores. It is a feature of many Asian cuisines and has long been considered a medicinal mushroom.
The mushroom is cultivated by cutting Shii trees with axes and placing the logs by trees with growing shiitake or containing shiitake spores. It is a feature of many Asian cuisines and has long been considered a medicinal mushroom.
Colors
Cream to stone.
Cream to stone.
Varieties
Vase life
Keeps fresh for five to eight days thereafter it keeps its shape very well as it air dries.
Keeps fresh for five to eight days thereafter it keeps its shape very well as it air dries.
Scent
It is a mushroom...
It is a mushroom...
Uses
Looks fantastic with moss or place on bark.
Looks fantastic with moss or place on bark.
Conditioning
Place a pin into the bottom of the mushroom as it dries to make it easier to add into a design later or glue with a drop of Oasis Adhesive
Place a pin into the bottom of the mushroom as it dries to make it easier to add into a design later or glue with a drop of Oasis Adhesive
Design Example:
Spring Has Sprung!
Design Example: Anchoring Mushrooms onto the design with a mud putty
Design Example: Floral Art Demonstrations
Design Example: Drying Mushrooms for Floral Art
Design Example: Mud!!! Floral Art Demonstration at the Rondebosch Flower Club, Cape Town, South Africa
Design Example: The Plant Material used in the Demonstration
Design Example: Kitchen Garden
Design Example: Anchoring Mushrooms onto the design with a mud putty
Design Example: Floral Art Demonstrations
Design Example: Drying Mushrooms for Floral Art
Design Example: Mud!!! Floral Art Demonstration at the Rondebosch Flower Club, Cape Town, South Africa
Design Example: The Plant Material used in the Demonstration
Design Example: Kitchen Garden
