Lepista nuda

Wood blewit

The wood blewit is a lilac-violet litter saprotroph of Europe and North America and one of the few Lepista grown by hobbyists, on composted leaves and straw. It fruits late, after the first cold nights of autumn, and often persists into early winter.

Lepista nuda — Photo: Archenzo, Italy, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Very humid airBand in Plantistry

Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest period

Where it grows wild

Litter saprotroph of deciduous and coniferous woods, hedgerows, gardens and compost heaps, often in rings or arcs.

Recorded from 10 to 2347 m, median 513 m; mostly lowland and submontane.

Northern EuropeWestern EuropeCentral EuropeSouthern EuropeNorth America

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates

✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it

✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light

✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it

✓ Substrate and airflow

✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 3.0 licence, unmodified.