Mushroom Plant on Real World Gardener radio show

 KITCHEN GARDEN SEGMENT  on REAL WORLD GARDENER radio show <p>Scientific Name: Rungia klossii</p> <p style="font-weight:400;">Common name: Mushroom plant</p> <p style="font-weight:400;">Family: Acanthaceae</p> <p style="font-weight:400;">Origin: New Guinea</p> <p style="font-weight:400;"> </p> <p style="font-weight:400;">Rungia klossii is an evergreen Perennial growing to 0.6 m x 0.6 m at a medium rate. </p> <p style="font-weight:400;">Soils: Suitable for: light or sandy, medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. </p> <p style="font-weight:400;"> </p> <p style="font-weight:400;">Habitat: Mushroom plant can grow in semi-shade  but not full sun in an Australian summer. It prefers dry or moist soil if grown in the ground otherwise growing in a pot is very successful.</p> <p style="font-weight:400;">Description:The shiny mid green have a yellowish mid-rib. </p> <p style="font-weight:400;">The elliptic leaves are arranged in pairs with adjacent pairs perpendicular to one another (decussate leaf arrangement mush like in a hydrangea).</p> <p style="font-weight:400;">Flowers: Blue flowers that appear in a cluster in ideal positions.</p> <p>proteins. Harvesting: The Mushroom plant can be harvested all year round,  but the best is to harvest during the active growth period to provide a bushy growth.</p> <p>Uses: In the kitchen it's used in salads, soups and wok dishes, a small cooking even increases the mushroom aroma.</p> <p>Frosts: Low frosts are tolerated but lead to leaf loss. </p> <p style="font-weight:400;">Fun fact: Higher in protein that actual mushrooms.</p> What is it exactly and why is it called mushroom plant. <p style="font-weight:400;">Let's star with, how do you love your mushrooms? In a risotto, sautéed with scrambled eggs, in soups or salads? Perhaps you don’t like them at all. Here’s a way to enjoy the taste without the texture and it’s all natural.</p> <p style="font-weight:400;">The leaves are somewhat stiff and lightly curled at the tip.</p> <p style="font-weight:400;">Yes, the leaves taste like mushroom