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Flowers are plants that can be grown from wild Seed Seeds, seed packets, and seedlings planted in Flower Plots.

Besides containing information on flowers as an item, this set of pages serves as a guide to the mechanics of flowers. The different page tabs have information as follows:

  • Flowers (this page): General information about terminology, growing and managing flowers, and other basics.
  • Types: Further details on the different flower types and how to obtain them.
  • Patterns: Further details on the different flower patterns and examples of what they look like.
  • Breeding: Extensive guide on how to breed flowers, including charts for flower colors and pattern compatibility.
  • Other Resources: Organization resources (maps and checklists), links to video guides, and example breeding layouts.

For information on pink Gift Flower Gift Flowers that contain items, go to "Gift Flowers". For information on Rainfall Flower Rainfall Flowers, go to "Rainfall Flowers". For information on the Flowers (Collection) "Flowers" collection, go to "Flowers (Collection)".

About Flowers

There are many types (or species) of flowers, including native flowers for the different regions of Friendship Island and flowers that are only obtainable during certain Events Events. Flowers come in limited colors by default, but new color variations are obtained through breeding different flower colors together.

After several days of growth (that can be sped up by Watering Can watering daily), flowers will bloom and be able to be plucked for their flower. The plant will regrow afterwards. Plucked flowers can be used at the Creation Station Creation Station or placed into Flower Boxes located around Friendship Island Friendship Island, most commonly near the signs of Visitor Cabin Visitor Cabins. There are also many flower boxes around City Town City Town, but it has no space to grow flowers.

A group of Flower Plots is a Flower Patch. An entire patch can be affected at once by most actions by holding down the button for that action.

Flowers with a special pattern applied on top of their color are sometimes referred to as "rare" flowers in the game. These rare flowers can cross with other flower types to breed their main color or breed their pattern into the other type. A default pattern can be obtained, with some luck, by applying Fertilizer Fertilizer. Hybrid flowers are rare flowers with different pattern colors, most often obtained by breeding patterned flowers of the same type together.

If the player converses with Wish me mell Wish me mell and asks her about flowers, she will explain the basics of many of the topics also covered here.

List of Flowers

Refer to the "Biome Compatibility" chart if interested in where each type will grow or "Breeding: Pattern Chart" for compatible non-default patterns.

List of Regional Flowers

Refer to "Types: Order of Obtaining" for how to unlock the different regional flowers.
Regional Flower Types
Image Name Tags Rarity Seed
Packet
Seedling Default
Colors
Default
Pattern
Source
Bellbutton.png
Bellbutton
Bellbutton Flower Meadow Common seed packet seedling  white

 yellow

 blue

Ombre Pattern
Ombre
Seed Seed in Merry Meadow Merry Meadow (if native)

Mystery Seed Capsule Mystery Seed Capsule (if not native)

Dandelily.png
Dandelily
Dandelily Flower Meadow Common seed packet seedling  white

 red

 yellow

Ombre Pattern
Ombre
Seed Seed in Merry Meadow Merry Meadow (if native)

Mystery Seed Capsule Mystery Seed Capsule (if not native)

Penstemum.png
Penstemum
Penstemum Flower Meadow Common seed packet seedling  white

 green

 sky

Ombre Pattern
Ombre
Seed Seed in Merry Meadow Merry Meadow (if native)

Mystery Seed Capsule Mystery Seed Capsule (if not native)

Tulias.png
Tulias
Tulias Flower Meadow Common seed packet seedling  red

 yellow

 violet

Ombre Pattern
Ombre
Seed Seed in Merry Meadow Merry Meadow (if native)

Mystery Seed Capsule Mystery Seed Capsule (if not native)

Hibiscus.png
Hibiscus
Hibiscus Flower Tropical Common seed packet seedling  hot pink Ombre Pattern
Ombre
Seed Seed in Seaside Resort Seaside Resort
Ghostgleam.png
Ghostgleam
Ghostgleam Flower Spooky Common seed packet seedling  white Ombre Pattern
Ombre
Seed Seed in Spooky Swamp Spooky Swamp
Thistle.png
Thistle
Thistle Flower Rocky Common seed packet seedling  violet Ombre Pattern
Ombre
Seed Seed in Gemstone Mountain Gemstone Mountain
Heavy Nettle.png
Heavy Nettle
Heavy Nettle Flower Volcanic Common seed packet seedling  orange Ombre Pattern
Ombre
Seed Seed in Mount Hothead Mount Hothead
Anemone.png
Anemone
Anemone Flower Aquatic Common seed packet seedling  lime

 magenta

Ombre Pattern
Ombre
Seed Seed in Rainbow Reef Rainbow Reef
Dreampuff.png
Dreampuff
Dreampuff Flower Dreamy Common seed packet seedling  mint

 cloud

 periwinkle

 cool pink

Ombre Pattern
Ombre
Seed Seed in Cloud Island Cloud Island
Frostfeather.png
Frostfeather
Frostfeather Flower Icy Peak Common seed packet seedling  ice Frost Pattern
Frost
Seed Seed in Icy Peak Icy Peak
Blazebulb.png
Blazebulb
Blazebulb Flower Volcanic Common seed packet seedling  coral

 blush

 peach

 cream

Molten Pattern
Molten
Seed Seed in Caldera Caldera

List of Event Flowers

Event Flower Types
Image Name Tags Rarity Seed
Packet
Seedling Default
Colors
Default
Pattern
Source
Marigold.png
Marigold
Marigold Flower Colorblaze Uncommon N/A seedling  orange Trim Pattern
Trim
Random spawns: Merry Meadow Seaside Resort Gemstone Mountain Mount Hothead
(Colorblaze Carnival only)
Eggwort.png
Eggwort
Eggwort Flower Month of Meh Uncommon N/A seedling  white

 sky

Speckled Pattern
Speckled
Random spawns: Everywhere
(Month of Meh only)
Petunia.png
Petunia
Petunia Flower Jam Jamboree Uncommon N/A seedling  magenta Striped Pattern
Striped
Random spawns: Merry Meadow
(Jam Jamboree only)
Bowblossom.png
Bowblossom
Bowblossom Flower 50th Anniversary Uncommon N/A seedling  warm pink

 seafoam

 lilac

Iridescent Pattern
Iridescent
Random spawns: Merry Meadow Seaside Resort
(Hello Kitty's 50th Anniversary only)
Poinsettia.png
Poinsettia
Poinsettia Flower Give & Gather Uncommon N/A seedling  white

 red

Patch Pattern
Patch
Random spawns: Merry Meadow
(Give & Gather Celebration only)
Glowbal.png
Glowbal
Glowbal Flower Lighttime Jubilee Uncommon N/A seedling  yellow

 sky

 hot pink

Glow Pattern
Glow
Random spawns: Merry Meadow
(Lighttime Jubilee only)
Rose.png
Rose
Rose Flower Hugs & Hearts Uncommon N/A seedling  white

 red

 yellow

 pink

Ring Pattern
Ring
Random spawns: Merry Meadow Seaside Resort
(Hugs & Hearts only)
Happadil.png
Happadil
Happadil Flower Happy Haven Uncommon N/A seedling  yellow

 hot pink

Confetti Pattern
Confetti
Random spawns: Merry Meadow Seaside Resort
(Happy Haven Days only)

List of Recipes

Flower Recipes
Image Name Tags Rarity Source Materials
Penstemum Candle.png Flower Candle

(any flower type)

Fire Flower (varies)

(3rd tag matches the flower's 2nd tag)

Rare Creation Station Beeswax.png Beeswax (5)

Penstemum Flowers (5)

Rare Candle.png Rare Candle

(any pattern color)

Fire Flower Rare Rare Creation Station Beeswax.png Beeswax (5)

Penstemum Patterned Flowers (5)

Penstemum Flower Crown.png Flower Crown

(any flower type)

Flower (varies)

(2nd tag matches the flower's 2nd tag)

Rare Creation Station

Plans from Wish me mell level 16

Thread.png Thread (3)

Penstemum Flowers (15)

Side Ribbon Bow.png Side Ribbon Bow

(any color and/or pattern)

Cloth Uncommon Creation Station

Plans from Treasure Chest in Meadows Gazebo area

Ribbon Ribbon (15)

Penstemum Flowers (5)

Ribbon Bow.png Ribbon Bow

(any color and/or pattern)

Cloth Uncommon Creation Station

Plans from "A Gift for Cinnamoroll" quest

Ribbon Ribbon (15)

Penstemum Flowers (5)

Hello Kitty Red Bow.png Hello Kitty Red Bow Cloth Uncommon Creation Station

Plans from "A Bow for Besties" quest

Ribbon.png Ribbon (5)

Icon item flower penstemum red.png Red Penstemum (5)

Icon item flower dandelily red.png Red Dandelily (5)

Icon item flower tulias red.png Red Tulias (5)

Icon item flower bellbutton red.png Red Bellbutton (5)

Red Dye Red Dye (5)

Hello Kitty Style Bow.png Hello Kitty Style Bow

(any color and/or pattern)

Cloth Uncommon Creation Station

Plans from "Fashionuls" quest

Ribbon Ribbon (5)

Penstemum Flowers (20)

Basics Summarized

Flowers have surprisingly complex mechanics, but as a quick summary of this entire page:

Flower Growth
Quick Care You can interact with an entire flower patch at once if you hold down the button for a few seconds, until the meter above your head fills. This works for Fertilizer Interact Icon.png fertilizing, Watering Can.webp watering, Interact Icon.png plucking, and Trowel Icon.png troweling (but currently not planting).
Fertilize Often If you want to breed flowers, make sure they are Fertilizer fertilized!
  • Bloomed flowers don't count as fertilized. Always pluck bloomed flowers, then Fertilizer fertilize them afterwards.
  • Fertilizing greatly increases the chance of the flower spawning (producing) a new seed or seedling in any empty plot touching it. More new spawns mean more chances at different results.
  • Seeds and sprouts are too young to make new spawns anywhere, even if fertilized.
  • Fertilizing is not needed for breeding in the Greenhouse Greenhouse, which guarantees new spawns for older plants.
Flower Types Different flower types grow when Seed Seeds are planted in different regions.
Breeding New Traits Leave free spaces next to flowers you are breeding! New colors and patterns (with the exception of default patterns) only happen in seeds/seedlings spawned at reset.
  • Any 2 plants touching a free space can be the parents of a seed or seedling that spawns in it. If more than 2 plants are touching an empty plot, 2 parents are selected at random.
Mixing Colors Flowers of the same type can mix colors if their colors are compatible. Only specific colors mix.
  • Example: A Tulias Flower - Red.png red tulias breeds with a Tulias Flower - Yellow.png yellow tulias to make an Tulias Flower - Orange.png orange tulias. 30% chance per new spawn.
  • A flower type's default colors cannot be bred into it by mixing.
Getting Patterns Fertilizer Fertilizer has a 1% chance per application at turning plants without a pattern into patterned plants. Patterned plants have special uses!
  • Most flowers get the Ombre Pattern.png ombré pattern.
  • Event flowers get other patterns or effects. Effects are patterns but lack a pattern color.
  •  White flowers get  warm pink patterns. Other colors of flowers all get  white patterns.
  • In the Greenhouse Greenhouse, fertilizer is still needed for giving solid-colored flowers their default patterns.
Pattern Use 1:

Color Transfers

The patterned flower — if breeding with a flower of a different type and color — has a chance at making a new spawn with the primary color of the patterned flower and the type of the other flower.
  • Example: A Tulias Flower - Red and White Ombre.png red & white ombré tulias breeds with a Bellbutton Flower - Yellow.png yellow bellbutton to make a Bellbutton Flower - Red.png red bellbutton. 10% chance per new spawn.
  • If a flower does not have them as its default colors,  white,  red,  yellow,  sky,  blue, and  hot pink can only be obtained through color transfers.
  • A flower type's default colors cannot be bred into it by color transfers.
Pattern Use 2:

Pattern Transfers

The patterned flower — if breeding with a flower of a different type but the same color — has a chance at making a new spawn with the pattern from the patterned flower and the flower type of the other flower, if the pattern is compatible. Pattern compatibility depends on the flower type.
  • Example: A Eggwort Flower - Sky and White Speckled.png sky & white speckled eggwort breeds with a Dandelily Flower - Sky.png sky dandelily to make a Dandelily Flower - Sky and White Speckled.png sky & white speckled dandelily. 1% chance per new spawn.
  • Patterns cannot be transferred between different colors, not even in the same flower type.
  • A default pattern can be obtained by breeding it into the type as well as by Fertilizer fertilization.
Pattern Use 3:

Hybridization

Two patterned flowers of the same type can breed a new spawn where one flower's primary color becomes the pattern color of the other flower's pattern.
  • Example: A Tulias Flower - Yellow and White Ombre.png yellow & white ombré tulias breeds with a Tulias Flower - Blue and White Ombre.png blue & white ombré tulias to make a Tulias Flower - Yellow and Blue Ombre.png yellow & blue ombré tulias or a Tulias Flower - Blue and Yellow Ombre.png blue & yellow ombré tulias. 2% chance total per new spawn; 1% chance per result.
  • It is possible to hybridize flowers with different types of patterns, but the pattern type will not transfer between primary colors.

Exactly how to obtain specific flowers in specific colors does get more complicated. The "Crossbreeding" section covers it in detail. If you are not sure how to arrange your plants, check the "Example Layouts" section.

Official Guide Image

The following flower color guide was posted to the official Discord by the developer Chelsea. It does not show all currently available flower types, but it is still a good explanation of flower mechanics.

Flower Color Guide distributed by Chelsea.

(Click the guide to view a larger version.)

Flower Variations

Each flower grown from a Seed Seed or obtained through a Mystery Seed Capsule Mystery Seed Capsule will have one of a flower's default colors. Once grown, the player can crossbreed flowers of different colors to obtain new color variations.

Overall, there are 27 possible colors.

Possible Flower Colors
 white  red  coral  orange  yellow  lime  green
 warm pink  blush  peach  cream  pistachio  mint
 teal  sky  blue  indigo  violet  magenta  hot pink
 seafoam  cloud  ice  periwinkle  lilac  cool pink  pink

These are derived from HKIA's master palette, which is a tool the developers use to coordinate colors in the game. Black and gray are also on the master palette, but they are not available in flowers.

A flower can have a pattern. Patterns can have various types and colors of their own.

With all of the possible combinations of each flower type with all of the possible colors and patterns, there are well over 30,000 possible flower variations (37,098 as of January 2025). The game is not designed for the player to get all of them or to encourage the player to try. The goals for the Flowers collection do not require getting every possible variation, and there is no achievement for doing so.

Flowers are mainly used for Craft Icon.png crafting, Creation Station Icon.png creation, or decoration. Some flowers are used for quests, and sometimes the quests do require breeding for specific colors. The one Craft Icon.png crafting item that requires patterned flowers, the Rare Candle.png Rare Candle, can alternatively be obtained through the Crane Craze "Crane Craze" mini game.

Definitions of Terms

These are terms you may come across, here or in the wider HKIA community, when referring to flowers.

Definitions
double A term widely used by fan communities to refer to what are officially termed hybrid flowers (flowers with a non-default pattern color). For example, a white & orange speckled tulias might be called a "double speckled" or a "speckled double" in a discussion.
  • The term is shortened from "double color ombré", a term coined by Discord member dino_socks during a time when flower mechanics were still being discovered.
  • Note: This wiki does not use this term because it has caused confusion when explaining how hybrids and patterns work, perhaps because nothing is literally doubled.
hybrid A hybrid is a flower with a non-default pattern color. It is the result of hybridizing a patterned flower with another flower to affect the secondary (pattern) color. For example, breeding a red & white ombré penstemum with a teal & white ombré penstemum to produce a red & teal ombré penstemum or a teal & red ombré penstemum. The red & teal ombré penstemum and teal & red ombré penstemum flowers would be hybrids.
flower patch A grouping of flower plots. When mass actions are used on flowers, it affects all flowers in a single flower patch. Sometimes people refer to a patch as a field, but patch is the official term.
flower plot A single spot where a single seed or plant can be planted.
flower type A flower's species, such as bellbutton, hibiscus, or thistle.
pattern Or pattern type; a rare secondary coloration of a flower obtained by using fertilizer or by breeding patterned flowers. Ombré and speckled are examples of pattern types.
effect A special kind of pattern that does not have a separate secondary color. Iridescent is an example of an effect.
primary color The main color of a flower with a pattern, or the only color of a flower with no pattern. Sometimes this is referred to as the main color or solid color.
propagation When a flower produces new spawns at reset. A fertilized flower can propagate new spawns into any surrounding flower plots that are empty.
secondary color The color of a pattern, often referred to as the pattern color.
spawn In games, when something is produced by the game, players often refer it to something being spawned by the game. For example, when new seeds (and/or plants) are produced by flowers propagating at reset, the new seeds/plants spawned at reset, or the new seeds/plants are new spawns.

Composition of Flower Names

A flower name always includes its primary color and flower type. If the flower is patterned, it also has a secondary color and pattern type.

The order of colors always matters. A blue & white ombré bellbutton is an entirely different color than a white & blue ombré bellbutton.

Flower icons in the inventory always show the primary color and the pattern as smaller icons. The pattern color is not shown on the flower's icon.

What is in a name?
Example Flower Primary Color

Alternatively: Main Color/Solid Color

Secondary Color

Alternatively: Pattern Color

Pattern Type Flower Type
Tulias Flower - Violet.png

Violet Tulias

Tulias

Violet

N/A N/A Tulias

Tulias

Bellbutton Flower - Blue and White Ombre.png

Blue & White Ombré Bellbutton

ombre Bellbutton.png

Blue

White

Ombré

ombre

Bellbutton

Bellbutton.png

Growing Flowers

In order to grow a flower, the player can plant Seed seeds. Wild Seed Seeds from Merry Meadow Merry Meadow are one option. Players can also obtain Seed seeds as seed packets from Mystery Seed Capsule Mystery Seed Capsules and putting plucked flowers into the Icon interaction seed dispenser.png Seed Dispenser. When planting a seed or flower, the player will have the option to select from the following three options: All Flower Inventory Icon.png All Flowers, Seedling Flower Inventory Icon.png Seedlings, and Seed Flower Inventory Icon.png Seeds. Only ones who are compatible with the current biome will appear.

Flowers do not die or wilt if neglected, and they are not harmed by players walking or running through them.

Growth Stages

Flower growing stages.

Flowers have 5 growth stages, but different growth stages can last different periods of time. A growth period is typically a real-time day, with the flower advancing a stage at reset. Watering Can.webp Watering increases a flowers stage one growth period.

The stages of growth are:

  1. seed (1 growth period)
  2. sprout (2 growth periods)
  3. grown plant (1 growth period)
  4. bud (2 growth periods)
  5. bloomed flower (remains until plucked, which reverts it to grown)

Starting from a seed, a flower takes 4 days to bloom if watered daily using a Watering Can Watering Can. A flower can only be watered once a day. Flowers will still survive and grow if not watered; however, growth takes longer.

Watering causes a flower to grow 1 day faster than it would otherwise. If a flower spawns into the garden at a different stage than a seed, it may not always change stages when watered. This is most commonly seen with newly planted seedlings, which remain a bud even if watered the next day. This happens because some growth stages take longer than others. Specifically, the "sprout" and "bud" stages have double the length of other stages.

Expected Growth Cycle of Flowers by Day
Day Grown from Seed Seed

(no watering)

Grown from Seed Seed

(always Watering Can.webp watered)

Grown from Troweled Seedling

(always Watering Can.webp watered)

1 Seed planted. Seed is planted. Advances to stage "Sprout A" by watering. Seedling is planted. Cannot be watered.
2 Advanced to stage "Sprout A" at reset. Advanced to stage "Sprout B" at reset. Advances to stage "Grown" by watering. Advanced to stage "Bud A" at reset. Advances to stage "Bud B" by watering.
3 Advanced to stage "Sprout B" at reset. Advanced to stage "Bud A" at reset. Advances to stage "Bud B" by watering. Advanced to stage "Bloom" at reset. If plucked, returns to stage "Grown" and can be watered to advance to stage "Bud A".
4 Advanced to stage "Grown" at reset. Advanced to stage "Bloom" at reset. If plucked, returns to stage "Grown" and can be watered. Advances to stage "Bud A" by watering. Advanced to stage "Bud B" at reset. Advances to stage "Bloom" by watering. If plucked, returns to stage "Grown" and cannot be watered again.
5 Advanced to stage "Bud A" at reset. Advances to stage "Bud B" at reset. Advances to stage "Bloom" by watering. If plucked, returns to stage "Grown" and cannot be watered again. If previously plucked, advanced to stage "Bud A" at reset. Advances to stage "Bud B" by watering.
6 Advanced to stage "Bud B" at reset. Cycle is again at Day 3. Advanced to stage "Bloom" at reset. If plucked, returns to stage "Grown" and can be watered to advance to stage "Bud A".
7 Advanced to stage "Bloom" at reset. If plucked, returns to stage "Grown", and the cycle is again at Day 4. Cycle is again at Day 4.

Flowers grown in Rainbow Reef Rainbow Reef are automatically watered because they are underwater.

Patch Management

To reduce the time needed to manage flowers, there are patch-wide actions. The player can hold down an action button for around 3 seconds (shown by a meter that fills up over the player character) in order to do an action to the entire flower patch. This works with Watering Can.webp Watering, Fertilizer Interact Icon.png Fertilizing, Trowel Icon.png Troweling, and Interact Icon.png plucking.

The Fertilizer Interact Icon.png Fertilizer button displays how much of the item is currently in the player's inventory. If more flowers in a patch need to be fertilized than the player has fertilizer, patch-wide fertilization will fail, and the player will see a pop-up notification informing them of that. The Trowel Icon.png Trowel always comes with a pop-up notification that asks the player to confirm whether or not they want to proceed.

Currently, patch-wide actions are available by default, but these abilities may require completing quests to unlock in future versions of the game.

Watering Can.webp Watering can also be done with the assistance of a Nul Icon.png Nul wearing the Sprinkler Hat.png Sprinkler Hat, which is unlocked through the "Friends of the Flowers" quest. The Nul Icon.png Nul waters all the plots in a biome (region) once when the hat is given to it and can water once per day after that, but only if asked by the player. Multiple Nul Icon.png Nuls can receive hats, but only one Nul Icon.png Nul per region per day can water flowers.

Raindrop.png Rain in a region can also water flowers there. Raindrop.png Rain only has a chance of occurring after the "A Clue On The Shore" quest is completed.

Regardless of how a flower is watered, it can only be watered once per day. If a flower is watered, blooms, and is plucked, the plant will still be marked as watered. Newly planted seed packets and seedlings cannot be Watering Can.webp watered or Fertilizer Interact Icon.png fertilized.

Moving Flowers

The Trowel Icon.png Trowel is a tool that allows the player to dig up plants and is unlocked during the "Dig It Up" quest. Troweled seeds and sprouts go into the inventory as seed packets, and troweled older plants go into the inventory as seedlings. Both can be replanted when interacting with an empty flower plot.

Freshly planted seedlings are always at the "grown" stage, and freshly planted seed packets are always at the "sprout" stage. They are both automatically marked as watered and fertilized when put into the ground, but this automatic fertilization does not have a chance of giving the plant a pattern.

However, the automatic fertilization does boost seed propagation and crossbreeding, so replanting flowers is one way to "fertilize" plants if out of actual Fertilizer Fertilizer.

Fertilization and Patterns

The player can use Fertilizer Fertilizer (obtained by using the Composter Composter) once a day in normal circumstances. Fertilizer Fertilizer greatly increases the chance of a flower to propagate (produce seeds) and can cause a non-patterned flower to turn into a patterned flower. Fertilizer Fertilizing as frequently as possible is recommended if trying for default patterns, and flowers should always be fertilized if attempting to breed them.

Blooming resets a flower's fertilization status. If trying to breed flowers, the player should always fertilize or re-fertilize a flower after it blooms.

Flowers with a pattern are referred to as rare flowers but do not have a different rarity in the inventory. A pattern has a 1% chance of appearing when Fertilizer Fertilizer is applied to flowers at any stage. The plant, not just the flower it is currently growing, is what gains the pattern, so the plant will continue to grow patterned flowers after it is plucked. If a seed or sprout is Fertilizer fertilized and becomes patterned before being dug up with the Trowel Trowel, it will retain its pattern even when turned into a seed packet by the Trowel Trowel.

Unlike most non-patterned flowers, plucked patterned blossoms cannot be turned into seed packets with the Seed Dispenser Seed Dispenser. However, patterned blossoms, seedlings, and seed packets can still get turned into Fertilizer Fertilizer using the Composter Composter.

The default color of all patterns is on all flowers except white flowers, which receive a  warm pink pattern instead. The color of the pattern is also called the flower's secondary color.

Effects function as special patterns that do not have a separate color for their pattern.

Patterned flowers are the only way to transfer colors or patterns between different types of flowers.

  • For how to use patterned flowers to breed colors into different flower types, check the "Primary Transfers" section.
  • For how to use breed for non-standard pattern colors, check the "Hybridization" section.
  • For how to use patterned flowers to breed patterns into different flower types , check the "Pattern Transfers" section.
  • For a table of what patterns are transferable to other flower types, check the "Pattern Chart" section.

While Fertilizer Fertilizer can be applied to patterned plants to boost spawn rates, Fertilizer Fertilizer cannot change a patterned plant's pattern or color in any way.

Patterns and Effects
Image Name Type Default For Default Example  White Default Example
Ombre Pattern.png ombré pattern all flowers except event flowers Penstemum Flower - Green and White Ombre.png

Green & White Ombré Penstemum

Bellbutton Flower - White and Warm Pink Ombre.png

White & Warm Pink Ombré Bellbutton

Frost Pattern.png frost effect Frostfeather Frostfeather Frostfeather Flower - Ice Frost.png

Ice Frost Frostfeather

Frostfeather Flower - White Frost.png

White Frost Frostfeather

Molten Pattern.png molten effect Blazebulb Blazebulb Blazebulb Flower - Peach Molten.png

Peach Molten Blazebulb

Blazebulb Flower - White Molten.png

White Molten Blazebulb

Trim Pattern.png trim pattern Marigold Marigold Marigold Flower - Orange and White Trim.png

Orange & White Trim Marigold

Marigold Flower - White and Warm Pink Trim.png

White & Warm Pink Trim Marigold

Speckled Pattern.png speckled pattern Eggwort Eggwort Eggwort Flower - Sky and White Speckled.png

Sky & White Speckled Eggwort

Eggwort Flower - White and Warm Pink Speckled.png

White & Warm Pink Speckled Eggwort

Striped Pattern.png striped pattern Petunia Petunia Petunia Flower - Magenta & White Striped.png

Magenta & White Striped Petunia

Petunia Flower - White & Warm Pink Striped.png

White & Warm Pink Striped Petunia

Patch Pattern.png patch pattern Poinsettia Poinsettia Poinsettia Flower - Red and White Patch.png

Red & White Patch Poinsettia

Poinsettia Flower - White and Warm Pink Patch.png

White & Warm Pink Patch Poinsettia

Ring Pattern.png ring pattern Rose Rose Rose Flower - Red & White Ring.png

Red & White Ring Rose

Rose Flower - White & Warm Pink Ring.png

White & Warm Pink Ring Rose

Confetti Pattern.png confetti pattern Happadil Happadil Happadil Flower - Hot Pink and White Confetti.png

Hot Pink & White Confetti Happadil

Happadil Flower - White and Warm Pink Confetti.png

White & Warm Pink Confetti Happadil

Iridescent Pattern.png iridescent effect Bowblossom Bowblossom Bowblossom Flower - Warm Pink Iridescent.png

Warm Pink Iridescent Bowblossom

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White Iridescent Bowblossom

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Sky Glow Glowbal

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White Glow Glowbal

Greenhouse

The Greenhouse Greenhouse has special properties that are extremely useful for flowers. Unlocking the Greenhouse requires the "Grand Garden Gathering" quest, which requires Lou Lou, Aro Aro, Chico Chico, Marin Marin, Poco Poco, and Lutz Lutz to be permanent residents and to have completed the quests that they unlock with Wish me mell Icon.webp Wish me mell.

More information regarding the Greenhouse Greenhouse can be found on its page.

The Greenhouse Greenhouse has these useful properties:

  1. It has a 100% spawn rate in any empty plot touching a grown or older plant, even without the use of any Fertilizer Fertilizer.
    • Seeds and sprouts cannot spawn by themselves but can still act as a "parent" to new spawns if touching them.
  2. There is no need for Fertilizer Fertilizer except to give non-patterned plants their default pattern.
    • Using Fertilizer Fertilizer has no other benefit and should otherwise be saved for use outside the Greenhouse Greenhouse.
    • Even outside, Fertilizer Fertilizer does not boost the chance of a particular spawn to have a rarer result. The only way that Fertilizer Fertilizer helps breeding is to boost the spawn rate, which is, as previously mentioned, already at its maximum in the Greenhouse Greenhouse.
  3. It is compatible with flowers from all biomes except the extremophiles.
  4. In it, event flowers can spawn at any time of the year.

The Greenhouse Greenhouse starts as a 6-plot patch but can be expanded by interacting with its sign and using set amounts of Worm Tail Worm Tails, Fertilizer Fertilizer, and Pollen Puff Pollen Puffs.

Available Flower Plots

Flower patch locations are most easily seen in-game by turning on the map filter option for them, indicated by the Flower Map Icon.png Flower Icon. Flower patches always require some sort of quest, and usually an Island Visitor as a permanent resident, to unlock.

Region Patches Total # Plots Required Quests/Tasks Required Visitor
Merry Meadow Merry Meadow 11 462 "Curious Caverns" quest (for access)

"Wildflower Hustle" quest (for 1 patch)

4x Giant Seed Giant Seeds grown (for all patches)

N/A
Seaside Resort Seaside Resort 12 258 "Beach Blossoms" quest Lou Lou
Spooky Swamp Spooky Swamp 2 98 "Fen Flora" quest Aro Aro
Gemstone Mountain Gemstone Mountain 11 259 "Wild Mountain Time" quest Poco Poco
Mount Hothead Mount Hothead 6 114 "Fiery Flowers" quest Chico Chico
Rainbow Reef Rainbow Reef 2 94 "Reefside Riches" quest Marin Marin
Greenhouse Greenhouse 1 6 - 100

(upgrades)

"Grand Garden Gathering" quest

Total materials for all upgrades:

Lutz Lutz

+ all above

Cloud Island Cloud Island 1 31 "Flowers of our Labor" quest Roseanne Roseanne
Icy Peak Icy Peak (Only on Apple Arcade only) 1 6 "Extremophile Flora" quest Nina Nina
Caldera Caldera (Only on Apple Arcade only) 1 6 "Dragon's Breath" quest Nina Nina
Totals 47 1422

Biome Compatibility

Not every flower can grow or be planted in every biome. The only place that allows planting every flower, without exception, is the Greenhouse Greenhouse, which is also the only area where event flowers can spawn outside of their event periods. If a flower cannot be planted in the region that the player is in, the seeds and seedlings will not appear in the planting menu.

The following table shows which regions allow which plants.

Planting Compatibility
Flower Compatible Biomes
Merry Meadow Seaside Resort Spooky Swamp Gemstone Mountain Mount Hothead Rainbow Reef Greenhouse Cloud Island
(Only on Apple Arcade only)
Icy Peak
(Only on Apple Arcade only)
Caldera
(Only on Apple Arcade only)
Bellbutton Merry Meadow Seaside Resort Spooky Swamp Gemstone Mountain Greenhouse Cloud Island
Dandelily Merry Meadow Seaside Resort Spooky Swamp Gemstone Mountain Greenhouse Cloud Island
Penstemum Merry Meadow Seaside Resort Spooky Swamp Gemstone Mountain Greenhouse Cloud Island
Tulias Merry Meadow Seaside Resort Spooky Swamp Gemstone Mountain Greenhouse Cloud Island
Hibiscus Merry Meadow Seaside Resort Spooky Swamp Mount Hothead Greenhouse
Ghostgleam Spooky Swamp Gemstone Mountain Rainbow Reef Greenhouse Cloud Island
Thistle Spooky Swamp Gemstone Mountain Mount Hothead Greenhouse
Heavy Nettle Gemstone Mountain Mount Hothead Greenhouse
Anemone Rainbow Reef Greenhouse Cloud Island
Dreampuff Greenhouse Cloud Island
Frostfeather Icy Peak
Blazebulb Caldera
Marigold Merry Meadow Seaside Resort Gemstone Mountain Mount Hothead Greenhouse
Eggwort Merry Meadow Seaside Resort Spooky Swamp Gemstone Mountain Mount Hothead Rainbow Reef Greenhouse Cloud Island Icy Peak Caldera
Petunia Merry Meadow Seaside Resort Spooky Swamp Gemstone Mountain Greenhouse
Bowblossom Merry Meadow Seaside Resort Rainbow Reef Greenhouse Cloud Island Icy Peak Caldera
Poinsettia Merry Meadow Seaside Resort Spooky Swamp Greenhouse
Glowbal Merry Meadow Seaside Resort Spooky Swamp Greenhouse Cloud Island Icy Peak Caldera
Rose Merry Meadow Seaside Resort Greenhouse
Happadil Merry Meadow Seaside Resort Gemstone Mountain Mount Hothead Greenhouse Cloud Island

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