Animal Crossing: New Horizons is still enjoyed by thousands of players in 2023. The Nintendo Switch title is hugely popular thanks to its replayability and gameplay. Both veterans and newcomers can still enjoy the simple things that island life offers as they turn their land into a dreamy paradise. One of many mechanics that players can engage with while transforming their island is flower breeding.
When taken advantage of, this feature results in various hybrid flowers that will brighten up any island! As many players will be looking for any way to make their island more desirable, you might want to get into flower breeding right away.
This guide will explain how to breed flowers and what hybrid flowers you can grow in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
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Breeding flowers in Animal Crossing: New Horizons
First and foremost, there are eight types of flowers in Animal Crossing: New Horizons for you to plant and breed. They are cosmos, pansies, lilies, hyacinths, mums, windflowers, tulips, and roses. Your island will naturally have one type of native flower, but you can buy seeds for other species and colours from Nooks Cranny.
You can also find new types of flowers on Mystery Islands, which you can dig up and pocket to take home to your island! That is unless you have a friend on New Horizons who is kind enough to help you acquire all the different flower species and colour variations.
To begin flower breeding, you should plant your flowers in diagonal patterns with spaces between them all - this is pictured above for reference.
You will need to water your flowers every day for them to begin breeding new flowers. If you want to achieve specific new colours of flowers, then it's essential to plant the original flowers in a specific order.
For example, to breed pink flowers, you will want to have red and white flowers nearby to each other. Red and yellow flowers will spawn orange ones, while pairing red with red will spawn black flowers. For blue flowers, you will need to pair white flowers together.
Another handy tip is that inviting friends to your island and asking them to water your flowers for you can increase your chances of them breeding to create hybrids! Watering flowers yourself increases the chance of new flowers by 5%, but having your friend water them increases production by the following amounts:
- 1 visitor - 25%
- 2 visitors - 35%
- 3 visitors - 50%
- 4 visitors - 65%
- 5 or more visitors - 80%
What hybrid flowers can you get?
Now that you know how to breed flowers on your island in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, you probably want to know precisely which hybrid flowers you can get.
Below, we have added a table of all the different hybrid flowers available within each species. 'Yes' means that that type of flower can be bred in that colour, while 'No' means it cannot be bred in that specific colour.
Flower Species | Pink | Purple | Blue | Green | Orange | Black | Gold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mums | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No |
Cosmos | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No |
Lilies | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No |
Hyacinths | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No |
Roses | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Windflowers | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No |
Tulips | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No |
Pansies | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No |
That's all you need to know when breeding your flowers and growing hybrids in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Before you know it, your island will bloom with colourful, rare flowers!
As you patiently wait for your flowers to grow, you should look at how to earn lots of bells from the turnip market too. With an island full of flowers and a pocket full of bells, your island will be perfect in no time.
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