Hello fellow islanders! Welcome to the ultimate guide to flower breeding in Animal Crossing: New Horizons! I’m Khaelis, a huge enthusiast of hybrid flowers, and I’m thrilled to share everything I’ve learned about creating these beautiful blooms on your island.
With so much information out there, and some of it not entirely accurate, I decided to compile this comprehensive guide. Here, you’ll find reliable methods for breeding every hybrid flower color currently available in ACNH. As new flower types are introduced through game updates, this guide will be updated to keep you in the loop. We’ll also cover essential game mechanics and helpful tips to maximize your flower breeding success.
If you spot any errors, be it factual or typos, please let me know! Your feedback is valuable. And please, join the discussion! Sharing your experiences and questions helps everyone learn and keeps this guide helpful for the community.
Ready to dive into the colorful world of hybrid flowers? Let’s get started!
Understanding Flower Breeding Mechanics
Before we get into specific flower types, let’s cover some key mechanics that are crucial for successful hybrid breeding in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. A fantastic tool to visualize and understand the genetics behind flower breeding is the Flower Breeding Simulator by gardenscience.ac.
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Flower Breeding Simulator
This simulator is incredibly useful. It allows you to see the genetic makeup of your flowers in numerical format and experiment with different breeding combinations to understand the outcomes. It’s a great way to plan your gardens and predict results!
Alt text: gardenscience.ac favicon, a small icon representing the flower breeding simulator website.
Watering Bonuses and Visitor Boosts
Watering flowers is essential, and in New Horizons, it plays an even more significant role in hybrid production. When visitors water your flowers – whether through online or local multiplayer (excluding other residents on the same console) – you significantly increase your chances of growing hybrids from those watered flowers. You can even see visual cues in the sparkles when you water them yourself, indicating the boost from visitors.
Here’s a breakdown of the watering bonuses:
| Unique Visitor Count | Hybrid Growth Increase | Visual Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Player Watering or Rainy Weather | +5% | Regular white sparkles |
| One Unique Visitor | +20% | Regular white sparkles |
| Two Unique Visitors | +30% | Regular white sparkles |
| Three Unique Visitors | +45% | Silver/blue sparkles |
| Four Unique Visitors | +60% | Silver/blue sparkles |
| Five Unique Visitors | +75% | Iridescent golden sparkles |
Hybrid Cloning: Duplicating Your Best Flowers
Another important mechanic in ACNH is Hybrid Cloning. If a watered flower is not surrounded by other flowers of the same species, it has a chance to self-pollinate. This process creates an exact genetic clone of itself in an adjacent empty tile. This is incredibly useful for duplicating rare hybrids, especially for flowers like blue roses or green mums that require complex breeding paths.
Remember, flowers can breed and clone from Stage 3 of growth – the budding stage, just before they fully bloom. They don’t need to be fully bloomed to produce new flowers!
Hybrid Flower Breeding Guides by Species
Now, let’s get into the specifics of breeding each flower species to obtain all those beautiful hybrid colors!
Hybrid Garden Layouts
Before we dive into species-specific guides, setting up your garden efficiently is key. For excellent visual examples and layout ideas, I highly recommend checking out DazzaBound’s video guide on YouTube. His video provides various efficient hybrid garden layouts that can significantly improve your breeding process.
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Cosmos Hybrids
For cosmos, we’ll assume you are starting with cosmos seeds in red, yellow, and white.
Cosmos Hybrid Breeding Chart:
| Flower 1 | Flower 2 | Hybrid Product | Success Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Cosmos (Seed) | Yellow Cosmos (Seed) | Orange Cosmos | 100% |
| White Cosmos (Seed) | Red Cosmos (Seed) | Pink Cosmos | 100% |
| Orange Cosmos (Hybrid) | Orange Cosmos (Hybrid) | Black Cosmos | 6.25% |
Lilies Hybrids
Starting with red, yellow, and white lily seeds is assumed for this section.
Lilies Hybrid Breeding Chart:
| Flower 1 | Flower 2 | Hybrid Product | Success Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Lily (Seed) | Yellow Lily (Seed) | Orange Lily | 50% |
| Red Lily (Seed) | Red Lily (Seed) | Black Lily, Pink Lily | 25% each |
| Red Lily (Seed) | White Lily (Seed) | Pink Lily | 50% |
Tulips Hybrids
This guide assumes you are starting with red, yellow, and white tulip seeds.
Tulips Hybrid Breeding Chart:
| Flower 1 | Flower 2 | Hybrid Product | Success Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Tulip (Seed) | Yellow Tulip (Seed) | Orange Tulip | 50% |
| Red Tulip (Seed) | Red Tulip (Seed) | Black Tulip | 25% |
| Red Tulip (Seed) | White Tulip (Seed) | Pink Tulip | 50% |
| Orange Tulip (Hybrid) | Orange Tulip (Hybrid) | Purple Tulip, Black Tulip | 6.25% Purple, 18.75% Black |
Pansies Hybrids
Starting with red, yellow, and white pansy seeds for this section.
Pansies Hybrid Breeding Chart:
| Flower 1 | Flower 2 | Hybrid Product | Success Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Pansy (Seed) | Yellow Pansy (Seed) | Orange Pansy | 100% |
| White Pansy (Seed) | White Pansy (Seed) | Blue Pansy | 25% |
| Red Pansy (Seed) | Blue Pansy (Hybrid) | Red Pansy (Hybrid) | 100% |
| Red Pansy (Hybrid) | Red Pansy (Hybrid) | Purple Pansy | 6.25% |
Chrysanthemums (Mums) Hybrids
This section assumes you are starting with red, yellow, and white mum seeds.
Mums Hybrid Breeding Chart:
| Flower 1 | Flower 2 | Hybrid Product | Success Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Mum (Seed) | White Mum (Seed) | Pink Mum | 100% |
| White Mum (Seed) | White Mum (Seed) | Purple Mum | 25% |
| Red Mum (Seed) | Yellow Mum (Seed) | Yellow Mum (Hybrid) | 100% |
| Yellow Mum (Hybrid) | Yellow Mum (Hybrid) | Green Mum, Purple Mum (Hybrid) | 6.25% Green, 25% Purple Hybrid |
| Purple Mum (Hybrid) | Purple Mum (Hybrid) | Green Mum | 25% |
Hyacinths Hybrids
Starting with red, yellow, and white hyacinth seeds for this section.
Hyacinths Hybrid Breeding Chart:
| Flower 1 | Flower 2 | Hybrid Product | Success Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hyacinth (Seed) | Yellow Hyacinth (Seed) | Orange Hyacinth | 50% |
| Red Hyacinth (Seed) | White Hyacinth (Seed) | Pink Hyacinth | 50% |
| White Hyacinth (Seed) | White Hyacinth (Seed) | Blue Hyacinth | 25% |
| Orange Hyacinth (Hybrid) | Orange Hyacinth (Hybrid) | Purple Hyacinth, Blue Hyacinth (Hybrid) | 6.25% Purple, 12.5% Blue Hybrid |
| Blue Hyacinth (Hybrid) | Blue Hyacinth (Hybrid) | Purple Hyacinth | 25% |
Windflowers Hybrids
This guide assumes you are starting with red, orange, and white windflower seeds.
Windflowers Hybrid Breeding Chart:
| Flower 1 | Flower 2 | Hybrid Product | Success Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Windflower (Seed) | Orange Windflower (Seed) | Pink Windflower | 100% |
| White Windflower (Seed) | White Windflower (Seed) | Blue Windflower | 25% |
| Red Windflower (Seed) | Blue Windflower (Hybrid) | Red Windflower (Hybrid) | 100% |
| Red Windflower (Hybrid) | Red Windflower (Hybrid) | Purple Windflower | 6.25% |
Roses Hybrids (Excluding Blue Roses)
Starting with red, yellow, and white rose seeds for this section.
Roses Hybrid Breeding Chart (Excluding Blue Roses):
| Flower 1 | Flower 2 | Hybrid Product | Success Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Rose (Seed) | Yellow Rose (Seed) | Orange Rose | 50% |
| Red Rose (Seed) | Red Rose (Seed) | Black Rose, Pink Rose | 25% each |
| Red Rose (Seed) | White Rose (Seed) | Pink Rose | 50% |
| White Rose (Seed) | White Rose (Seed) | Purple Rose | 25% |
| Black Rose (Hybrid) | Yellow Rose (Seed) | Orange Rose | 100% |
| Black Rose (Hybrid) | Water Black Rose with Golden Watering Can | Gold Rose | Chance to spawn near watered Black Rose |
Important Note for Gold Roses: Each black rose must be individually watered with a golden watering can to have a chance to spawn a gold rose the next day!
Breeding Blue Roses: The Ultimate Challenge
Ah, blue roses! The pinnacle of flower breeding in Animal Crossing. They are highly sought after and a bit tricky to obtain. This section will guide you through proven methods to finally grow those elusive blue roses.
Method #1: The Patient Gardener’s Path to Blue Roses
This method is perfect if you prefer a less intensive approach and have plenty of patience. It relies on a step-by-step process starting from basic seeds.
Blue Rose Breeding Method #1 Chart:
| Step | Flower 1 | Flower 2 | Product | Success Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | White Rose (Seed) | White Rose (Seed) | Purple Rose | 25% |
| 2. | Purple Rose (Hybrid) | Red Rose (Seed) | Red Rose (Hybrid 1) | 50% |
| 3. | Red Rose (Hybrid 1) | Yellow Rose (Seed) | Red Rose (Hybrid 2) | 25% |
| 4. | Red Rose (Hybrid 2) | Red Rose (Hybrid 2) | Blue Rose | 1.56% |
Tip: Once you get your first hybrid red rose (Red Rose Hybrid 1), start cloning it! The more hybrid red roses you have, the better your chances of progressing to the next steps.
Method #2: The Advanced Breeding Path for Blue Roses
This method is recommended for experienced breeders who are patient and detail-oriented. It involves a specific breeding path designed to gradually improve the genetic quality of your roses, ultimately leading to a much higher blue rose success rate. This method was discovered through meticulous experimentation and understanding of ACNH’s flower genetics.
Blue Rose Breeding Method #2 Chart:
| Step | Action | Flower 1 | Flower 2 | Product | Success Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Initial Hybrids | Obtain and keep all products | White Rose (Seed), Red Rose (Seed), Yellow Rose (Seed) | White Rose (Seed), Yellow Rose (Seed), White Rose (Seed) | Purple Rose (Hybrid 1), Orange Rose (Hybrid 1), White Rose (Hybrid 1) | 25%, 50%, 50% |
| 2. Testing Purple Rose (Hybrid 1) | Refer to testing table below | Purple Rose (Hybrid 1) | White Rose (Hybrid 1) | Purple Rose (Hybrid), Purple Rose (Hybrid 1) | 25% each |
| 3. Breeding for Special White Rose | Purple Rose (Hybrid) | Purple Rose (Hybrid) | White Rose (Hybrid 2) | 25% | |
| 4. Breeding for Hybrid Orange Rose | White Rose (Hybrid 2) | Orange Rose (Hybrid 1) | Orange Rose (Hybrid) | 25% | |
| 5. Breeding for Key Hybrid Red Rose | White Rose (Hybrid 2) | Orange Rose (Hybrid) | Red Rose (Hybrid) | 25% | |
| 6. Blue Rose Generation | Red Rose (Hybrid) | Red Rose (Hybrid) | Blue Rose | 25% |
Important Notes for Method #2:
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Special White Rose (Hybrid 2): Step 3’s White Rose (Hybrid 2) is crucial. Do not lose or mix it with other hybrid white roses. This special white rose has superior genetics for blue rose breeding. Genetically, it has a higher “white” value compared to White Rose (Hybrid 1), making it more effective in subsequent steps.
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Hybrid Red Rose Difference: The Hybrid Red Rose from Method 2 (Step 5) is genetically different from the Hybrid Red Rose in Method 1. Method 2’s Hybrid Red Rose has a higher “red” genetic value. This significantly boosts the blue rose breeding success rate to 25%, compared to Method 1’s 1.56%.
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Hybrid Orange Rose Origin: The Hybrid Orange Rose from Step 4 has the same genetic makeup as the hybrid orange roses found on mystery islands that feature roses as the native or sister flower. These orange roses also have a base 6.25% chance of producing blue roses, though we use them for a different purpose in this method.
Testing Table for Step 2 of Method #2:
This testing step helps you identify the “correct” Purple Rose (Hybrid) from Step 2 that will lead to the desired White Rose (Hybrid 2).
| Flower 1 | Flower 2 | Product | Success Rate | Test Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purple Rose (Hybrid) | Yellow Rose (Seed) | White Rose (Hybrid) | 100% | FAIL – Discard this Purple Rose. |
| Purple Rose (Hybrid) | Yellow Rose (Seed) | White Rose (Hybrid), Yellow Rose (Hybrid) | 50% each | SUCCESS (If Yellow Rose Produced) – Keep this Purple Rose! |
Testing Notes:
- Test each “Hybrid” Purple Rose from Step 2 at least 3-5 times. The correct purple rose can still occasionally produce only White Roses in the test. Persistence is key.
- If any test produces a Yellow Rose offspring, you’ve found the correct Purple Rose!
- The byproducts from this testing phase (White Rose Hybrids and Yellow Rose Hybrids) are not essential for blue rose breeding but can be kept for decoration or discarded.
Conclusion
Breeding hybrid flowers in Animal Crossing: New Horizons can be a rewarding and beautiful endeavor. Whether you’re aiming for a garden filled with every color imaginable or just want to achieve the coveted blue rose, understanding the mechanics and following these guides will set you on the path to success. Happy gardening, and may your island bloom with color!
