Editing Burgeoning Spiderwort

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|image    = Burgeoning Spiderwort P4 icon.png

|size      = 300px

|areas    = [[Awakening Wood]], [[Perplexing Pool]], [[Wistful Wild]], [[Tropical Wilds]], [[Garden of Hope]], [[Distant Tundra]], [[Twilight River]], [[Sun-Speckled Terrace]], [[Blossoming Arcadia]], [[Serene Shores]], [[Hero's Hideaway]], [[Giant's Hearth]], [[Primordial Thicket]]

In ''Pikmin 2'', [[Ravenous Whiskerpillar]]s can appear in their vicinity, as well as some type of [[#Mold|mold]] that shows up and keeps the plants from growing. This can be destroyed sufficiently quickly with a medium-large group of [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]].

Each plant can have up to five [[#Berry|berries]] at once. In ''Pikmin 2'', some only contain red berries, some only purple berries, and some a mix of the two. In later games, since the ultra-bitter spray does not return, only the red-berry Burgeoning Spiderworts exist.

=== Dalmo's notes ===

{{Transcript|This fruit, unlike a pellet, is juicy and pulpy. What's more, that's not just any juice inside it. There's a super-spicy spice in there! Eating spicy things can be a fun way to jump-start our taste buds. Perhaps the Pikmin in this world like to spice things up as well!|block=y}}

=== Olimar's notes ===

{{Transcript|Like the Pellet Posy, while nectar is its primary source of nutrients, this Burgeoning Spiderwort produces fruit with high amounts of a super-spicy compound. Both this plant and the Pellet Posy are part of the Pellet weed family, but the Spiderwort does not crystallize nectar because of the different fungi that parasitize its roots. Instead, it produces alkaloids that contain those extra-piquant compounds. The alkaloids are then extracted and collected by way of the plant's fruit.

Whether or not a plant produces super-spicy or super-sweet compounds seems to depend on the type of fungus with which it interacts.|block=y}}

If there are [[Ravenous Whiskerpillar]]s nearby, they will climb up the plant and begin eating the berries, one by one.

 

 

 

Pikmin that fall off from the top of the plant will fall in a random direction, and if they land near the base of the stem, they will climb back up and repeat the process. Otherwise, they will become idle or follow the leader, if he is nearby. This means that leaving Pikmin behind to work on the next batch of berries is not very effective, since the Pikmin will not climb up the plant automatically, and the ones that do will likely end up falling out of the stem's reach eventually. In addition, because Pikmin will not drop down of the plant until all the berries are gone, the player runs the risk of a berry falling down, no Pikmin coming down to get it for a while, and the berry disappearing.

 

 

When the plant is born, i.e. when it is free to start growing because the nearby [[#Mold|mold]] has been destroyed, it blooms straight into a tall stalk, with the end facing straight up. It stays in this first stage for around 30 seconds, after which it blooms into the next stage, where it is a bit taller, and the end faces an angle. Finally, after 20 seconds, it blooms into its final stage, with the end of the stalk pointing forward. When it does this, it also becomes populated with all five berries, and if there are [[Ravenous Whiskerpillar]]s around, this is when they show up and go for the plant. If at the start of the day, the plant can grow uninhibited (because there is no mold around), it starts in the first stage right away.

 

The moment the Spiderwort grows its berries after entering the final stage, a countdown of 120 seconds starts. When this time reaches 0, the countdown restarts, and if it's not already full, the plant regrows all of its berries at once. This cycle repeats until the end of the day. When Pikmin attack the Burgeoning Spiderwort, they seem to slow down the time by a bit, so the longer the Pikmin take to harvest the plant, the longer it will take until the next recharge.<ref>Information gathered from a [[Talk:Burgeoning Spiderwort#Pikmin 2 regrow time|fan-driven experiment]].</ref>

 

When a leader is near a Burgeoning Spiderwort plant, an additional instrument is added to the area's [[Music in Pikmin 2|music]], it being slow strings or a pad synthesizer. This music will persist as long as a leader is near a Burgeoning Spiderwort or one of its berries.

 

An idle Spiderwort has all of its berries, and does nothing special. The second any berry detaches from the plant, a countdown of 60 seconds starts, and once it reaches 0, the plant will regenerate all of its berries at once.

 

In this game, when the Pikmin are pummeling away at cluster, one Pikmin will drop whenever a berry does, in order to pick it up right away. This makes the berry harvesting faster than in ''Pikmin 2'', where the player has to wait for all the Pikmin to drop off at the end of the attack, or issue some Pikmin to the berry manually. When the Pikmin fall off of an empty Spiderwort, they will idle next to the plant, but will not climb back up unless there are new berries to be harvested. This allows the player to keep a few Pikmin busy with the plant throughout the day and be assured that they will continuously harvest it. On top of that, unlike ''Pikmin 2'', a Pikmin that delivers a berry will return to the Burgeoning Spiderwort on its own.

 

 

Any berry that is left on the floor for 30 seconds will disappear. If a Pikmin carrying a berry is [[whistle]]d, it will drop the berry, which will also cause it to disappear.

 

Burgeoning Spiderworts are taller than they are in previous games, as most Pikmin types can only barely reach the bottom of the berry cluster, and [[Purple Pikmin]] cannot hit the berries at all. The [[lock-on]] system will only target the berries when [[Winged Pikmin]] or [[Yellow Pikmin]] are selected. However, the berries can be weighed down significantly to be more easily hit. Purple Pikmin are considered 10 times heavier for this feature and it takes the weight of around 50 standard Pikmin to weigh the berries down all the way.

There is a final one near the entrance to the [[Bulblax Kingdom]]. To make reaching it easier, Blue Pikmin can be used to destroy the water [[gate]] behind the landing area. Then, by having them attack the [[clog]] there, the water will disappear. This Burgeoning Spiderwort only produces purple berries.

 

==== Perplexing Pool ====

[[File:Spiderwort PP1.jpg|thumb|left|The Burgeoning Spiderworts near the Gherkin Gate.]]

[[File:Spiderwort PP2.jpg|thumb|The Burgeoning Spiderwort on the water.]]

[[File:P3 Berries Tropical Wilds.jpg|thumb|left|The only Burgeoning Spiderwort of this area.]]

There is a single Burgeoning Spiderwort plant located in the very center of the [[Tropical Wilds]]. It is behind the landing site and just beyond the small body of water that holds a [[Cupid's Grenade]]. Once the nearby [[reinforced wall]] is blown down and the nearby bridge built, Pikmin will be able to more easily take these berries to the ship.

[[File:P3 Berries Garden of Hope 2.jpg|thumb|left|The first Burgeoning Spiderwort, next to the Waddlepus.]]

[[File:P3 Berries Garden of Hope 1.jpg|thumb|The second Burgeoning Spiderwort, near the Toady Bloyster.]]

There are two Burgeoning Spiderworts in the [[Garden of Hope]]. The first is fairly close to the S.S. Drake and Onion. Unfortunately, it is in a part of the Garden of Hope that can only be accessed after the player rescues [[Louie]]. It is across a brown bridge, which must be built by the Pikmin, being guarded by a [[Waddlepus]]. It is one of the best places to get Spiderwort berries from, because there are no enemies between it and the Drake, aside from the Waddlepus.

 

The second one is located even closer to the base, but only appears when the [[Data Glutton]] has been retrieved, and will disappear the day after the player has obtained [[Blue Pikmin]]. It is located behind the landing site, near a pond with a [[Toady Bloyster]], [[Skitter Leaf|Skitter Leaves]], and a pair of [[Yellow Wollywog]]s. Once these threats have been cleared, Pikmin can quickly gather berries en masse.

 

==== Distant Tundra ====

[[File:P3 Berries Distant Tundra.jpg|thumb|left|The Burgeoning Spiderwort near the Dodge Whistle.]]

[[File:P3 Berries Distant Tundra 2.jpg|thumb|The Burgeoning Spiderwort on top of the pot.]]

There are two Burgeoning Spiderworts in the [[Distant Tundra]]. The first one is located near the exit to the [[Vehemoth Phosbat]]'s cave and where the [[Dodge Whistle]] upgrade can be found. After clearing the area of the nearby [[Joustmite]] and [[Swooping Snitchbug]]s, Pikmin can harvest these safely. This plant will not appear until the day after Alph and Brittany have been reunited in this area.

 

The other Spiderwort is located on top of the pot where a pile of bridge fragments are initially located. As such, this plant will not appear until the day after Alph and Brittany are reunited. If the player uses [[Winged Pikmin]] to harvest it, they can fly over the river, safely bypassing the [[Joustmite]]s sleeping below.

 

==== Twilight River ====

[[File:P3 Berries Twilight River 1.jpg|thumb|left|The Burgeoning Spiderwort after the electric gate.]]

[[File:P3 Berries Twilight River 2.jpg|thumb|The Burgeoning Spiderwort on the second outdoors [[segment]] of the area.]]

The second one is located right at the entrance of the area's second outdoors [[segment]]. There is a nearby [[Arachnode]], although it should not be much trouble if the player uses any type other than [[Winged Pikmin]] to harvest the berries. It is also highly recommended the player has Pikmin move the nearby box so they can have a much easier route back and forth between the berries and the Onion.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

== Gallery ==

=== ''Pikmin 2'' ===

P2 Ultra-Spicy Burgeoning Spiderwort 2D art.svg|2D artwork of a Burgeoning Spiderwort containing [[Ultra-spicy spray|Ultra-Spicy Berries]].

P2 Ultra-Bitter Burgeoning Spiderwort 2D art.png|2D artwork of a Burgeoning Spiderwort containing [[Ultra-bitter spray|Ultra-Bitter Berries]].

Burgeoning Spiderwort.png|A red berry Burgeoning Spiderwort.

Mixed Spiderwort.jpg|The mixed berry variant, in the Wistful Wild.

Ravenous Whiskerpillar(Spiderwort).jpg|A Ravenous Whiskerpillar devouring the berries of one of the plants.

Burgeoning Spiderwort attack.png|A Burgeoning Spiderwort being harvested by multiple Blue Pikmin.

Burgeoning Spiderwort empty.png|A harvested Burgeoning Spiderwort.

Normal purplepikmin2.jpg|Clay art of a [[Purple Pikmin]] carrying a red berry.

Purple and White Pikmin Clay Art.png|Alternate version with a [[White Pikmin]] on top of the berry.

Red Pikmin with Bitter Berry.png|Clay art of a [[Red Pikmin]] carrying a purple berry.

Early P2 berries.jpg|Pikmin carrying berries in an earlier version of ''Pikmin 2''.

Early P2 Burgeoning Spiderworts.jpg|An early version of the game, with mold next to some Spiderworts.

Early Burgeoning Spiderwort mold.jpg|Close-up of mold in an early version of the game.

=== ''Pikmin 3'' ===

P3D Carrying a Spicy Berry.jpg|A Pikmin carrying a berry.

 

=== ''Pikmin 4'' ===

== Trivia ==

* Despite there being no Burgeoning Spiderworts in the [[Valley of Repose]], the musical data for the area does have a specified Spiderwort mix.{{cite youtube|ZRGVL125w7Q|of a hacked game that has the Spiderwort mix in the Valley of Repose}}

* Burgeoning Spiderworts were planned to also be found in caves, as there are unused cave [[Music in Pikmin 2|themes]] with Spiderwort mixes in the game files.{{cite web|https://tcrf.net/Pikmin_2/Unused_Music#Unused_Spiderwort_Mixes|Unused Spiderwort Mixes|The Cutting Room Floor}}

* [[Olimar's notes]] on the [[Cupid's Grenade]] seem to be describing the Burgeoning Spiderwort, possibly implying that at some point it was planned to get its own Piklopedia entry.