Pikmin Bloom flower types

Flower types are an important part of Pikmin Bloom. There is a large variety of flower types that appear in several different forms. These different forms include the flowers on Pikmin heads, nectar, petals, and Big Flowers. At the beginning of each month, a new flower type (or a new color of an existing flower type) is introduced to the game and made available to obtain.

Flower type uses

Although there is very large amount of flower types and colors, there are not many game mechanics that require specific flower types to be planted. While one of the games most important features is flower planting, this can simply be done with normal petals. Despite this, there are still some specific uses that require specific flower types and colors to be used instead of other types. These include:

• Completing missions during events that require specific types and colors of flowers to be planted. This includes Event Challenge missions as well as special missions to earn Community Day badges during anniversary and half-anniversary events.

• Pikmin with seasonal flowers on their head have increased attack power against mushroom battles. Attack power is further increased if the seasonal flower is also the current Flower of the Month.

• Following the gameplay loop surrounding flower types, once nectar for a specific flower type has been obtained, it can be fed to Pikmin to create petals of the same flower type. These petals can be planted in the radius of a Big Flower to bloom the flower into the same flower type, which will reward a fruit that gives nectar of the same flower type.

• 150 petals of a specific flower type can be used to immediately bloom a Big Flower using the "Use petals to make flowers bloom!" button that appears in the menu of a Big Flower, which is used to obtain Big Flower Postcards. Lifelog artwork of the selected flower type and color will appear on the postcard once obtained, and the Pikmin chosen to appear in the postcard will have the selected flower type appear on their head.

• While participating in a flower planting challenge, players will sometimes receive 1 petal for every 1,000 petals of whatever flower type was planted by another participating player. (For example, if one player plants 1,000 blue pansies, all players participating in the weekly challenge may receive 1 blue pansy petal as a bonus. The specific details behind this mechanic are not entirely understood).

Types of flowers

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  Normal (unnamed)
  
  The standard type of flower, resembling the standard Pikmin flower on Pikmin heads and a daisy as a Big Flower. Nectar of this type is obtainable by default from most nectar sources. Comes in white, yellow, red, and blue varieties.

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  Pansy
  
  The first type of rare flower, available from the game's launch. Comes in white, yellow, red, and blue varieties.

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  Rose
  
  Present at the game's launch, roses were originally a very rare type of flower, having a very low chance of being obtainable from Big Flowers when other rare flowers were planted around them. In May 2022, they were made into a regular type of rare flower, being obtainable normally from Big Flowers and later mushroom battles. Comes in white, yellow, red, and blue varieties.

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  Poinsettia
  
  Introduced on the December 2021 Community Day, where most Big Flowers would bloom into it. Originally came in only white and red varieties, with yellow and blue varieties added on December 1^st, 2024.

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  Camellia
  
  Introduced on January 1^st, 2022. Originally came in only white and red varieties, with yellow and blue varieties added on January 1^st, 2025.

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  Plum Blossom
  
  Introduced on February 11^th, 2022. Originally came in only a red variety, with a white variety added on February 1^st, 2023, and a yellow variety added on February 1^st, 2024.

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  Cherry Blossom
  
  Introduced on March 1^st, 2022, and comes in only a white variety. The word "white" is not displayed in the menu.

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  Tulip
  
  Tulips were part of the game at launch, but they were only obtainable from the shop and didn't function properly, as there was no tulip nectar at the time, so they were removed from the shop on November 30^th, 2021. On April 1^st, 2022, tulips were officially added to the game as a normal flower type, with a slightly updated appearance. Comes in white, yellow, red, and blue varieties.

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  Carnation
  
  Introduced on May 1^st, 2022. Originally came in only white, red, and blue varieties, with a yellow variety added on May 1^st, 2023.

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  Hydrangea
  
  Introduced on June 1^st, 2022, and comes in white, red, and blue varieties.

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  Lily
  
  Introduced on July 1^st, 2022, and comes in white, yellow, and red varieties.

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  Sunflower
  
  Introduced on August 1^st, 2022, and comes in only a yellow variety. The word "yellow" is not displayed in the menu.

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  Spider Lily
  
  Introduced on September 1^st, 2022, and comes in white, yellow, and red varieties.

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  Cosmos
  
  Introduced on October 1^st, 2022, and comes in white, yellow, and red varieties.

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  Cyclamen
  
  Introduced on December 1^st, 2022, and comes in white, red, and blue varieties.

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  Daffodil
  
  Introduced on January 1^st, 2023, and comes in white and yellow varieties.

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  Windflower
  
  Introduced on March 1^st, 2023, and comes in white, yellow, red, and blue varieties.

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  Baby Blue Eyes
  
  Introduced on April 1^st, 2023, and comes in only a blue variety. The word "blue" is not displayed in the menu.

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  Calla Lily
  
  Introduced on June 1^st, 2023, and comes in white, yellow, red, and blue varieties.

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  Frangipani
  
  Introduced on July 1^st, 2023, and comes in white, yellow, and red varieties.

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  Hibiscus
  
  Introduced on August 1^st, 2023, and comes in white, yellow, and red varieties.

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  Dianthus
  
  Introduced on September 1^st, 2023, and comes in white, red, and blue varieties.

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  Gentian
  
  Introduced on October 1^st, 2023, and comes in white, red, and blue varieties.

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  Chrysanthemum
  
  Introduced on November 1^st, 2023. Prior to November 1^st, 2024, these flowers were called "Mums" in some menus. Comes in white, yellow, red, and blue varieties.

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  Helleborus
  
  Introduced on December 1^st, 2023, and comes in white, yellow, red, and blue varieties.

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  Cattleya
  
  Introduced on January 1^st, 2024, and comes in white, yellow, red, and blue varieties.

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  Hyacinth
  
  Introduced on March 1^st, 2024, and comes in white, yellow, red, and blue varieties.

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  Sweet Pea
  
  Introduced on April 1^st, 2024, and comes in white, yellow, red, and blue varieties.

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  Lily of the Valley
  
  Introduced on May 1^st, 2024, and comes in white and red varieties.

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  Peony
  
  Introduced on June 1^st, 2024, and comes in white, yellow, red, and blue varieties.

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  Water Lily
  
  Introduced on July 1^st, 2024, and comes in white, yellow, red, and blue varieties.

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  Morning Glory
  
  Introduced on August 1^st, 2024, and comes in white, yellow, red, and blue varieties.

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  Bougainvillea
  
  Introduced on September 1^st, 2024, and comes in white, yellow, red, and blue varieties.

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  Dahlia
  
  Introduced on October 1^st, 2024, and comes in white, yellow, red, and blue varieties.

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  Clematis
  
  Introduced on November 1^st, 2024, and comes in white, yellow, red, and blue varieties.

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  Snowdrop
  
  Introduced on February 1^st, 2025, and comes in white, yellow, and red varieties.

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  Freesia
  
  Introduced on March 1^st, 2025, and comes in white, yellow, red, and blue varieties.

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  Canola Flower
  
  Introduced on April 1^st, 2025, and comes in white, yellow, and blue varieties.

Big Flower Forecast and Flower of the Month

Towards the end of every month, Niantic publishes a blog post in the news section of the Pikmin Bloom website called the Big Flower Forecast. This blog post highlights the new flower type that will be added into the game the following month, dubbed the Flower of the Month, lists the available flower types, and announces the date for the following month’s Community Day. The Community Day is always themed around the Flower of the Month, and rewards a badge themed around that flower type. The Big Flower Forecast changes monthly, and has occasionally been the same for two months in a row.

When the new month starts, the available flower types that were listed in the blog post become available to obtain from fruit earned from mushroom battles, and Big Flowers with primarily regular flowers planted in it's radius will have a chance of blooming into any of the seasonal flowers available in the Big Flower Forecast.

History

Throughout the game's lifespan, the available flower types have changed frequently to add variety to the game. Originally, these changes happened inconsistently, but after March 2022, the Big Flower Forecast was introduced and simplified the monthly flower system. Whenever a Community Day occurs, all Big Flowers bloomed with regular petals will bloom into the Flower of the Month.

• When the game was released in October 2021, there were simply two tiers of rare flowers: pansies and roses. Planting regular flowers in the radius of a Big Flower would usually make the Big Flower bloom into a regular flower, but there was a small chance that it would bloom into a pansy. Planting pansies in the radius would usually make the Big Flower bloom into a pansy, but there was a small chance that it would bloom into a rose. This made roses a very rare flower type. During this period, fruit earned from mushroom battles rewarded pansy nectar.

• The second Community Day on December 18^th, 2021 introduced poinsettias as a flower type. After that date, poinsettias replaced pansies as the main rare flower, though planting mostly pansies inside the radius continued to bloom a pansy, and this method of blooming out-of-season flowers has continued ever since. (For example, planting pansy petals in the radius of a Big Flower even if pansies are not included in the current month's Big Flower Forecast will still bloom the Big Flower into a pansy). Planting poinsettias or pansies in the radius of a Big Flower still had a low chance of making a rose bloom. After December 21^st, fruit earned from mushroom battles rewarded poinsettia nectar.

• On January 1^st, 2022, camellias were introduced as a new flower type, and these joined poinsettias as rare flowers that had a low chance of blooming when regular flowers were planted in the radius of a Big Flower. After the Community Day on January 22^nd, poinsettias were no longer available to obtain this way. After January 22^nd, fruit earned from mushroom battles rewarded camellia nectar.

• On February 11^th, 2022, plum blossoms were introduced as a new flower type, and now, planting regular flowers in the radius of a Big Flower had a chance of blooming it into a pansy, poinsettia, camellia, or plum blossom. The 2022 Valentine's Day Event on February 14^th made roses very common to bloom Big Flowers into, and changed it so fruit earned from mushroom battles rewarded rose nectar. Once the event concluded, things returned to the way they were prior to the event.

• Since March 2022, the system of flower availability from Big Flowers was simplified with the introduction of the Big Flower Forecast, and the second tier of flower rarity was removed, with roses now being treated the same way as other rare flowers, which were now called seasonal flowers. Since this change, planting regular flowers around a Big Flower now has a chance of blooming a selection of seasonal flowers from the current Big Flower Forecast, and fruit earned from mushroom battles can reward any of the current flowers available in the Big Flower Forecast as well as regular nectar. Community Days continue to change the flower availability for that day/weekend only and feature the current Flower of the Month.

• Since August 2023, Pikmin with the Flower of the Month on their head gain an additional point of strength in mushroom battles, compared to Pikmin with other seasonal flowers blooming on their head. In months where only one color of a particular flower species is the Flower of the Month, all colors of that species give this attack boost.

The following table shows the Flower of the Month and Big Flower Forecast each month since March 2022:

Month	Flower of the Month	Big Flower Forecast
March 2022	Cherry Blossom	Cherry blossom, pansy, plum blossom
April 2022	Tulip	Tulip, pansy, cherry blossom
May 2022	Carnation and Rose	Carnation, rose, tulip, pansy
June 2022	Hydrangea	Hydrangea, carnation, rose
July 2022	Lily	Lily, hydrangea, rose
August 2022	Sunflower	Sunflower, lily, rose
September 2022	Spider Lily	Spider lily, sunflower, rose
October 2022	Cosmos	Cosmos, spider lily, pansy, rose, carnation
November 2022	N/A	Cosmos, pansy, carnation, camellia
December 2022	Cyclamen	Cyclamen, poinsettia, camellia, pansy
January 2023	Daffodil	Daffodil, cyclamen, poinsettia, camellia, pansy
February 2023	White Plum Blossom	Plum blossom, daffodil, cyclamen, poinsettia, camellia, pansy
March 2023	Windflower	Windflower, cherry blossom, plum blossom, daffodil, cyclamen, tulip, pansy
April 2023	Baby Blue Eyes	Baby blue eyes, cherry blossom, daffodil, tulip, pansy, rose
May 2023	Yellow Carnation	Carnation, tulip, baby blue eye, pansy, rose
June 2023	Calla Lily	Calla lily, carnation, pansy, hydrangea, lily, rose
July 2023	Frangipani	Frangipani, hydrangea, lily, rose, calla lily, sunflower
August 2023	Hibiscus	Hibiscus, rose, frangipani, lily, sunflower, cosmos
September 2023	Dianthus	Dianthus, hibiscus, frangipani, sunflower, spider lily, cosmos
October 2023	Gentian	Gentian, pansy, spider lily, cosmos, cyclamen, dianthus
November 2023	Chrysanthemum	Chrysanthemum, pansy, camellia, cyclamen, poinsettia, gentian
December 2023	Helleborus	Helleborus, pansy, camellia, cyclamen, poinsettia, chrysanthemum
January 2024	Cattleya	Cattleya, camellia, plum blossom, daffodil, poinsettia, helleborus
February 2024	Yellow Plum Blossom	Plum blossom, camellia, daffodil, pansy, cherry blossom, cattleya
March 2024	Hyacinth	Hyacinth, plum blossom, pansy, cherry blossom, baby blue eye, windflower
April 2024	Sweet Pea	Sweet pea, cherry blossom, tulip, baby blue eye, windflower, hyacinth
May 2024	Lily of the Valley	Lily of the valley, plum blossom, carnation, chrysanthemum, helleborus, cattleya, hyacinth, sweet pea
June 2024	Peony	Peony, calla lily, hydrangea, carnation, lily of the valley, frangipani
July 2024	Water Lily	Water lily, calla lily, hydrangea, lily, frangipani, peony
August 2024	Morning Glory	Morning glory, hibiscus, sunflower, frangipani, spider lily, water lily
September 2024	Bougainvillea	Bougainvillea, hibiscus, spider lily, cosmos, dianthus, morning glory
October 2024	Dahlia	Dahlia, cosmos, cyclamen, dianthus, gentian, bougainvillea
November 2024	Clematis	Clematis, cyclamen, poinsettias, gentian, chrysanthemum, dahlia
December 2024	Poinsettia	Poinsettia, helleborus, pansy, camellia, cyclamen, chrysanthemum
January 2025	Camellia	Camellia, plum blossom, daffodil, poinsettia, helleborus, cattleya
February 2025	Snowdrop	Snowdrop, camellia, plum blossom, daffodil, cherry blossom, cattleya
March 2025	Freesia	Freesia, snowdrop, hyacinth, pansy, cherry blossom, windflower
April 2025	Canola Flower	Canola flower, tulip, baby blue eye, hyacinth, sweet pea, freesia

See also

• Big Flower
• Nectar
• Flower planting
• Petal
• Fruit