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[[File:Pikmin flower.jpg|thumb|200px|Several white Bacopa Cabana.]]
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The '''Bacopa Cabana''',{{cite web|http://cube.ign.com/articles/100/100417p1.html|Meet the Pikmin Flower|IGN}} commonly known as the '''Pikmin Flower''', is a type of real-world flower cultivated to resemble  the flowers that [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] grow on their heads. Bacopa Cabana comes in four colors: white, similar to the flowers of {{p1}}; rose, similar to the flowers of {{p2}}; blue, similar to the flowers of {{p3}}; and pink. {{cite web|https://www.syngentaflowers.com/product/flower/70060751|Cabana® Jumbo White|Syngenta Flowers}}
'''Bacopa Cabana''', also known as '''The Pikmin Flower''', is a cultivated species of flower named after the [[Pikmin series|''Pikmin'' series]] and bred with the intention of using it to market the [[Pikmin (game)|first game]].<ref>[http://uk.gamespot.com/gamecube/strategy/pikmin/news.html?sid=2831784 "Pikmin becomes a flower" - GameSpot - 2001]</ref>  Nintendo announced the impending creation of the flower through an agreement with S&G Flowers USA in late 2001, and it became commercially available in April the following year, five months after the release of the game. The full press release can be found [http://www.pikminwiki.com/File:Pikminpressrelease.png here]. The flower is now quite rare, with the late release of ''[[Pikmin 3]]'' causing it to fall out of popularity.  
 
==History==
Bacopa Cabana is a cultivated species of ''{{w|Chaenostoma cordatum}}'' used to market {{p1}}'s release in North America.{{cite web|http://www.gamespot.com/articles/pikmin-becomes-a-flower/1100-2831784/|Pikmin becomes a flower|GameSpot}} Nintendo announced the creation of the cultivar through an agreement with S&G Flowers USA, now known as {{w|Syngenta|Syngenta Flowers}}, in late 2001. The flower became commercially available in April the following year, five months after the release of the game. The full press release can be found [[:File:Pikminpressrelease.png|here]]. The flower is not patented in the United States Patent System, and can thus be grown freely.{{cite web|https://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/1924/#b|Sutera Species, Bacopa|Dave's Garden|retrieved={{date|30|March|2021}}}} It is possible that the flowers of ''Pikmin 2'' and ''Pikmin 3'' were based on colorations of Bacopa Cabana, however {{pb}} and {{p4}} introduce Pikmin flowers with colors that do not correspond to any Bacopa Cabana.
 
==''Chaenostoma cordatum''==
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The ''Chaenostoma cordatum'' are a perennial and evergreen plant. The record for the lowest temperature a ''Chaenostoma cordatum'' has endured is 30 degrees Fahrenheit (-1.1 degrees Celsius).
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
Bacopa white (real world).jpg|White Bacopa Cabana.
Bacopa-Pink.jpg|Rose Bacopa Cabana, resembling the flowers of ''Pikmin 2''.
Real Bacopa Cabana Purple.jpg|Blue Bacopa Cabana, resembling the flowers of ''Pikmin 3''.
PW-Sutera-pikminflower-12-J.jpg|A flower bed of Bacopa Cabana.
Pikminpressrelease.png|Official Pikmin Flower press release.
</gallery>
 
==Trivia==
* The name "Bacopa Cabana" is likely a reference to {{w|Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro}}.
 
==See also==
* [[Maturity]]


[[Image:PW-Sutera-pikminflower-12-J.jpg|thumb|left|450px|Bacopa Cabana]]
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==References==
==References==
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Several white Bacopa Cabana.

The Bacopa Cabana,[1] commonly known as the Pikmin Flower, is a type of real-world flower cultivated to resemble the flowers that Pikmin grow on their heads. Bacopa Cabana comes in four colors: white, similar to the flowers of Pikmin; rose, similar to the flowers of Pikmin 2; blue, similar to the flowers of Pikmin 3; and pink. [2]

History[edit]

Bacopa Cabana is a cultivated species of Chaenostoma cordatum used to market Pikmin's release in North America.[3] Nintendo announced the creation of the cultivar through an agreement with S&G Flowers USA, now known as Syngenta Flowers, in late 2001. The flower became commercially available in April the following year, five months after the release of the game. The full press release can be found here. The flower is not patented in the United States Patent System, and can thus be grown freely.[4] It is possible that the flowers of Pikmin 2 and Pikmin 3 were based on colorations of Bacopa Cabana, however Pikmin Bloom and Pikmin 4 introduce Pikmin flowers with colors that do not correspond to any Bacopa Cabana.

Chaenostoma cordatum[edit]

The leaf texture used in Pikmin 2's Challenge Mode menu. (Used on Pikipedia in the {{stub}} template.)

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The Chaenostoma cordatum are a perennial and evergreen plant. The record for the lowest temperature a Chaenostoma cordatum has endured is 30 degrees Fahrenheit (-1.1 degrees Celsius).

Gallery[edit]

Trivia[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Meet the Pikmin Flower on IGN
  2. ^ Cabana® Jumbo White on Syngenta Flowers
  3. ^ Pikmin becomes a flower on GameSpot
  4. ^ Sutera Species, Bacopa on Dave's Garden, retrieved on March 30th, 2021


Icon of a white flower in the Challenge Mode of Pikmin 2. It represents a course that is beaten, but with Pikmin who were lost.

This article was a featured article from December 1st, 2016 to February 1st, 2017.

Icon of a white flower in the Challenge Mode of Pikmin 2. It represents a course that is beaten, but with Pikmin who were lost.