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'''Big Flowers''' are plants in {{pb}} that can be found throughout the world at set points of interest. They appear on the [[Pikmin Bloom interface#Map|map screen]] with circles around them with a radius of 40 meters. If a player is [[flower planting|planting flowers]] within the Big Flower's radius, it will contribute towards blooming the Big Flower. After 300 flowers are planted in the radius, the flower will bloom, and within the first hour after it blooms, it will reward players who plant flowers nearby with an [[expedition]] to collect a [[fruit]] from it. (If a player has not yet unlocked the ability to do expeditions, they will not get a reward from a Big Flower.) Any player that walks within 100 meters of a blooming Big Flower can swipe vertically across it while viewing its information page to gain 1-2 nectar, even if they have already retrieved the fruit. The nectar provided by the Big Flower depends on the type of flowers that were planted in the radius.
'''Big Flowers''' are plants in {{pb}} that can be found throughout the world at set points of interest. They appear on the [[Pikmin Bloom interface#Map|map screen]] with circles around them with a radius of 40 meters. If a player is [[flower planting|planting flowers]] within the Big Flower's radius, it will contribute towards blooming the Big Flower. After 300 flowers are planted in the radius, the flower will bloom for 23 hours. If a player plants any flowers in the radius of the big flower within the first hour after it blooms, they will be rewarded with with an [[expedition]] to collect a [[fruit]] from it. (If a player has not yet unlocked the ability to do expeditions, they will not get a reward from a Big Flower.) Any player that walks within 100 meters of a blooming Big Flower can swipe vertically across it while viewing its information page to gain 1-2 nectar, even if they have already retrieved the fruit. The nectar provided by the Big Flower and the fruit it rewards will match the bloomed flower type, which depends on the type of flowers that were planted in the radius.


There are some flowers on the map that look like Big Flowers but have a rainbow bud. These are a different kind of flower, called a [[Special Spot]].
There are some flowers on the map that look like Big Flowers but have a rainbow bud. These are a different kind of flower, called a [[Special Spot]].
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==Types==
==Types==
When a Big Flower blooms, the type of flower it becomes depends on the flowers planted inside its radius. The color of the flower (and therefore the type of fruit it provides) depends on the color of the planted flowers, and the species of the flower (and therefore the species of nectar the fruit provides) depends on the species of the planted flowers.
When a Big Flower blooms, the species and color of flower it becomes depends on the flowers planted inside its radius. The species of the flower (and therefore the species of nectar the fruit provides) is determined first and depends on the species of the planted flowers. The color of the flower (and therefore the type of fruit it provides) depends on the color of the planted flowers, limited to the colors available for the determined species.
 
===Species===
There are 2 main categories of flower types: regular flowers (from standard petals), and seasonal flowers (such as pansies, camellias, and roses). If only regular flowers are planted within the radius, the Big Flower will likely be some color of regular flower, with a chance of being a seasonal flower. If mostly seasonal flowers are planted within the radius, the Big Flower will most likely bloom into a seasonal flower, though with some additional complexity and randomness. The chances of different flower species blooming has varied throughout the game's lifespan, and [[event]]s have frequently added temporary boosts to certain probabilities.


===Color===
===Color===
A Big Flower's eventual bloomed color is determined by the color of the flowers that players plant within, with additional complexity added by white flowers. For red, blue, and yellow flowers, having a majority of that color of flower planted within the radius will cause the Big Flower to grow into that color. For a Big Flower to grow into a white flower, at least 70% of the flowers in the radius need to be either white, or another color that is not the most prevalent non-white color, and when the 300 flower goal is reached, the color of the Big Flower will still be randomly picked. When this occurs the flower species is first determined, and then the color is picked based on odds unique to the species.  
A Big Flower's eventual bloomed color is determined by the color of the flowers that players plant within, with additional complexity added by white flowers and flowers that aren't available in all 4 colors. For red, blue, and yellow flowers, having a majority of that color of flower planted within the radius will cause the Big Flower to grow into that color, provided that it's available for the determined species. For Big Flowers where at least 70% of the flowers planted in the radius are white or where the most prevalent flower color isn't available in the determined species, when the 300 flower goal is reached, the color of the Big Flower will be randomly picked. This means that it is impossible to guarantee a white bloom from a Big Flower if there are multiple color variants. When this occurs the flower species is first determined, and then the color is picked based on [[#Color_Odds_Per_Species|odds unique to the species]].  


The likely eventual color and type of a Big Flower is displayed in the screen that appears when an unbloomed Big Flower is tapped. The color displayed does not guarantee that it will be the final color of the Big Flower, because it could still change as more flowers are planted. The colors "red", "blue", and "yellow" will display in this message if that color of flower is the most common non-white color within the radius, and if the 70% rule for white flowers has not been reached. The color "white" is never displayed here, as if the 70% rule has been reached, the color will be displayed as "???" instead. For example, if there are 40 white flowers and 30 red flowers within a Big Flower's radius, the Big Flower will say it will be red, because there are less than 70% white and non-red flowers. If an additional 20 yellow and 20 blue flowers were planted within, they would contribute to white as they are less common than red flowers, and the Big Flower would display "???" as its eventual color.
The likely eventual color and type of a Big Flower is displayed in the screen that appears when an unbloomed Big Flower is tapped. The color displayed does not guarantee that it will be the final color of the Big Flower, because it could still change as more flowers are planted. The colors "red", "blue", and "yellow" will display in this message if that color of flower is the most common non-white color within the radius, and if the 70% rule for white flowers has not been reached. The color "white" is never displayed here, as if the 70% rule has been reached, the color will be displayed as "???" instead. For example, if there are 40 white flowers and 30 red flowers within a Big Flower's radius, the Big Flower will say it will be red, because there are less than 70% white and non-red flowers. If an additional 20 yellow and 20 blue flowers were planted within, they would contribute to white as they are less common than red flowers, and the Big Flower would display "???" as its eventual color.


===Species===
===Technical Details===
There are 2 main categories of flower types: regular flowers (from standard petals), and seasonal flowers (such as pansies, camellias, and roses). If only regular flowers are planted within the radius, the Big Flower will likely be some color of regular flower, with a chance of being a seasonal flower. If mostly seasonal flowers are planted within the radius, the Big Flower will most likely bloom into a seasonal flower, though with some additional complexity and randomness. The chances of different flower species blooming has varied throughout the game's lifespan, and [[event]]s have frequently added temporary boosts to certain probabilities.
The color and species of flowers planted under the big flower determine what the bloom will be.
* Flower species is determined before the color.
* Planting 156 or more of a given flower type around a big flower usually guarantees that type (unless it [[#Mutations|mutates]], see next bullet point).
** If enough flowers to spawn to a given type (156 or more) are planted under a big flower, there is a small chance (~3%) it will mutate to another flower type, such as the current flower of the month, or other seasonal flowers (Niantic reports what flowers bloom as at the start of the month in a "forecast").
* Planting 156 or more of a color locks in the color, provided the color is not white, and that a variant in that color exists for the determined species.
** If a majority of the flowers planted are white or an unavailable color for the blooming flower species and that species has more than one color variant, it is random which color blooms.
*** There is no way to force white blooms if the species has multiple color variants.
*** The color is picked based on odds unique to the species.
** If a majority of the flowers planted are white or an unavailable color for the blooming flower species, but over 100 of a secondary color that is available for that flower species, it will bloom that secondary color.
 
===Color Odds Per Species===
Each species of flower has a unique distribution of colors that will be used to randomly determine the color of a big flower when that species is bloomed and the majority color is either white or a color that is unavailable for that species. The following is experimental data sourced from [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wf1kZCfSxQC4jB--zKRZpgAPhE60zcAfedItqQ5OrbY/edit#gid=1934273914| this spreadsheet], so it may not be perfectly accurate.
 
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
!style="text-align: left" |Flower
!White
!Red
!Yellow
!Blue
|-
|style="text-align: left" | Rose
|25.96%
|39.15%
|24.34%
|10.55%
|-
|style="text-align: left" | Pansy
|29.63%
|17.78%
|22.96%
|29.63%
|-
|style="text-align: left" | Poinsettia
|33.85%
|66.15%
|N/A
|N/A
|-
|style="text-align: left" | Camellia
|52.56%
|47.44%
|N/A
|N/A
|-
|style="text-align: left" | Tulip
|21.43%
|23.11%
|24.79%
|30.67%
|-
|style="text-align: left" | Carnation
|34.69%
|28.57%
|26.53%
|10.20%
|-
|style="text-align: left" | Hydrangea
|38.71%
|31.45%
|N/A
|29.84%
|-
|style="text-align: left" | Spider Lily
|26.15%
|70.77%
|3.08%
|N/A
|-
|style="text-align: left" | Cosmos
|59.26%
|40.74%
|0%
|N/A
|-
|style="text-align: left" | Cyclamen
|58.62%
|32.76%
|N/A
|8.62%
|-
|style="text-align: left" | Daffodil
|53.08%
|N/A
|46.92%
|N/A
|-
|style="text-align: left" | Plum Blossom
|32.81%
|67.19%
|N/A
|N/A
|-
|style="text-align: left" | Windflower
|26.88%
|26.88%
|23.66%
|22.58%
|-
|style="text-align: left" | Calla Lily
|50.00%
|11.45%
|28.31%
|10.24%
|-
|style="text-align: left" | Frangipani
|32.50%
|30.00%
|37.50%
|N/A
|}


===History===
===History===
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Throughout the game's lifespan, the flower species Big Flowers commonly provide has changed frequently to add variety. Originally these changes happened in a rather inconsistent way, but since March 2022 there has been a consistent monthly flower system. Whenever a Community Day [[event]] occurs, all Big Flowers will bloom into the flower the event is themed around for the day, no matter what flowers are planted in the radius.
Throughout the game's lifespan, the flower species Big Flowers commonly provide has changed frequently to add variety. Originally these changes happened in a rather inconsistent way, but since March 2022 there has been a consistent monthly flower system. Whenever a Community Day [[event]] occurs, all Big Flowers will bloom into the flower the event is themed around for the duration of the day, no matter what flowers are planted in the radius.


When the game was released in October 2021, there were two tiers of rare flowers: pansies and roses. Planting regular flowers in the radius 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 very hard to get.
When the game was released in October 2021, there were two tiers of rare flowers: pansies and roses. Planting regular flowers in the radius 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 very hard to get.
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The second Community Day on {{date|18|December|2021}} introduced poinsettia flowers. 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. Planting poinsettias or pansies had a low chance of making a rose bloom.
The second Community Day on {{date|18|December|2021}} introduced poinsettia flowers. 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. Planting poinsettias or pansies had a low chance of making a rose bloom.


On {{date|1|January|2022}}, camellias were introduced, and these joined poinsettias as rare flowers that had a low chance of blooming when regular flowers were planted. After the Community Day on {{date|22|January}}, poinsettias were no longer available this way. On {{date|11|February}}, plum blossom flowers were introduced, and now, planting regular flowers has a chance of blooming pansies, poinsettias, camellias, or plum blossoms. The Valentine's Day event on {{date|14|February}} made roses very common for the day and lowered the rarity of the type.
On {{date|1|January|2022}}, camellias were introduced, and these joined poinsettias as rare flowers that had a low chance of blooming when regular flowers were planted. After the Community Day on {{date|22|January}}, poinsettias were no longer available this way. On {{date|11|February}}, plum blossom flowers were introduced, and now, planting regular flowers had a chance of blooming pansies, poinsettias, camellias, or plum blossoms. The Valentine's Day event on {{date|14|February}} made roses very common for the day and lowered the rarity of the type.
 
From March 2022, the system of flower availability from Big Flowers was simplified and the second tier of flower rarity was removed, with roses now being treated the same way as other rare flowers (now called Seasonal Flowers). After this change, planting regular flowers around a Big Flower has a chance of blooming a selection of seasonal flowers from the current Big Flower Forecast. The Big Flower Forecast changes monthly, but occasionally is the same for two months in a row. Additionally, each monthly Big Flower Forecast introduced a new flower, dubbed the Flower of the Month. Community Days continue to change the flower availability for that day/weekend only and feature the current Flower of the Month.
 
From August 2023, Pikmin with the Flower of the Month blooming on their head gain an additional point of strength in [[Mushroom battle]]s compared to Pikmin with other seasonal flowers blooming on their head. In months where only one color of a particular flower species was the Flower of the Month, all colors of that species gave this attack boost.


From March 2022, the system of flower availability from Big Flowers was simplified, and now each month, planting regular flowers around a Big Flower has a chance of blooming a selection of seasonal flowers. The second tier of flower rarity was removed, and now roses are treated the same way as other rare flowers. Community Days continue to change the flower availability for that day only. The following table shows the flower types available each month:
The following table shows the Flower of the Month and Big Flower Forecast each month:
{|class="wikitable"
{|class="wikitable"
!Month
!Month
!Flowers of the month
!Flower of the Month
!Big Flower Forecast
|-
|-
|March 2022
|March 2022
|Cherry blossom
|Cherry blossom, pansy, plum blossom
|Cherry blossom, pansy, plum blossom
|-
|-
|April 2022
|April 2022
|Tulip
|Tulip, pansy, cherry blossom
|Tulip, pansy, cherry blossom
|-
|-
|May 2022
|May 2022
|Carnation, rose
|Carnation, rose, tulip, pansy
|Carnation, rose, tulip, pansy
|-
|-
|June 2022
|June 2022
|Hydrangea
|Hydrangea, carnation, rose
|Hydrangea, carnation, rose
|-
|-
|July 2022
|July 2022
|Lily
|Lily, hydrangea, rose
|Lily, hydrangea, rose
|-
|-
|August 2022
|August 2022
|Sunflower
|Sunflower, lily, rose
|Sunflower, lily, rose
|-
|-
|September 2022
|September 2022
|Spider Lily
|Spider lily, sunflower, rose
|Spider lily, sunflower, rose
|-
|-
|October 2022
|October 2022
|rowspan="2"|Cosmos, spider lily, pansy, rose, carnation
|Cosmos
|Cosmos, spider lily, pansy, rose, carnation
|-
|-
|November 2022
|November 2022
|N/A
|Cosmos, pansy, carnation, camellia {{tt|*|There was no Big Flower Forecast for November 2022. The October 2022 forecast announced that spider lily and rose would be leaving November 1, and it was experimentally determined that Camellias were also added to the pool of flowers.}}
|-
|-
|December 2022
|December 2022
|Cyclamen
|Cyclamen, poinsettia, camellia, pansy
|Cyclamen, poinsettia, camellia, pansy
|-
|-
|January 2023
|January 2023
|Daffodil
|rowspan="2"|Daffodil, plum blossom, cyclamen, poinsettia, camellia, pansy
|rowspan="2"|Daffodil, plum blossom, cyclamen, poinsettia, camellia, pansy
|-
|-
|February 2023
|February 2023
|White plum blossom
|-
|-
|March 2023
|March 2023
|Windflower
|Windflower, cherry blossom, plum blossom, daffodil, cyclamen, tulip, pansy
|Windflower, cherry blossom, plum blossom, daffodil, cyclamen, tulip, pansy
|-
|-
|April 2023
|April 2023
|Baby blue eye
|Baby blue eye, cherry blossom, daffodil, tulip, pansy, rose
|Baby blue eye, cherry blossom, daffodil, tulip, pansy, rose
|-
|-
|May 2023
|May 2023
|Yellow carnation
|Carnation, tulip, baby blue eye, pansy, rose
|Carnation, tulip, baby blue eye, pansy, rose
|-
|-
|June 2023
|June 2023
|Calla lily
|Calla lily, carnation, pansy, hydrangea, lily, rose
|Calla lily, carnation, pansy, hydrangea, lily, rose
|-
|-
|July 2023
|July 2023
|Frangipani
|Frangipani, hydrangea, lily, rose, calla lily, sunflower
|Frangipani, hydrangea, lily, rose, calla lily, sunflower
|-
|-
|August 2023
|August 2023
|Hibiscus
|Hibiscus, rose, frangipani, lily, sunflower, cosmos
|Hibiscus, rose, frangipani, lily, sunflower, cosmos
|-
|-
|September 2023
|September 2023
|Dianthus
|Dianthus, hibiscus, frangipani, sunflower, spider lily, cosmos
|Dianthus, hibiscus, frangipani, sunflower, spider lily, cosmos
|-
|-
|October 2023
|October 2023
|Gentian
|Gentian, pansy, spider lily, cosmos, cyclamen, dianthus
|Gentian, pansy, spider lily, cosmos, cyclamen, dianthus
|-
|-
|November 2023
|November 2023
|Chrysanthemum
|Chrysanthemum, pansy, camellia, cyclamen, poinsettia, gentian
|Chrysanthemum, pansy, camellia, cyclamen, poinsettia, gentian
|-
|-
|December 2023
|December 2023
|Helleborus
|Helleborus, pansy, camellia, cyclamen, poinsettia, chrysanthemum
|Helleborus, pansy, camellia, cyclamen, poinsettia, chrysanthemum
|-
|-
|January 2024
|January 2024
|Cattleya, camellia, plum blossom, daffodil, poinsettia, Helleborus
|Cattleya
|Cattleya, camellia, plum blossom, daffodil, poinsettia, helleborus
|-
|-
|February 2024
|February 2024
|Camellias, plum blossoms, daffodils, pansy, cherry blossoms, cattleyas
|Yellow plum blossom
|Plum blossom, camellia, daffodil, pansy, cherry blossom, cattleya
|-
|-
|March 2024
|March 2024
|plum blossoms, pansies, cherry blossoms, baby blue eyes, windflowers, hyacinths
|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
|}
|}


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When the game launched initially, there used to be a rarity hierarchy, where Regular Flowers had the possibility to bloom into Pansies, and Pansies had the possibility to bloom into Roses. But once the flower forecast was simplified, this rarity hierarchy was removed, but the feature for seasonal flowers to bloom into other seasonal flowers stayed.
When the game launched initially, there used to be a rarity hierarchy, where Regular Flowers had the possibility to bloom into Pansies, and Pansies had the possibility to bloom into Roses. But once the flower forecast was simplified, this rarity hierarchy was removed, but the feature for seasonal flowers to bloom into other seasonal flowers stayed.


It is roughly a 3% chance for a mutation to happen. Mutations are flowers within the same season as the base flower, often being the flower introduced after the base flower.
There is roughly a 3% chance for a mutation to happen. Mutations are flowers within the same season as the base flower, often being the flower introduced after the base flower.


The following table shows which seasonal flowers can mutate to what other seasonal flower:
The following table shows which seasonal flowers can mutate to what other seasonal flower:
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!Cattleya
!Cattleya
!Hyacinth
!Hyacinth
!Sweet Pea
!Lily of the Valley
!Peony
|-
|-
!White
!White
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|[[File:White cattleya Big Flower icon.png|x150px]]
|[[File:White cattleya Big Flower icon.png|x150px]]
|[[File:White hyacinth Big Flower icon.png|x150px]]
|[[File:White hyacinth Big Flower icon.png|x150px]]
|[[File:White sweet pea Big Flower icon.png|x150px]]
|[[File:White convallaria Big Flower icon.png|x150px]]
|[[File:White peony Big Flower icon.png|x150px]]
|-
|-
!Red
!Red
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|[[File:Red cattleya Big Flower icon.png|x150px]]
|[[File:Red cattleya Big Flower icon.png|x150px]]
|[[File:Red hyacinth Big Flower icon.png|x150px]]
|[[File:Red hyacinth Big Flower icon.png|x150px]]
|[[File:Red sweet pea Big Flower icon.png|x150px]]
|[[File:Red convallaria Big Flower icon.png|x150px]]
|[[File:Red peony Big Flower icon.png|x150px]]
|-
|-
!Blue
!Blue
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|[[File:Blue cattleya Big Flower icon.png|x150px]]
|[[File:Blue cattleya Big Flower icon.png|x150px]]
|[[File:Blue hyacinth Big Flower icon.png|x150px]]
|[[File:Blue hyacinth Big Flower icon.png|x150px]]
|[[File:Blue sweet pea Big Flower icon.png|x150px]]
|N/A
|[[File:Blue peony Big Flower icon.png|x150px]]
|-
|-
!Yellow
!Yellow
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|[[File:Yellow cattleya Big Flower icon.png|x150px]]
|[[File:Yellow cattleya Big Flower icon.png|x150px]]
|[[File:Yellow hyacinth Big Flower icon.png|x150px]]
|[[File:Yellow hyacinth Big Flower icon.png|x150px]]
|[[File:Yellow sweet pea Big Flower icon.png|x150px]]
|N/A
|[[File:Yellow peony Big Flower icon.png|x150px]]
|}
|}


Revision as of 12:41, June 18, 2024

Big Flowers are plants in Pikmin Bloom that can be found throughout the world at set points of interest. They appear on the map screen with circles around them with a radius of 40 meters. If a player is planting flowers within the Big Flower's radius, it will contribute towards blooming the Big Flower. After 300 flowers are planted in the radius, the flower will bloom for 23 hours. If a player plants any flowers in the radius of the big flower within the first hour after it blooms, they will be rewarded with with an expedition to collect a fruit from it. (If a player has not yet unlocked the ability to do expeditions, they will not get a reward from a Big Flower.) Any player that walks within 100 meters of a blooming Big Flower can swipe vertically across it while viewing its information page to gain 1-2 nectar, even if they have already retrieved the fruit. The nectar provided by the Big Flower and the fruit it rewards will match the bloomed flower type, which depends on the type of flowers that were planted in the radius.

There are some flowers on the map that look like Big Flowers but have a rainbow bud. These are a different kind of flower, called a Special Spot.

Stages

Viewing information about a Big Flower in bud form in Pikmin Bloom. Notice that blue rose flowers are planted around it, and the box below says it will be a blue rose. The location information has been covered up.
A Big Flower in bud form.

A Big Flower has 3 stages:

  • Sprout: players have planted 0 to 49 flowers within.
  • Bud: players have planted 50 to 299 flowers within.
  • Blooming: players have planted 300 or more flowers within.

Each time a Big Flower grows to its next stage, it will flash in light and change in appearance. In addition, when more than 150 flowers are planted in the radius, the bud will flash and falling petals will temporarily surround it.

Types

When a Big Flower blooms, the species and color of flower it becomes depends on the flowers planted inside its radius. The species of the flower (and therefore the species of nectar the fruit provides) is determined first and depends on the species of the planted flowers. The color of the flower (and therefore the type of fruit it provides) depends on the color of the planted flowers, limited to the colors available for the determined species.

Species

There are 2 main categories of flower types: regular flowers (from standard petals), and seasonal flowers (such as pansies, camellias, and roses). If only regular flowers are planted within the radius, the Big Flower will likely be some color of regular flower, with a chance of being a seasonal flower. If mostly seasonal flowers are planted within the radius, the Big Flower will most likely bloom into a seasonal flower, though with some additional complexity and randomness. The chances of different flower species blooming has varied throughout the game's lifespan, and events have frequently added temporary boosts to certain probabilities.

Color

A Big Flower's eventual bloomed color is determined by the color of the flowers that players plant within, with additional complexity added by white flowers and flowers that aren't available in all 4 colors. For red, blue, and yellow flowers, having a majority of that color of flower planted within the radius will cause the Big Flower to grow into that color, provided that it's available for the determined species. For Big Flowers where at least 70% of the flowers planted in the radius are white or where the most prevalent flower color isn't available in the determined species, when the 300 flower goal is reached, the color of the Big Flower will be randomly picked. This means that it is impossible to guarantee a white bloom from a Big Flower if there are multiple color variants. When this occurs the flower species is first determined, and then the color is picked based on odds unique to the species.

The likely eventual color and type of a Big Flower is displayed in the screen that appears when an unbloomed Big Flower is tapped. The color displayed does not guarantee that it will be the final color of the Big Flower, because it could still change as more flowers are planted. The colors "red", "blue", and "yellow" will display in this message if that color of flower is the most common non-white color within the radius, and if the 70% rule for white flowers has not been reached. The color "white" is never displayed here, as if the 70% rule has been reached, the color will be displayed as "???" instead. For example, if there are 40 white flowers and 30 red flowers within a Big Flower's radius, the Big Flower will say it will be red, because there are less than 70% white and non-red flowers. If an additional 20 yellow and 20 blue flowers were planted within, they would contribute to white as they are less common than red flowers, and the Big Flower would display "???" as its eventual color.

Technical Details

The color and species of flowers planted under the big flower determine what the bloom will be.

  • Flower species is determined before the color.
  • Planting 156 or more of a given flower type around a big flower usually guarantees that type (unless it mutates, see next bullet point).
    • If enough flowers to spawn to a given type (156 or more) are planted under a big flower, there is a small chance (~3%) it will mutate to another flower type, such as the current flower of the month, or other seasonal flowers (Niantic reports what flowers bloom as at the start of the month in a "forecast").
  • Planting 156 or more of a color locks in the color, provided the color is not white, and that a variant in that color exists for the determined species.
    • If a majority of the flowers planted are white or an unavailable color for the blooming flower species and that species has more than one color variant, it is random which color blooms.
      • There is no way to force white blooms if the species has multiple color variants.
      • The color is picked based on odds unique to the species.
    • If a majority of the flowers planted are white or an unavailable color for the blooming flower species, but over 100 of a secondary color that is available for that flower species, it will bloom that secondary color.

Color Odds Per Species

Each species of flower has a unique distribution of colors that will be used to randomly determine the color of a big flower when that species is bloomed and the majority color is either white or a color that is unavailable for that species. The following is experimental data sourced from this spreadsheet, so it may not be perfectly accurate.

Flower White Red Yellow Blue
Rose 25.96% 39.15% 24.34% 10.55%
Pansy 29.63% 17.78% 22.96% 29.63%
Poinsettia 33.85% 66.15% N/A N/A
Camellia 52.56% 47.44% N/A N/A
Tulip 21.43% 23.11% 24.79% 30.67%
Carnation 34.69% 28.57% 26.53% 10.20%
Hydrangea 38.71% 31.45% N/A 29.84%
Spider Lily 26.15% 70.77% 3.08% N/A
Cosmos 59.26% 40.74% 0% N/A
Cyclamen 58.62% 32.76% N/A 8.62%
Daffodil 53.08% N/A 46.92% N/A
Plum Blossom 32.81% 67.19% N/A N/A
Windflower 26.88% 26.88% 23.66% 22.58%
Calla Lily 50.00% 11.45% 28.31% 10.24%
Frangipani 32.50% 30.00% 37.50% N/A

History

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Throughout the game's lifespan, the flower species Big Flowers commonly provide has changed frequently to add variety. Originally these changes happened in a rather inconsistent way, but since March 2022 there has been a consistent monthly flower system. Whenever a Community Day event occurs, all Big Flowers will bloom into the flower the event is themed around for the duration of the day, no matter what flowers are planted in the radius.

When the game was released in October 2021, there were two tiers of rare flowers: pansies and roses. Planting regular flowers in the radius 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 very hard to get.

The second Community Day on December 18th, 2021 introduced poinsettia flowers. 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. Planting poinsettias or pansies had a low chance of making a rose bloom.

On January 1st, 2022, camellias were introduced, and these joined poinsettias as rare flowers that had a low chance of blooming when regular flowers were planted. After the Community Day on January 22nd, poinsettias were no longer available this way. On February 11th, plum blossom flowers were introduced, and now, planting regular flowers had a chance of blooming pansies, poinsettias, camellias, or plum blossoms. The Valentine's Day event on February 14th made roses very common for the day and lowered the rarity of the type.

From March 2022, the system of flower availability from Big Flowers was simplified and the second tier of flower rarity was removed, with roses now being treated the same way as other rare flowers (now called Seasonal Flowers). After this change, planting regular flowers around a Big Flower has a chance of blooming a selection of seasonal flowers from the current Big Flower Forecast. The Big Flower Forecast changes monthly, but occasionally is the same for two months in a row. Additionally, each monthly Big Flower Forecast introduced a new flower, dubbed the Flower of the Month. Community Days continue to change the flower availability for that day/weekend only and feature the current Flower of the Month.

From August 2023, Pikmin with the Flower of the Month blooming 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 was the Flower of the Month, all colors of that species gave this attack boost.

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

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, 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, plum blossom, cyclamen, poinsettia, camellia, pansy
February 2023 White plum blossom
March 2023 Windflower Windflower, cherry blossom, plum blossom, daffodil, cyclamen, tulip, pansy
April 2023 Baby blue eye Baby blue eye, 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

Mutations

A mutation is a rare chance of a Big Flower blooming into a different but related flower.

When the game launched initially, there used to be a rarity hierarchy, where Regular Flowers had the possibility to bloom into Pansies, and Pansies had the possibility to bloom into Roses. But once the flower forecast was simplified, this rarity hierarchy was removed, but the feature for seasonal flowers to bloom into other seasonal flowers stayed.

There is roughly a 3% chance for a mutation to happen. Mutations are flowers within the same season as the base flower, often being the flower introduced after the base flower.

The following table shows which seasonal flowers can mutate to what other seasonal flower:

Base Flower Flower mutation
Pansy Rose
Rose Tulip
Frangipani
Plum Blossom Cherry Blossom
Cherry Blossom Pansy
Windflower
Tulip
Rose
Windflower Pansy
Cherry Blossom
Baby Blue Eyes
Cyclamen
Tulip Baby Blue Eyes
Carnation
Lily Frangipani
Sunflower
Spider Lily
Calla Lily Frangipani
Spider Lily Tulip
Dianthus Hibiscus
Cosmos Cyclamen
Camellia Daffodil
Plum Blossom
Daffodil Pansy
Cyclamen
Poinsettia
Camellia

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Sprites

These are the sprites used for each type of Big Flower in the screen at the end of a flower planting session.

Color Regular Pansy Rose Poinsettia Camellia Plum blossom Cherry blossom Tulip Carnation Hydrangea Lily Sunflower Spider Lily Cosmos Cyclamen Daffodil Windflower Baby Blue Eye Calla Lily Frangipani Hibiscus Dianthus Gentian Chrysanthemums Helleborus Cattleya Hyacinth Sweet Pea Lily of the Valley Peony
White White basic Big Flower icon. White pansy Big Flower icon. White rose Big Flower icon. White poinsettia Big Flower icon. White camellia Big Flower icon. White plum blossom Big Flower icon.
White cherry blossom Big Flower icon.
 White tulip Big Flower icon. White carnation Big Flower icon. White hydrangea Big Flower icon. White lilium Big Flower icon. N/A White spider lily Big Flower icon. White cosmos Big Flower icon. White cyclamen Big Flower icon. White daffodil Big Flower icon. White windflower Big Flower icon in Pikmin Bloom. N/A White calla lily Big Flower icon in Pikmin Bloom. White frangipani Big Flower icon in Pikmin Bloom. White hibiscus Big Flower icon in Pikmin Bloom. White dianthus Big Flower icon in Pikmin Bloom. White gentian Big Flower icon in Pikmin Bloom. White mum Big Flower icon.png White helleborus Big Flower icon.png White cattleya Big Flower icon in Pikmin Bloom White hyacinth big flower in Pikmin Bloom White sweet pea big flower in Pikmin Bloom. White lily of the valley/convallaria big flower in Pikmin Bloom White peony big flower in Pikmin Bloom
Red Red basic Big Flower icon. Red pansy Big Flower icon. Red rose Big Flower icon. Red poinsettia Big Flower icon. Red camellia Big Flower icon.
Red plum blossom Big Flower icon.
 N/A Red tulip Big Flower icon. Red carnation Big Flower icon. Red hydrangea Big Flower icon. Red lilium Big Flower icon. N/A Red spider lily Big Flower icon. Red cosmos Big Flower icon. Red cyclamen Big Flower icon. N/A Red windflower Big Flower icon in Pikmin Bloom. N/A Red calla lily Big Flower icon in Pikmin Bloom. Red frangipani Big Flower icon in Pikmin Bloom. Red hibiscus Big Flower icon in Pikmin Bloom. Red dianthus Big Flower icon in Pikmin Bloom. Red gentian Big Flower icon in Pikmin Bloom. Red mum Big Flower icon. Red helleborus Big Flower icon. Red cattleya Big Flower icon in Pikmin Bloom Red hyacinth big flower in Pikmin Bloom Red sweet pea big flower in Pikmin Bloom. Red lily of the valley/convallaria big flower in Pikmin Bloom Red peony big flower in Pikmin Bloom
Blue Blue basic Big Flower icon. Blue pansy Big Flower icon. Blue rose Big Flower icon. N/A N/A N/A N/A Blue tulip Big Flower icon. Blue carnation Big Flower icon. Blue hydrangea Big Flower icon. N/A N/A N/A N/A Blue cyclamen Big Flower icon. N/A Blue windflower Big Flower icon in Pikmin Bloom. Blue baby blue eyes Big Flower icon in Pikmin Bloom. Blue calla lily Big Flower icon in Pikmin Bloom. N/A N/A Blue dianthus Big Flower icon in Pikmin Bloom. Blue gentian Big Flower icon in Pikmin Bloom. Blue mum Big Flower icon. Blue helleborus Big Flower icon. Blue cattleya Big Flower icon in Pikmin Bloom Blue hyacinth big flower in Pikmin Bloom Blue sweet pea big flower in Pikmin Bloom. N/A Blue peony big flower in Pikmin Bloom
Yellow Yellow basic Big Flower icon. Yellow pansy Big Flower icon. Yellow rose Big Flower icon. N/A N/A Yellow Plum Blossom Big Flower icon. N/A Yellow tulip Big Flower icon. Yellow carnation Big Flower icon in Pikmin Bloom. N/A Yellow lilium Big Flower icon. Yellow sunflower Big Flower icon. Yellow spider lily Big Flower icon. Yellow cosmos Big Flower icon. N/A Yellow daffodil Big Flower icon. Yellow windflower Big Flower icon in Pikmin Bloom. N/A Yellow calla lily Big Flower icon in Pikmin Bloom. Yellow frangipani Big Flower icon in Pikmin Bloom. Yellow hibiscus Big Flower icon in Pikmin Bloom. N/A N/A Yellow mum Big Flower icon. Yellow helleborus Big Flower icon. Yellow cattleya Big Flower icon in Pikmin Bloom Yellow hyacinth big flower in Pikmin Bloom Yellow sweet pea big flower in Pikmin Bloom. N/A Yellow peony big flower in Pikmin Bloom

Trivia

  • The places where Big Flowers appear on the map are taken from Wayspots in Niantic's Wayfarer system. This means that they will frequently appear at the same locations as features in other Niantic games, including PokéStops and Gyms in Pokémon GO, and Portals in Ingress.

See also

Pikmin Bloom articles
Pikmin Decor Pikmin • Friendship • Maturity • Seedling • Squad
Items Badge • Coin • Fruit • Nectar • Petal • Postcard
Activities Expedition • Flower planting • Party Walk • Weekly challenge
Places Big Flower • Mushroom • Special Spot
Game mechanics Detector • Event • Friend • Level • Lifelog • Mii • Planter Pack
Miscellaneous Shop • Soundtrack • User interface • Loading screen • Version history
Website Flower Personality Quiz • Master Quiz • Web store
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