Breeding and cross-breeding different species of flowers is a fun way for players to increase their collection and customization options in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. By understanding the basic mechanics of flower genetics, you'll be able to hatch rare hybrid blooms and even create brand new colors and types!
All flowers have a base color and can breed with their own type or other flowers to create hybrid offspring. The key factors are:
With a little TLC and patience, you'll be hybrid hunting in no time. Let's look at steps to breed specific types.
Most flowers' basic hybrid offspring are reliably produced with the following pairings:
Once you've bred basic hybrids, use them to create even rarer "hybrid reds", blues, purples and other advanced blooms:
Follow these tricks to maximize your hybridization success:
Plant 10 flowers tightly together for optimal cross-pollination chances as pollen spreads in the wind.
Keeping soil moisturized greatly boosts the likelihood flowers will produce seeds the following day.
Some hybrid pairs like Black Cosmos can take weeks to breed - don't give up!
Use custom designs on the ground or notes app to identify pairings and offspring as you expand.
Transplant rare breeds away from basic colors to focus pollen where needed.
Fertilizer like compost or ACNH Bells bought bags increases yield and bloom health.
Weeds competing for growing space negatively impact breeding success.
Jumping a day or two speeds up the generational hybridizing process.
Once you've bred hard-to-get hybrids like Green Mums or Blue Roses, they fetch a high resale price on sites like Nookazon from eager collectors:
This provides motivation to scale up production for a lucrative side business! Be sure flowers are dug with shovels, not plucked, to preserve clones on your island.
Once you've bred colorful varieties, get creative showcasing them around your island:
Your pride and joy hybrids deserve to be displayed for all to enjoy!