Well, hey there! Let’s talk about them purple mums in that Animal Crossing game, ya know, the one on the Switch. The kids are always yappin’ about it, so I figured I’d learn a thing or two. Now, from what I gather, gettin’ these purple mums ain’t just plantin’ a seed and waitin’, no sir. It’s all about this “breedin’” thing, sounds like makin’ chickens lay eggs, but with flowers, go figure.
So, first things first, ya gotta get some white mums. Where do ya get ’em? Well, the game, they say you can buy ’em seeds, just like them turnips. I hear tell you can get ’em from fishin’ too, or diggin’, or even findin’ ’em in treasure chests! Imagine that, flowers in a treasure chest! Anyhow, once you got them white mum seeds, you plant ’em. Plain and simple, just like plantin’ potatoes.
Now here’s where it gets tricky, or so they say. You gotta put them white mums next to each other, real close-like. They call it “breedin’,” but it just looks like plantin’ ’em together to me. And then, ya gotta water ’em. Just like them tomatoes out back, gotta give ’em water or they ain’t gonna grow. You gotta do it every day, or so them kids tell me.
And then ya wait. And wait some more. It ain’t like them weeds that pop up overnight. These flowers, they take their time. But if you do it right, and if you’re lucky, bam! You get a purple mum. They say it’s only a 25% chance, whatever that means. Sounds like a gamble to me, like playin’ them bingo cards down at the church hall.
But wait, there’s more! I heard tell there’s green mums too. Green! Can ya believe it? Apparently, you gotta start with red and yellow mums for them green ones. You mix them red and yellow ones, and ya get a special yellow mum, every darn time. Then ya take two of them special yellows, see, and do the same breedin’ thing you did with the whites. It’s a whole process, like makin’ a quilt.
- First, white mums. Gotta get them seeds.
- Then, plant them white mums close together.
- Water them every day, no skippin’.
- Wait for a purple mum to pop up.
- If you want green mums, start with red and yellow.
Now, they say there’s somethin’ called “genes” involved. Like them cows down at the farm, some give more milk than others, it’s the same thing with flowers apparently. The flowers have these secret codes inside ’em, that’s the “genes” they’re talking about, I think. And you gotta get the right codes together to make them purple mums. Sounds complicated, but I reckon it’s just like bakin’ a cake, gotta have the right ingredients.
So, why all the fuss about these purple mums anyway? Well, they look pretty, that’s for sure. And I hear tell you can sell them. Sell flowers? Who knew? But them kids, they use them purple mums to decorate their islands, make ‘em look all fancy-like. It’s like puttin’ doilies on the furniture, I guess, makes things look a bit nicer.
And if you want more purple mums, ya gotta breed the purple mums together! It’s like a never-endin’ cycle of flower makin’. Just like them rabbits in the spring, multiplyin’ like crazy. Once ya get a couple of purple mums, you’re set. You can just keep breedin’ ‘em and breedin’ ‘em, till you got more purple mums than you know what to do with.
So there ya have it. That’s the lowdown on gettin’ them purple mums in ACNH, as the kids call it. It ain’t rocket science, but it ain’t just plantin’ and forgettin’ either. It takes some patience, and a little bit of luck, just like most things in life. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I gotta go water my real flowers, them petunias ain’t gonna water themselves, you know.
And remember, keep them flowers close together, water ‘em good, and you might just get lucky and have a whole patch of pretty purple mums. And if you get tired of waitin’, well, there’s always fishin’. You never know what you might find. Maybe even a flower seed or two. Or a treasure chest! Wouldn’t that be somethin’?
Anyways, that’s all I know about these “purple mums ACNH” thing. Good luck to ya, and happy flower breedin’, or whatever they call it.
