How to breed hybrids in Plantoria
To breed a hybrid in Plantoria, collect pollen from a blooming or mature plant, then tap Pollinate on a different mature plant and choose that pollen. About 40 seconds later the plant gives you 1 to 3 hybrid seeds that mix the DNA of both parents.
- Pollen can be collected from the Blooming stage on, 3 times per plant.
- Only a Mature plant can be pollinated, once per growth.
- The seeds take 40.5 seconds and you get 1, 2 or 3 of them.
- The child DNA is the average of both parents, so species stack up generation after generation.
- Rarity depends on how many species are in the DNA: 2 is Uncommon, 7 or more is Mythic and sells for 50 times more.
How to breed your first hybrid in Plantoria
1. Collect pollen
Grow any plant to the Blooming stage and tap the pollen button on its pot. Each plant has 3 pollen charges. Pollen goes to your inventory and keeps the exact DNA of the plant it came from, so you can save it for later.
2. Pollinate a mature plant
Grow a second plant to Mature, open its panel and tap Pollinate. The pollen list puts the best cross first: the pollen that would give the hybrid with the most different species.
Using a plant's own pollen on itself makes more seeds of the same flower. Use a different species to create something new.
3. Wait 40 seconds and collect the seeds
Seeds form in 40.5 seconds. You get 1 to 3 seeds of the new hybrid. If you harvest the flower while seeds are still forming, the game asks you to tap twice, because the seeds would be lost. If the seeds are ready, harvesting collects them for you first.
4. How DNA mixing works
The hybrid takes the average of both parents, species by species:
| Mother plant | Pollen | Hybrid DNA |
|---|---|---|
| Rose 100% | Tulip 100% | Rose 50%, Tulip 50% |
| Rose 50%, Tulip 50% | Daisy 100% | Rose 25%, Tulip 25%, Daisy 50% |
| Rose 25%, Tulip 25%, Daisy 50% | Lotus 100% | Rose 12.5%, Tulip 12.5%, Daisy 25%, Lotus 50% |
A species that drops under 1% disappears from the DNA, so very long chains with a single new species each time eventually lose the oldest parents.
The fastest way to stack species is to cross two hybrids with different species: their species add up in one step.
The growing time of a hybrid is the weighted average of its species, so a hybrid with a lot of Bamboo or Poppy grows fast and one with a lot of Cactus grows slowly.
5. Rarity and value
Rarity counts how many species are in the DNA. The sell price of a flower is the average price of its species multiplied by the rarity factor:
| Species in DNA | Rarity | Price multiplier |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Common | x1 |
| 2 | Uncommon | x2 |
| 3 | Rare | x4 |
| 4 | Legendary | x8 |
| 5 | Epic | x14 |
| 6 | Epic | x25 |
| 7 or more | Mythic | x50 |
With 14 base species there are 16,383 possible combinations to discover. Each one gets its own name, art and Codex entry, and the rarest hybrids grown by players are featured on the home page.
6. A simple plan for your first Rare hybrid
- Grow two fast species, for example Poppy and Bamboo, plus a third one.
- Collect pollen from the Bamboo while it blooms.
- Pollinate the mature Poppy with it: Poppy 50%, Bamboo 50% (Uncommon).
- Plant one of those seeds and grow it to Mature.
- Pollinate it with pollen from the third species: three species, Rare, price x4.
Stuck on a specific flower? In the Codex you can reveal the recipe of a hybrid for 5 diamonds. The Daily Challenge on the home page shows a new target hybrid every day with its recipe.
FAQ
How many hybrids are there in Plantoria?
16,383 combinations of the 14 base species, from 2-species Uncommon flowers to Mythic flowers with 7 or more species.
When can I collect pollen?
From the Blooming stage on. Each plant gives 3 pollen charges per growth.
Why did I lose my seeds?
The flower was harvested while the seeds were still forming. The game now asks for a second tap before that happens, and ready seeds are collected automatically on harvest.
What is the rarest flower?
Mythic flowers with 7 or more species in their DNA. They sell for 50 times the base price.