When you think of Dandelions, you’re probably thinking, “Aren’t those just the little yellow guys from every backyard ever?” And yeah—they are. But in Grow a Garden? Dandelions are straight-up mutation machines.
They grow fast, mutate like crazy, and can go from “eh, just a flower” to “wait, this is worth half a million coins??” if you play your cards right. Whether you’re a new player or have been planting since forever, Dandelions are 100% worth your time.
Here’s everything you need to know—but like, the fun version.
🌱 How to Get Dandelion Seeds (you’ll get them early)
These guys show up early in the game—usually not long after you’ve planted stuff like Daffodils or Roses. Think of them as your intro to the world of flower-based chaos.
How to snag some:
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Buy them from the Seed Shop once Flower Tier 1 or 2 unlocks
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Get them as rewards for beginner quests (especially mutation tutorials)
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Pick them up during springy events like Windy Day or Spring Bloom
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Trade with players, or find them in basic chests and starter bundles
🌼 Bonus: A lot of the game’s mutation tasks start with Dandelions. They’re the perfect crop to learn on—and experiment with.
🌿 Growing Dandelions = Easy Mode
Dandelions grow fast, which is great if you’re trying to test mutations, practice stacking, or just rack up a bunch of crops quickly.
Here’s what to do:
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Equip a seed
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Drop it in a garden plot
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Water it (or use a Sprinkler)
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Let it chill
⏳ Don’t rush the harvest. Just leave it sitting there for a bit—weather changes and gear effects take time to kick in. The longer it grows, the better chance it mutates into something cool.
🍃 Want mutations? It’s all about setup.
If you want more than a plain yellow puffball, you’ve gotta set the stage.
Here’s what helps:
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Sprinklers (for hydration and the Big mutation)
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Night Staff if you’re going for Moonlit or Bloodlit
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Bee pets nearby = better chance for Pollinated
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Lightning Rod if you’re feeling brave and want to go for Shocked
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Star Caller = gateway to Celestial magic
🌦️ Weather is key. If it’s raining, frosty, or nighttime? Even better. That’s your mutation playground.
✨ Dandelion Mutations – Cute to Crazy Real Quick
This is the fun part. A tiny Dandelion can become golden, frozen, rainbow, glitched—you name it. And the glow-ups are wild.
🍃 Common Mutations
(These are the ones you’ll see often—great for testing combos.)
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Big (1x) – Triggered by a Sprinkler. Bigger puff, easier to spot.
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Wet (2x) – Happens when it rains. Adds a nice shimmer.
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Chilled (2x) – Frosty weather or a Polar Bear = cool icy shine.
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Moonlit (2x) – Night events + Night Staff = soft glowing bloom.
🐝 Mid-Tier Mutations
(Getting fancier now.)
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Chocolate (2x) – Use a Chocolate Sprinkler or wait for Chocolate Rain. Turns brown and rich-looking.
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Pollinated (3x) – Bee Swarms or bee pets. Adds golden sparkles—adorable.
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Bloodlit (4x) – Blood Moon turns your Dandelion dark red and shadowy.
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HoneyGlazed (5x) – Triggered by Honey Sprinkler or Bear Bee pet. Sticky-sweet gold glow.
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Heavenly (5x) – Happens during the Floating Jandel event. Literal angel flower.
❄️ Rare Mutations
(This is where your “humble weed” becomes serious money.)
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Frozen (10x) – First get Wet, then wait for frost or Polar Bear. Boom: icy white Dandelion.
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Golden (20x) – Use Dragonflies, Super Seeds, or fancy Sprinklers. Golden puff = pure flex.
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Rainbow (50x) – Butterfly pets + mutation gear = this flower cycles through colors like a lava lamp.
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Shocked (100x) – Lightning strike + Lightning Rod. Super rare. Super electric. Super cool.
🌌 Ultra-Rare Mutations
(Now we’re talking “don’t sell it, display it” vibes.)
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Celestial (120x) – Meteor Shower + Star Caller = galaxy Dandelion
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Disco (125x) – Admin events or Disco Bee = pulsing, color-shifting, total party mode
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Voidtouched (135x) – Only during a Black Hole Event. Glitched, weird, amazing
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Dawnbound (150x) – Normally for Sunflowers, but trade in the right event and you might just get Dandelion-based Dawnbound gear
🔁 Stacking Mutations = the real money move
Because Dandelions grow fast and mutate easily, they’re perfect for stacking—combining multiple effects on one flower.
Try this:
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Wait for rain = Wet
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Then Frost = Frozen
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Sprinkler nearby = Big
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Use Super Seeds or Dragonfly = Golden
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Butterfly pet on patrol = maybe get Rainbow
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Feeling lucky? Toss in a Star Caller and shoot for Celestial
Even Big + Frozen + Golden sells high. Add Rainbow? That’s 500k+ coins.
💰 And it looks amazing too.
💸 Time to Harvest or Trade
Once your Dandelion is mutated and fully bloomed, it’s decision time:
Sell it:
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Go to the Sell Booth (or Event Booths for bonuses)
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Watch for server events with extra coin multipliers
Or save it:
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Mutated Dandelions are very tradable—especially the rare ones
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They’re also great for contest entries, garden aesthetics, or just flexing on your friends
🌟 Final Thoughts
Dandelions are like that one quiet player who suddenly solos the boss. You don’t expect them to go hard—but they do. They’re fast, flexible, and secretly one of the most profitable crops in the game if you know how to use them.
So plant a bunch. Let them sit. Watch the weather. Stack those mutations.
And the next time someone says, “Oh, it’s just a Dandelion,” you can laugh all the way to the leaderboard.