Editing Flower planting

{{game icons|pb=y}}
[[File:PB Flower Planting Tutorial.png|thumb|right|250px|Flowers being planted behind the player.]]
'''Flower planting''' is a game mechanic in {{pb}}. When it is turned on, small flowers will be planted in a trail behind the player, and will appear on the map screen as the player walks around the real world. Planting flowers consumes [[petal]]s of the type that is being planted. Planted flowers on the map are visible to all players.

Planted flowers are used to bloom [[Big Flower]]s. While within a Big Flower's radius, players can plant flowers in the circle to encourage growth and allow the Big Flower to bloom.

Having flower planting on also grows [[seedling]]s faster. If a player is planting flowers, seedlings will reach maturity faster with an automatic step-count bonus. Initially it starts with a 10% bonus and eventually reaches a maximum of 30% as the player's flowers are continually planted.

==Mechanics==
For the purposes of flower planting, the world is divided into a grid of cells that are around 5 by 5 meters. These cells are determined by a grid of larger cells sized at 0.00036 decimal degrees across both dimensions. These larger cells are then divided into a number of smaller cells, depending on their respective latitiude. At the equator, as well as for the majority of the populated ranges of the earth, the division is into 64 smaller cells, each with edges sized at 0.000045 decimal degrees. The cells are not shown to the player, but are used to calculate many features of flower planting. One flower can be planted in each cell, and once a flower is in a cell, another one cannot take its place until 5 minutes have passed. As a player walks with flower planting turned on, they will plant flowers in nearby grid cells. This will only happen if the player is moving less than 20 kilometers per hour, to prevent players from being able to plant lots of flowers from within a vehicle.

Not all flowers are rendered on the map screen. When flowers are directly adjacent to eachother, only some will be shown, and the density shown depends on how zoomed-in the camera is, as well as the performance of the device being used to play the game. A more zoomed-out camera will show less flowers, especially further away from the player. Flowers are also not rendered when they are on top of roads. However, all flowers, including non-rendered ones, are counted in the banner at the top of the screen that says how many flowers have been planted in a session.

During flower planting, flowers are set down around the player in a rectangular area, which is longer along the north-south axis. The size of the player's [[squad]] controls the size of this planting area. For every 10 Pikmin added to the squad, the rectangle will increase by one cell along both dimensions. The amount of [[petal]]s consumed per minute will also increase along the same parameters, though this does not outweigh the benefits of increasing the planting area.

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
!Pikmin in squad
!Minimum [[level]]
!Planting area
!Big Flower planting area
!Petals used per minute
|-
|1-9
|1
|[[File:Flower Planting Area 2x1.png|x50px]]
|[[File: Big Flower Planting Area 2x2.png|x50px]]
|2
|-
|10-19
|10
|[[File:Flower Planting Area 3x2.png|x60px]]
||[[File:Big Flower Planting Area 3x3.png|x60px]]
|3
|-
|20-29
|20
|[[File:Flower Planting Area 4x3.png|x70px]]
|[[File:Big Flower Planting Area 4x4.png|x70px]]
|4
|-
|30-39
|40
|[[File:Flower Planting Area 5x4.png|x80px]]
|[[File:Big Flower Planting Area 5x5.png|x80px]]
|5
|-
|40
|60
|[[File:Flower Planting Area 6x5.png|x90px]]
|[[File:Big Flower Planting Area 6x6.png|x90px]]
|6
|}

[[File:Big Flower Planting Grid.png|thumb|250px|center|A diagram depicting the flower grid situated around a Big Flower. Pink panels represent area that contributes to the Big Flower's count when planted in. This shape is uniform for all Big Flowers.]]

==With Others==
{{game help|pb|From what distance can players see one another?}} 
The flower planting menu contains a setting that toggles the "With Others" mode. When a player is planting flowers in this mode, other players will be able to see that player's [[Mii]] and their [[squad]] walking around and planting flowers. This mode does not display player usernames, and is disabled for child accounts.

==Privacy Zones==
{{todo|Note whether Privacy Zones limit the effect of Planting With Others.}}
[[File:PB Privacy Zone.png|thumb|right|250px|A placed Privacy Zone.]]
Privacy Zones allow a player to designate circular areas within which their own flowers will temporarily cease to be planted during planting. However, planting will otherwise continue as normal, consuming petals at a rate proportional to [[squad]] size, and maintaining coin count as well as step energy bonus. Zones do not affect other players or their planting, nor are they visible to other players.

To place a Privacy Zone, a player must open the settings menu, followed by the "Privacy" and "Flower Planting" submenus, and then select "Create Privacy Zone". A Zone's radius of effect can range between 50 to 300 metres. Zones will be named after their district location by default, but this can be changed by the player. A player may add as many as 5 concurrent Privacy Zones, which can be deleted or have their locations, sizes and names edited at any time. 

==Flower Planting Accelerator==

The Flower Planting Accelerator is an item that doubles both petal usage and flower output for 15 minutes during flower planting.

In the simplest of terms, this mechanism causes 2 flowers to be planted into each flower grid cell instead of 1. The cooldown period before the same player can plant into the same cell again remains the same. However, Big Flower counts are affected by the doubled output, meaning it is possible for a single player to bloom a Big Flower on their own without waiting for cooldown to occur. If another Accelerator is added before the current effect expires, the period is extended instead.

==Badges==
There are 5 [[Badge (Pikmin Bloom)|badges]] the player can gain from flower planting:
*'''Apprentice Flower Badge''': Plant 1,000 flowers.
*'''Novice Flower Badge''': Plant 20,000 flowers.
*'''Enthusiast Flower Badge''': Plant 500,000 flowers.
*'''Expert Flower Badge''': Plant 1,600,000 flowers.
*'''Master Flower Badge''': Plant 3,000,000 flowers.
<gallery>
Bloom badge 011.png|Apprentice Flower Badge. The badge shows a [[petal]] jar.
Bloom badge 012.png|Novice Flower Badge. The badge shows a [[Big Flower]].
Bloom badge 013.png|Enthusiast Flower Badge. The badge shows several small flowers.
Bloom badge 014.png|Expert Flower Badge. The badge shows 3 [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] and several small flowers.
Bloom badge 015.png|Master Flower Badge. The badge shows a [[Big Flower]], 3 [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]], and several small flowers.
</gallery>

==Gallery==
===Screenshots===
{{image}}
<gallery>
Pikmin Bloom Petal selection.jpg|Selecting which type of petals to plant.
</gallery>

===Flower types===
{{todo|Replace the pansy and rose textures with higher quality versions.}}
On the [[Pikmin Bloom interface#Map|map]], planted flowers are shown as 2D sprites that turn around to face the camera. The sprite depends on the type of flower.
{|class="wikitable scrollable"style="text-align: center"
!Color
!Basic
!Pansy
!Rose
!Poinsettia
!Camellia
!Plum blossom
!Cherry blossom
!Tulip
!Carnation
!Hydrangea
!Lily
!Sunflower
!Spider Lily
!Cosmos
!Cyclamen
!Daffodil
!Windflower
!Baby Blue Eye
|-
!White
|[[File:White flowers icon.png|75px]]
|[[File:White pansy flowers icon.png|75px]]
|[[File:White rose flowers icon.png|75px]]
|[[File:White poinsettia flowers icon.png|75px]]
|[[File:White camellia flowers icon.png|75px]]
|[[File:White plum blossom flowers icon.png|75px]]
|[[File:White cherry blossom flowers icon.png|75px]]
|[[File:White tulip flowers icon.png|75px]]
|[[File:White carnation flowers icon.png|75px]]
|[[File:White hydrangea flowers icon.png|75px]]
|[[File:White lily flowers icon.png|75px]]
|N/A
|[[File:White spider lily flowers icon.png|75px]]
|[[File:White cosmos flowers icon.png|75px]]
|[[File:White cyclamen flowers icon.png|75px]]
|[[File:White daffodil flowers icon.png|75px]]
|[[File:White windflower flowers icon.png|75px]]
|N/A
|-
!Red
|[[File:Red flowers icon.png|75px]]
|[[File:Red pansy flowers icon.png|75px]]
|[[File:Red rose flowers icon.png|75px]]
|[[File:Red poinsettia flowers icon.png|75px]]
|[[File:Red camellia flowers icon.png|75px]]
|[[File:Red plum blossom flowers icon.png|75px]]
|N/A
|[[File:Red tulip flowers icon.png|75px]]
|[[File:Red carnation flowers icon.png|75px]]
|[[File:Red hydrangea flowers icon.png|75px]]
|[[File:Red lily flowers icon.png|75px]]
|N/A
|[[File:Red spider lily flowers icon.png|75px]]
|[[File:Red cosmos flowers icon.png|75px]]
|[[File:Red cyclamen flowers icon.png|75px]]
|N/A
|[[File:Red windflower flowers icon.png|75px]]
|N/A
|-
!Blue
|[[File:Blue flowers icon.png|75px]]
|[[File:Blue pansy flowers icon.png|75px]]
|[[File:Blue rose flowers icon.png|75px]]
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|[[File:Blue tulip flowers icon.png|75px]]
|[[File:Blue carnation flowers icon.png|75px]]
|[[File:Blue hydrangea flowers icon.png|75px]]
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|[[File:Blue cyclamen flowers icon.png|75px]]
|N/A
|[[File:Blue windflower flowers icon.png|75px]]
|[[File:Blue nemophila flowers icon.png|75px]]
|-
!Yellow
|[[File:Yellow flowers icon.png|75px]]
|[[File:Yellow pansy flowers icon.png|75px]]
|[[File:Yellow rose flowers icon.png|75px]]
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|[[File:Yellow tulip flowers icon.png|75px]]
|N/A
|N/A
|[[File:Yellow lily flowers icon.png|75px]]
|[[File:Yellow sunflower flowers icon.png|75px]]
|[[File:Yellow spider lily flowers icon.png|75px]]
|[[File:Yellow cosmos flowers icon.png|75px]]
|N/A
|[[File:Yellow daffodil flowers icon.png|75px]]
|[[File:Yellow windflower flowers icon.png|75px]]
|N/A
|}

==History==
The following changes have been made to flower planting over time:
{|class="wikitable"
![[Update]] or date
!Changes
|-
|{{date|18|February|2022}}
|Added Privacy Zones, allowing areas to be designated within which the player will not plant flowers, obscuring their trail.
|-
|{{date|8|June|2022}}
|Doubled the rate of [[petal]] consumption while flower planting. Changed the planted flowers required per coin from 500 to 250.
|-
|{{date|9|February|2023}}
|Added the Flower Planting Accelerator, which doubles flowers planted for 15 minutes after use.
|}

==Trivia==
*Flowers cannot be planted in military areas.

==See also==
*[[Fruit (Pikmin Bloom)|Fruit (''Pikmin Bloom'')]]
*[[Vegetation]]

{{bloom articles}}