Blossoming Arcadia

The Blossoming Arcadia is the second area in. It takes place in a kindergarten playground, with a visible elephant slide in the background. Rock Pikmin are discovered in this area. This area has worth of treasure, of which  is above ground.

Layout
The following notable features can be found in this area.
 * As part of the playable terrain:
 * Various sandy and dirt terrain.
 * Blue fences, some of them with drawings of colored fish and algae.
 * Azure tubes or a hose along the floor.
 * An upturned yellow bucket.
 * A small wooden model house.
 * A landing spot identified as "Fragrant Ravine".
 * As part of the background:
 * A very large house, with a pink roof and a front porch awning.
 * Large car tires, in red, yellow, and blue colors.
 * A cyan playground slide styled like an elephant.
 * Playground castles.
 * Cherry blossom trees.

Bases

 * Fragrant Ravine: the default landing site.
 * Sunwashed Plateau: guarded by a Creeping Chrysanthemum.
 * Misshapen Pond: unguarded.

Caves

 * Drafty Gallery
 * Secluded Courtyard
 * Sightless Passage
 * Kingdom of Beasts

Dandori Challenge 1
The entrance is found at the top of the buildable climbing wall past the Misshapen Pond base (on the way to the Kingdom of Beasts), with the only other obstacle being the nearby Waddlequaff.

Dandori Challenge 2
This cave is found near the back of the area accessed from across the buildable bridge near the Sunwashed Plateau. Next to the potted plant, it can be found behind a stone wall, requiring 3 bomb rocks to destroy it. You can buy these from Russ, though bomb rocks can also be found in multiple dirt mounds around the area.

Dandori Battle
A Dandori Battle cave can be found near the first base, Fragrant Ravine. It is found toward the center river, on top of a large box. There are no obstacles obstructing its entrance. The player can find the same leafy individual that was in Sun-Speckled Terrace holding another castaway.

Tools

 * &times; 8 (10 raw materials &times; 4, bomb rock &times; 3, Orbital Communication Sphere &times; 1)

Fragrant Ravine
There is one Lumiknoll located directly at the base. This location has a danger level of 1 and starts the player off with 10 Glow Pikmin.

Sunwashed Plateau
There is one Lumiknoll located just north of the base and west of where the Velvety Dreamdrop is located. This location has a danger level of 1 and starts the player off with 15 Glow Pikmin.

Misshapen Pond
There are two Lumiknolls, the orange one located at the base and the blue one located just east of it. This location has a danger level of 2 and starts the player off with 10 Glow Pikmin.

Guide
Recommended Types: Yellow Pikmin, Blue Pikmin, Ice Pikmin Mainly, remember to research and explore caves around the area. That’s the simplest way to clear the area. Later on, you may need to plan ahead before searching.

Olimar's Shipwreck Tale
This is the second area that Captain Olimar lands in during his Shipwreck Tale. He finds Moss lying on the ground here and feeds her a Scrummy Bone, which revitalizes her. She then chooses to help Olimar in his quest to recover the S.S. Dolphin's lost ship parts.

Bases

 * Fragrant Ravine: unguarded.
 * Sunwashed Plateau: the default landing site
 * Misshapen Pond: unguarded.

Onions

 * &times; 2
 * &times; 2
 * &times; 2

Obstacles

 * Electric gate &times; 1
 * Reinforced wall &times; 1
 * Bridge &times; 1 (requiring 21 pieces of raw material)
 * Climbing wall &times; 1 (requiring 7 pieces of raw material)
 * Ramp &times; 1 (requiring 24 pieces of raw material)
 * Sprinkler &times; 1

Tools

 * Fire starter
 * Bomb Rock &times; 2
 * Dirt mound &times; 4 (Bomb Rock &times; 4, Ice Blast &times; 1)

Other

 * Pile of raw material &times; 5 (piles of 6, 12 & &times; 3 piles of 10)
 * Pile of raw material &times; 5 (piles of 6, 12 & &times; 3 piles of 10)

Trivia

 * The nineteenth sublevel of the Cavern for a King has the same skybox as the Blossoming Arcadia at night.

Names in other languages
Blossoming Arcadia

Fragrant Ravine

Sunwashed Plateau

Misshapen Pond