Keep an eye out for roses growing on your island in Animal Crossing New Horizons. Players can also buy them from Nook and Cranny for a few bells.

Players will want to decorate their islands to perfection. One way to do that is with flowers. Players wanting to get a jump on next year’s Valentine's day may want to stockpile a few roses somewhere on their island. Of course, players shouldn’t be surprised when their island becomes overrun with flowers. Here’s how to get roses in Animal Crossing New Horizons.    

Animal Crossing New Horizons: How to Get Roses. 

The best way to find a rose in animal crossing is to buy one from Nook and Cranny or Leif’s Garden Shop. While Roses do grow naturally on the island during certain parts of the year, players can easily buy seeds for 240 bells per bag or 1200 bells for a 5-bag bulk. 

When it comes to breeding, players will want to play around with different color combinations until they make the color roses they’re looking for. As mentioned, players can find yellow roses, red roses, and white roses growing naturally on their island. Having a ladder in their inventory will make it easier to navigate up to higher levels of the island to harvest those roses. 

Perhaps players have become the Animal Crossing rose kingpin, they can trade those valuable flowers to other players online who may not be having as much luck. 

Types of Roses in Animal Crossing New Horizons

Below, we’ve listed all the different kinds of roses players can buy, find, and breed in Animal Crossing New Horizons. 

Available to buy at Nook and Cranny or Leif’s Flowers:

• Red Rose
• White Rose
• Yellow Rose

Hybrid Roses are bread through breeding. Here are all the different rose colors and recipes in Animal Crossing New Horizons. 

• Golden Rose: Black Rose + Black Rose (Watered w/ Golden Watering Can) 
• Black Rose: Red Rose + Red Rose
• Blue Rose: Red Rose + Red Rose (Red Roses bred by combining Purple and Orange)
• Red Rose: Purple Rose + Orange Rose
• Purple Rose: White Rose + White Rose
• Orange Rose: Red Rose + Yellow Rose
• Pink Rose: Red Rose + White Rose

Now that players know how to mix and match roses, they can begin constructing the ultimate Animal Crossing New Horizons multi-colored rose garden. There are also a handful of DIY recipes that require certain types of roses such as the Golden Rose Crown, the Chic Rose Crown, and the Rose Bed.

Next: Animal Crossing New Horizons: How to Plant Money Trees

Animal Crossing New Horizons is available on Nintendo Switch.