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ACNH - Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Switch)

How to Grow Golden Roses

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Animal Crossing: New Horizons (ACNH) - How to Get Golden Roses

This is a guide to growing Golden Roses in the game Animal Crossing: New Horizons (ACNH) for the Nintendo Switch. Read on for a complete list of steps to grow Golden Roses.

How to Grow Golden Roses

To make golden roses, you have to have two black roses and you must water them with the Golden Watering Can.

Step Instruction
1  Grow a Black Rose
2  Water the Black Rose with the Golden Watering Can
3  Wait multiple days for Cross Pollination to occur

1. Crossbreed two Red Roses to make a Black Rose

ACNH - A resident grows a black rose
To make as many Golden Roses as possible, spread out your Black Roses in a checkerboard pattern. This will provide the maximum amount of space for Cross Pollinated flowers to bloom.

Cross Pollination Guide

2. Get the Golden Watering Can

ACNH - Isabelle tells the player that the island residents will receive the Golden Watering Can DIY

Translation: “To celebrate reaching the best possible rating, we'll be gifting every resident of the island with the DIY Recipe for the Golden Watering Can!”

In order to grow Golden Roses, the first step is to obtain the Golden Watering Can. Check our guide to find out how to get the Golden Watering Can and grow Golden Roses.

How to Get the Golden Watering Can

3. Wait for Cross-Pollination to occur

The only thing left to do is to wait for the golden roses to appear!

Golden Flowers may not grow the next day

ACNH - An example of bad cloning layout

You might have to wait multiple days for Golden Roses to appear. Be sure to plant as many Black Roses as possible to maximize your chances of Golden Roses appearing!

If you're still having difficulty, check out our guide for planting layouts that's sure to produce hybrids!

Cross Pollination Guide

How to Multiply Gold Roses

Repeat the Same Process

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After a Golden Rose blooms, you'll need to continue the same process using Black Roses to grow more. So why not keep it going to give your island a gorgeous spruce-up?

Related Links

List of Roses

List of Roses

ACNH White Rose IconWhite Rose ACNH Red Rose IconRed Rose ACNH Yellow Rose IconYellow Rose
ACNH Pink Rose IconPink Rose ACNH Golden Rose IconGolden Rose ACNH Blue Rose IconBlue Rose
ACNH Orange Rose IconOrange Rose ACNH Purple Rose IconPurple Rose ACNH Black Rose IconBlack Rose

List of Flowers

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List of Flowers and Bushes

Flowers Related Links
Hybrid Flowers Breeding Guide
ACNH WindflowersWindflowers ACNH RosesRoses ACNH HyacinthsHyacinths
ACNH MumsMums ACNH LiliesLilies ACNH TulipsTulips
ACNH PansiesPansies ACNH CosmosesCosmoses ACNH BushesBushes
ACNH Lily of the ValleyLily of the Valley

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7 Anonymous Anonymous over 4 years

oh so other people have gotten a lot of golden roses too. not surprised knew other people would do this

6 Anonymous Anonymous over 4 years

They Bloom like clock work every other day

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