In Whisper of the House, you step into a peaceful town filled with charming characters, where your efforts to declutter and decorate for others gradually reveal more than meets the eye.
One such delightful discovery comes through Anna’s flower shop, where after some renovations, a new gardening section opens up — offering a range of mysterious seeds and unique plants just waiting for you to cultivate.
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How to Grow Plants: The Basics
To begin your botanical adventures, head to Anna’s flower shop and make your way to the flower garden through the door on the left side of the store. Inside, you’ll find everything needed to experiment with soils, nutrients, and liquids to grow a variety of unique plants.
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On the left wall by the entrance, look for the Cultivation Guide pinned up. This is your blueprint to growing all sorts of plants, outlining a few simple steps:
- Choose your soil pot: Four pots sit front and center, each containing a different soil type —Sandy, Red, Alien, and Magic.
- Select your cultivation seed: There are three cultivation seeds available — Special Cultivation Seeds No. 1 & 2, and Cultivation Seed No. 3.
- Add a nutrient solution: Four conical bottles filled with colorful nutrient solutions — Acid (green), Crimson (…crimson), Alien (blue), and Magic (yellow) — are positioned below the recipe board. Add one to your pot to complete the planting process.
- Wait patiently: Plants typically take between 1 to 3 minutes to grow. While waiting, feel free to experiment with other soil, seed and nutrient solution combinations.
Need to restart? Grab the shovel to clear the pot. You can also move fully grown plants between pots to rearrange or try new mixes.
The Recipes You’re After
On the left wall, you’ll see the Recipe Collection Board — this is your checklist for completing the garden’s offerings. Here are the eight recipes required to fill it out:
1. Alien Flower
To grow the Alien Flower, use Alien soil (no surprises there) combined with Cultivation Seed No. 3 and the Alien nutrient solution.
Fun fact: The very first Alien Flower you grow becomes one of the game’s 49 unique anomalies. Keep an eye out for it later at the Museum!
2. Giant Cactus
For the Giant Cactus, plant in Sandy soil with Special Cultivation Seeds No. 1 and the Acid (green) nutrient liquid.
3. Snowblue Flower
The Snowblue Flower requires Red soil, Special Cultivation Seeds No. 1, and the Crimson nutrient solution.
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4. Anthurium
To create an Anthurium, use Magic soil with Special Cultivation Seeds No. 1 and the Crimson nutrient solution.
5. African Violet
The African Violet grows from Red soil paired with Special Cultivation Seeds No. 2 and the Alien nutrient solution.
6. Red Eye Plant
For the Red Eye Plant, choose Magic soil, Special Cultivation Seeds No. 2, and the Magic nutrient solution.
7. Ramos Flower
The Ramos Flower comes from Sandy soil combined with Cultivation Seed No. 3 and the Alien nutrient solution.
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8. Purple Nightshroom
Lastly, the Purple Nightshroom requires Magic soil, Cultivation Seed No. 3, and the Alien nutrient solution.
And voila! You have a fully completed set of Anna’s mysterious and magical plants, proudly arranged in the garden for all to admire:
Once you’ve got the hang of it, feel free to move plants around between pots and test out other mixtures. There are other, more common plants you can cultivate too, so explore and enjoy your new gardening skills in Anna’s shop!
This corner of Whisper of the House is delightfully experimental and packed with surprises for any budding florist or cosy game enthusiast. Happy planting!
Whisper of the House is out now on PC via Steam.
