Burgeoning Spiderwort

The Burgeoning Spiderwort is a plant that produces berries containing the nectar needed to make sprays such as ultra-spicy spray and ultra-bitter spray. Each plant can have up to five berries at once. Some only contain red berries, some only contain purple berries, and some contain a mix of the two. Some Burgeoning Spiderworts can also have berries of other colors that are used to make a wide array of sprays. Ravenous Whiskerpillars can appear in their vicinity, as well as some type of mold that shows up and keeps the plants from growing. This can be destroyed sufficiently quickly with a medium-large group of Pikmin.

Pikmin that are ordered to harvest a Burgeoning Spiderwort will go up to the base of the stem, climb up, and once they reach the berries, they will begin pummeling. Periodically, as damage is caused, a berry drops down. When all of the berries are gone, the Pikmin still attached to the plant all drop down at once. If there are Ravenous Whiskerpillars nearby, they will climb up the plant and begin eating any berries that are still on the plant, one by one.

When Pikmin are pummeling away at a cluster, one Pikmin will drop whenever a berry does, in order to pick it up right away. This makes berry harvesting fast and without a need for supervision. When the Pikmin fall off of an empty Burgeoning Spiderwort, they will idle next to the plant, but will not climb back up unless there are new berries to be harvested. This allows for a few Pikmin to be kept busy with the plant throughout the day and continuously harvest it. On top of that, a Pikmin that delivers a berry will return to the Burgeoning Spiderwort on its own.

Depending on the game, Burgeoning Spiderworts can either grow or be fully matured, which can also depend on if the game includes Burgeoning Spiderwort molds as an obstacle.
 * In , when the plant is born, or when it is free to start growing because any nearby mold has been destroyed, it blooms straight into a tall stalk, with the end facing straight up. It stays in this first stage for around thirty seconds, after which it blooms into the next stage, where it is a bit taller, and the end faces an angle. Finally, after twenty seconds, it blooms into its final stage, with the end of the stalk pointing forward. When it does this, it also becomes populated with all five berries, and if there are Ravenous Whiskerpillars around, this is when they show up and go for the plant. If at the start of the day, the plant can grow uninhibited because there is no mold around, it starts in the first stage right away.
 * The moment the Spiderwort grows its berries after entering the final stage, a countdown of one hundred twenty seconds starts. When this time reaches zero, the countdown restarts, and if it's not already full, the plant regrows all of its berries at once. This cycle repeats until the end of the day.
 * In , an idle Burgeoning Spiderwort is completely mature, has all five of its berries, and does nothing special.
 * The second any berry detaches from the plant, a countdown of sixty seconds starts, and once it reaches zero, the plant will regenerate all of its berries at once.

If a bomb rock explodes near a Burgeoning Spiderwort, or a Rock Pikmin is thrown directly at the center of the berries, then all of the plant's berries will drop at once.



Berry
The berries are small, tiny fruits that come in colors based on the nectar. They grow on top of the Burgeoning Spiderwort and can be knocked down after the plant has been attacked enough. Once on the ground, a Pikmin can pick it up, and deliver it to the ship. A certain amount of berries of a given type, usually ten, are necessary in order to concoct one additional spray.

New berries will show up on the plant after some time has passed. After a berry has been dropped, it can vanish if it is not carried again by a Pikmin after some time.

=In fanon games=

In Pikmin: Redemption
There is at least one in every area and there is a Piklopedia entry for them.

In Pikmin Chronicles
In Pikmin Chronicles, there is at least one Burgeoning Spiderwort in every level, which will drop a dose of ultra-spicy spray. When used by a leader, the Pikmin under their control will have a temporary speed and attack boost for about fifteen seconds. Another drop will respawn from the plant every thirty seconds.

In Pikmin 3 (Flish version)
In Pikmin 3 (Flish version), each level has at least one, but some don't appear until a certain day. The Burgeoning Spiderwort in Frigid Peaks is the only one to create ultra-ghostly berries.

In Pikmin: Connection of the Worlds
They appear in temperature areas where it's not too hot or cold and has fertile soil, such as Shimmering Lake. Six appear in the the Garden, marking the most amount of Burgeoning Spiderworts that appear in one area. Some have one type of berry, others have various kinds. They are also accepted into the Piklopedia, just like Pikmin: Redemption. They also appear in the Peaceful Well on sublevel one, but these plants are the only ones to appear underground in any cave. A pair of Burgeoning Spiderworts are found there, but wilt after each plant is used five times. They will regenerate, however, if the cave is visited again. One produces both ultra-spicy and ultra-bitter berries, while the other produces both ultra-scorching and ultra-freezing berries.

In Pikmin: Doomed Time
They also appear in Pikmin: Doomed Time. The only difference is that the berries differ from area to area: for example, ultra-spicy spray is only found in Landing Site.

In Pikspore
PS undefined They appear in most areas. There are also two new colors of berry: green and cyan.

Altitude Springs

 * Two of them are found in the Watering Hole area. They both produce red berries. There are two Whiskerpillars that need to be dealt with.
 * There is one in the Jungle area, hidden by several plants. It produces only green berries.

Volcanic Wastes

 * There are two inside a tree near the entrance to Petrified Arbor. They both produce red berries. There is only one Whiskerpillar here at first, but another one will appear after day ten.

Cliffside Meadow

 * There are two on a flat-topped hill near the landing site. They both produce cyan berries. There are three Whiskerpillars to be dealt with.
 * There is one in a pool of water near the entrance to Bulborb Den. It produces red and purple berries.
 * There is one on a ledge sticking out of the big cliff. The Pikmin must construct a stick to get to it. It produces only purple berries.

Frigid Mountain
The spiderworts in this area are a different species, adapted to the harsh climate. Their stems are dark blue and they have purplish leaves.
 * There are three in the forest area. They all produce red, green and cyan berries. There are four Whiskerpillars to be defeated.
 * There's one in the small, watery area behind the landing site. The cold water makes only Cyan Pikmin able to get the berries. It produces only green berries.

Foghorn Wetlands

 * There are two in a pool of mud near the landing site. They all produce green berries. There are three Whiskerpillars to be dealt with, and, after day thirty-one, a Berry Bloyster will appear.
 * There's one near the entrance to Night Garden, covered in tall grass that makes it very hard to spot. It produces all types of berry.

The Great Desert

 * Four grow in the grass and water near the entrance to Hidden Oasis. They produce purple berries. A Berry Bloyster lurks in the water, and will eat the berries if not killed.

Darkness Plateau

 * There are four in a hidden area near the entrance to Nostalgia Pit. They produce all kinds of berry. There are six Whiskerpillars to contend with.

In Pikmin: The Winds of Light
Two red ones appear in The Summoning Garden at the Spiderwort Garden Subarea, and one red and one purple in The Spring of Serenity near the Yellow Depths.

Olimar's notes

 * "What causes the seemingly parasitic molds to appear above these plants, I have no idea. And, as far as I know, the burgeoning spiderwort is the only plant capable of producing more than one type of fruit or berry."

In Pikmin X: Deep Freeze
Burgeoning Spiderworts in this game produce four types of berries. Red is the most common, light blue appears occasionally, purple is uncommon, and yellow is the rarest. These can be made into ultra-spicy spray, ultra-sour spray, ultra-bitter spray, and ultra-sweet spray, respectively; all sprays in this game are activated by pressing up on the D-Pad, while pressing down switches through them.

These plants show up in most areas.

Unfamiliar Valley

 * A single plant bearing red berries close to the first crystal wall encountered. It is inaccessible until the return trip after obtaining Rock Pikmin.

Roiling Springs

 * A patch of three plants, all with red berries, a bit away from the landing site. They need to grow over time and will attract Ravenous Whiskerpillars once they mature.
 * A single plant with purple berries in a hidden alcove near the entrance to the Basalt Tunnels. Red Pikmin are needed to reach it as it is blocked off by lava.
 * A single plant with yellow berries guarded by a Fiery Bulblax in a hidden room only accessible by Blue Pikmin.

Woods of Occlusion

 * A patch of three plants with blue berries behind a rope wall. They are guarded by a Glacial Helmuck which will attempt to attack Pikmin while they harvest the berries.
 * Two plants bearing red berries located a decent distance away from each other in a foggy section. Take care to watch for the Mistmites lurking in the fog.

Karst of Gales

 * Two plants bearing red berries on separate ledges in an outdoors room near a Decorated Cannon Beetle. Yellow Pikmin or Winged Pikmin are needed to reach it because it is placed too high for other Pikmin to reach.
 * Three plants with a combination of red and purple berries around the edges of the area with the Elder Mamutas. They are surrounded by thick foliage so they may be difficult to spot at first glance.

Vengeful Thicket

 * Three plants with a combination of red and blue berries around the huge tree that leads to the Kingdom of Thorns. One of them is near the entrance but the other two are located in more precarious spots not instantly accessible. Whiskerpillars are also located near them.
 * A single plant bearing purple berries in a secret room near the Umbral Ridge, accessible by letting Moss Pikmin freeze some water, allowing leaders to walk into the room and access the Spiderwort.

Defiled Grounds

 * Two plants with blue berries that appear in a large pool of polluted water, and will only mature if the water is purified by a filtration device.
 * Two plants bearing a mix of purple and yellow berries in a hidden room near the entrance to the Petroleum Pipeline; Burr Pikmin are needed to climb the wet vines leading up to the Spiderworts, but beware of the Aggregating Poofspore that lurks at the top.

The Crater

 * A single plant bearing yellow berries in a hidden room accessible through a tunnel near the landing site.