5 Plants That Are Better Than Candy Blossom in Grow a Garden

While Candy Blossom is widely considered the best plant in Grow a Garden, a handful of alternatives are proving themselves to be serious competitors—some even better in certain scenarios. From high base sell prices to massive weight scaling potential and easier accessibility, these plants deserve your attention if you’re looking to optimize profit or reach the late game faster. Here’s a list of five plants that rival—or outperform—Candy Blossom. Also check out Grow a Garden Animals Tier List & How to Get Candy Blossom in Grow a Garden!

1. Parasol Flower

Parasol Flower is one of the newest additions and surprisingly powerful. While it’s a one-time harvest plant, the base sell price is extremely high, even without size scaling. A basic 8kg Parasol with minimal mutations can sell for $1.1 million—and when mutated properly with common traits like Pollinated, Celestial, and Moonlight, a larger 20kg version can sell for over $14 million.

• Easy to obtain (10% drop rate)
• One-time harvest
• Scales well with common mutations
• Can reach over $1B with correct setup

2. Honeysuckle

Crafted from Pink Lily + Purple Dahlia, Honeysuckle is still obtainable and has one of the closest base values to Candy Blossom. Its base sell price hits $90,000, and with mutations, a 30kg version can net around $4 billion. Although it shares the one-time harvest drawback, its potential is undeniable.

• Accessible fusion plant
• $583M+ with basic mutations
• One-time harvest limits efficiency
• Still viable for profit bursts

3. Sunflower

The Sunflower is a top-tier money maker. Its base sell price outpaces Candy Blossom at $144,000, and that’s before adding mutations. Although rare (0.5% from Flower Seed Pack) and also limited to one-time harvests, a fully mutated 40kg Sunflower can pull in around $6 billion, and some players have hit $14 million+ with only minimal boosts.

• High base value out of the box
• Can exceed $6B with ease
• Rare and limited-use
• Top choice for large individual profits

4. Dragon Pepper

Dragon Pepper is one of the few multi-harvest plants on this list—and that alone makes it incredibly valuable. Each plant can produce 4–6 peppers, and its base value clocks in at $80,000 each. With basic mutations, each pepper can sell for over $500M, and a 30kg version can earn up to $15B. Multiply that by five peppers per plant, and you’re looking at $75B+ from a single source.

• Multi-harvest with huge output
• Great with sprinkler + mutation method
• Base yield: $500M per pepper
• Easily crafted from Crafter’s Seed Pack

5. Elephant Ear

Elephant Ear, found in the Summer Seed Pack, is currently the strongest plant in the game when scaled properly. While the base value is a modest $500M with light mutation, what makes it elite is how massive it can grow—70kg+ is common, and reports of 200kg aren’t rare. At 100kg with optimized mutations, you’re easily hitting $60B–$200B per plant.

• Very easy to obtain
• Massive size potential: up to 200kg
• Scales extremely well with simple mutations
• Top-tier for long-term farming & high-end selling

While Candy Blossom remains a gold standard in Grow a Garden, it’s far from your only option. Elephant Ear now stands as a superior choice when mutated and scaled correctly. For players looking for fast, accessible profits, Parasol Flower and Dragon Pepper offer strong returns with much less effort. And if you’re going for bragging rights or want to test the upper limits of your garden, Sunflower and Honeysuckle still deliver incredible payoffs.

To reach top-tier revenue, experiment with different mutations, use the sprinkler method for weight growth, and keep rotating high-potential plants in your garden. These five options prove that Candy Blossom is no longer the uncontested king. Stay farming smart.