If you’ve been playing Grow A Garden for a while, you’ve probably heard about the Butterfly pet. Introduced in the Friendship Update, the Butterfly is a Mythical pet that can have a big impact on your garden if used correctly. This guide explains how to obtain it, what it does, and how most players use it in practice.

What is the Butterfly in Grow A Garden?

The Butterfly is a Mythical pet with a hunger of 26,000, making it one of the higher-maintenance pets in the game. Its main function is tied to mutations and helping you optimize your crops. Most players focus on it because of its unique ability to create Rainbow fruits, which are highly valuable for farming.

In general, the Butterfly has a long, narrow purple body with a rounded head and several small black legs. Its wings are large, angular, and light purple, decorated with black rectangles and orange circles near the tips. The symmetrical, geometric design makes it easy to recognize among other pets.

How Do You Obtain the Butterfly?

The Butterfly can be obtained through the Anti Bee Egg. The crafting process at the Cosmetics Shop takes about 2 hours and requires:

• 1 Bee Egg

• 25 Honey

Bee Eggs are still obtainable from the Honey Merchant, which means you usually need a decent amount of honey before attempting this. Alternatively, the Butterfly was previously available through a Premium Anti Bee Egg purchased with Robux, but most players now focus on the standard crafting method.

Keep in mind that the chance of getting a Butterfly from the Anti Bee Egg is around 1%. Because of this low probability, some players look for websites to buy grow a garden items to speed up their progress, although obtaining it through gameplay is still the most common route.

What Does the Butterfly Do?

The Butterfly has a very specific ability:

• Every ~30 minutes, it flies to a nearby fruit that has five or more mutations.

• It removes all Crop Mutations from that fruit and turns it Rainbow, which is considered the best mutation in the game.

The cooldown formula is:

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Most players don’t calculate the cooldown manually, but in general, the heavier your Butterfly, the faster it will act.

It’s important to note that the Butterfly ignores favorited fruits, so it won’t prioritize plants you have marked as favorites.

How Do Players Use the Butterfly Effectively?

In practice, the Butterfly is usually applied in farms where you want maximum crop value. Rainbow fruits act as a base multiplier of 50x, which increases the value of other mutations when combined.

Most players use it in combination with fruits that already have high-value mutations or variants. The Butterfly is one of only five pets that can apply growth-variant mutations, alongside the Dragonfly, Golden Bee (unobtainable), Cockatrice, and Silver Dragonfly.

A practical tip: even if the fruit doesn’t visually appear Rainbow after the Butterfly acts, the game still applies the multiplier. This is a known visual glitch and doesn’t reduce the fruit’s value.

How Rare is the Butterfly?

The Butterfly is Mythical tier, not Divine. That sets it apart from pets like Raccoon, Queen Bee, Dragonfly, or Red Fox. Despite its Mythical tier, it’s one of the most impactful pets because of the Rainbow mutation.

Because of its 1% drop rate from the Anti Bee Egg, most players either farm a lot of honey to craft multiple eggs or wait patiently until they get lucky. The Butterfly is also similar in rarity and function to pets like the Mimic Octopus and Ankylosaurus, which have unique mutation-related abilities.

Common Questions About the Butterfly

Q: Can the Butterfly affect fruits with fewer than five mutations? A: No. It specifically targets fruits with at least five mutations. If a fruit has only four environmental mutations and a variant, it won’t trigger the Rainbow effect.

Q: Does it affect Gold or Silver variants? A: Variants like Gold and Silver are not considered environmental mutations, so the Butterfly’s effect only works on fruits that meet the mutation criteria.

Q: How do I know if my Butterfly is ready to act? A: Most players check the cooldown using the formula mentioned above. Generally, a full-weight Butterfly acts slightly faster than a lighter one, but you can also just observe your farm every 30 minutes or so.

Q: Should I focus on crafting multiple Anti Bee Eggs? A: Yes. Because the chance of getting a Butterfly is low, most players craft multiple eggs over time to increase their odds. Patience is key here.

Visual and Mutation Notes

The Butterfly interacts with many mutations, including but not limited to: Aromatic, Ascended, Corrupted, Fried, Frozen, Giant Bean, Giraffe, Glimmering, Golden, Inverted, IronSkin, Jumbo, Luminous, Mega, Nightmare, Peppermint, Radiant, Rainbow, Shiny, Shocked, Silver, Soulflame, Spectral, Tiny, Tranquil, and Windy.

Rainbow is the most impactful because it multiplies the value of all other environmental mutations. Players generally place the Butterfly in farms where fruits already have several mutations to maximize efficiency.

In general, the Butterfly is a rare but highly effective Mythical pet. While it requires patience to obtain, its ability to turn fruits Rainbow makes it a staple for serious Grow A Garden players. Most players focus on crafting multiple Anti Bee Eggs and planning their farms to take full advantage of its mutation-removing and Rainbow-generating abilities. Understanding its cooldown, mutation rules, and rarity is key to making the Butterfly work effectively in practice.