Peculiar Petals is the third chapter inBotany Manor, and it features numerous puzzles for players to solve. While some of those puzzles have fairly simple solutions, fans may find themselves stuck at several points during Chapter 3. For those players that are in that situation, this complete walkthrough ofBotany Manor’s Peculiar Petals is here to help.
This walkthrough uses proper names for a variety of locations inBotany Manor. If a player is ever confused about exactly where to find one of those locations, they should check the maps that appear near the beginning of the in-game Herbarium.
Botany Manor: Chapter 3 Walkthrough
Grow Pixie Tears
Upon entering the Orchard, players should look for asmall shed on their right. ThePixie Tears seed packetis housed within that shed, and fans ofpuzzle gamesshould pick it up and follow these steps to make the flower bloom:
With respect to how this solution is determined, themicroscope slidesin the Orchard confirm that the Pixie Tears haveno Chloroplast, and theChloroplasts bookthat is next to the slides indicates thatsugaris required to make it grow. That sugar can come fromapples, and thePot Notes document in the shedconfirms that97g of sugarshould be used when planting in the type of pot that is available.Indie video gamefans can then use theApple Blending documentin theCider Gardento determine a combination of apples that will provide 97g of sugar.
Grow Wolfglove
The first step toward growing a Wolfglove is obtaining itsseed packetfrom theground floor of the Orangery. To access that area, fans ofimmersive simswill need to solve a puzzle, and here is exactly how that is done:
For those players who would like to know more about this solution, theReligious Blessingthat is hanging on thewall in the Kitchenindicates that"the year of construction"is “the key.” This is a reference to when the manor was constructed, and fans ofeducational gameswho examine theManor Floorplan in the Painting Room, an area that becomes accessible during Chapter 3, will discover that it was built in1593.
With the Wolfglove seed packet in hand, fans ofrelaxing video gamesshould make their way to Orangery’s planting station and follow these steps:
With respect to how this solution is determined, there are a variety of documents indicating that Wolfgloves bloom on amountain. More specifically, it grows onMount Weisshorn, a fact that is determined by looking for the symbol that appears on theEnvelope with Stamp (top floor of Orangery)within theCoin Collection (ground floor of Orangery). As per theAlpine Exploration document on the Oragnery’s top floor, Mount Weisshorn has wind at40 f/s, and theWind Research bookthat is next to that document depicts how the Old Tower must be configured to replicate that speed.
Enter the Library
Once the Pixie Tears and Wolfglove have grown, players will be sent to the Gatehouse. Here, fans ofcozy video gameswill find a letter from Elizabeth, Arabella’s sister, indicating that the combination lock on the Library door has been set to her initials. Fans can find the Library door by climbing the manor’s Grand Staircase, and the combination isEAH.
While players who examine the Family Tree in the manor’s Main Hall may think that the final letter in this combination should be G, it is important to keep in mind that the document uses maiden names (as is confirmed by the Letter from the Genealogist). As such, fans must look to the last name of Elizabeth’s husband when determining the Library combination, and indeed it begins with an “H.”
