Talk:Deathweed

Shadow Orbs
Does Deathweed really bloom when they are under a shadow orb? I tried it on my map, doesn't seems to work. Kathum 13:11, 30 June 2011 (UTC)
 * I'm still digging through the code but I can't see any condition for Deathweed blooming in the light of a Shadow Orb.

if ((num9 == 3) && Main.bloodMoon) { flag = true; }
 * I can see a condition for a Bloodmoon but nothing about Shadow Orbs. Has anybody actually successfully tested this in game? Olrad 13:15, 30 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Here - Tested it because the orb was near my farm ... Kathum 13:21, 30 June 2011 (UTC)
 * I'd say that's fairly conclusive. Remove the references then? Olrad 13:43, 30 June 2011 (UTC)
 * I would say so.Kathum 13:54, 30 June 2011 (UTC)

Trivia
I highly doubt deathweed is a specific reference to WoW given the clearly common idea behind the name, I could understand if it was something like Hakcur or some other weird word that isn't easily made by combining the two most common things you'd think to combine when trying to think up a plant for a deadly area... 76.115.255.65 11:36, 26 July 2011 (UTC)

Crimson Substitute?
With the 1.2 update and the Crimson or Corrupted biomes is there a crimson biome substitute to deathweed? Or do you have to buy corruption seeds and make a biome of your own to get them to farm for potions?

An alternative is unnecessary because Deathweed spawns in the Crimson. The purple Deathweed looks odd among all the red, but it does spawn in the Crimson. --72.83.33.87 05:45, 22 October 2013 (UTC)

I was unaware of that because I have not yet played enough to encounter the crimson, and the page for deathweed says it only grows in the corruption. I do not have the skills to try to do an update to the page, but could we get that updated for idiots like me?