Plantera's Bulb



Plantera's Bulbs are Hardmode background objects that will summon Plantera when broken. They are found naturally placed in random Underground Jungle locations, once all three of the mechanical bosses have been defeated (on, one suffices) – the status message "" indicates that Plantera's Bulbs have begun spawning. A bulb must be destroyed with a pickaxe, a drill, a block, a Clentaminator using any but the green solution, or with in order to summon Plantera.

Plantera's Bulbs emit low light, and will appear on the minimap in pink in areas the player has already explored. They spawn one at a time after a delay of about half a day between them, and unless destroyed, several will eventually be present (10–15 in a large world's naturally generated Underground Jungle). If destroyed, they respawn after the same delay (though not necessarily in the same spot), allowing the player to summon Plantera an infinite number of times. Bulbs will not appear on the Metal Detector or its upgrades.

Tips

 * If planning to farm Plantera, a viable method is by digging long tunnels of mud near an arena so any bulbs can be easily found and reached. Scarab Bombs will suffice, but obtaining a consistent amount may require Journey Mode.
 * The bulbs can be farmed with rows of Mud Blocks.
 * Sleeping is a good way to get bulbs to spawn.
 * In Journey Mode, the time speed can be set to x24 to increase the rate at which bulbs grow.

Trivia

 * The bulbs are very similar in appearance to Plantera's first form.
 * When a bulb spawns, a flash of pink light appears where it spawned.
 * The bulbs are similar to the larva in that they are both ambient objects in the underground jungle which summon a boss when destroyed.
 * Additionally, both vaguely take on the appearance of their respective bosses.
 * Plantera's Bulb can spawn on blocks that are at 0' depth, giving the appearance of spawning in the surface layer.