Special Effects
You have probably seen some of the special effects available in Fairyland while visiting other gardens and may be wondering how to get one for yourself. Here you can find out what you need to do to get each special effect.
Special Effects are attainable by using:
Special Effects are attainable by using:
(Click link to go to each section)
Some effects are only available through use of stardust.
Once you harvest any of the flowers needed to produce an effect, the background effect will disappear.
Tip : You can use a single stardust to freeze all background effects currently in your garden for 1 week, you will then be able to harvest all of the plants used to create the effects without losing the effect. To keep your background effects you will need to stardust again before the week is over. This can be repeated for as long as you wish to keep all the effects, providing you stardust before the week is over.
NOTE - All background effects can be combined but some effects will override others.
Click on any of the links below to see that effect and find out how to get it in your garden (listed alphabetically)
Some effects are only available through use of stardust.
Once you harvest any of the flowers needed to produce an effect, the background effect will disappear.
Tip : You can use a single stardust to freeze all background effects currently in your garden for 1 week, you will then be able to harvest all of the plants used to create the effects without losing the effect. To keep your background effects you will need to stardust again before the week is over. This can be repeated for as long as you wish to keep all the effects, providing you stardust before the week is over.
NOTE - All background effects can be combined but some effects will override others.
Click on any of the links below to see that effect and find out how to get it in your garden (listed alphabetically)
Many of the seasonal gifts now also create special effects in your garden. Some of which are only available by star dusting a plant. Please see the list below for details of which seasonal plants produce special effects.
Each picture shows just the plant(s) and pot(s) you need for each effect, you can of course have other items in your garden, we have pictured them like this to avoid any confusion in thinking you need anything else.
Each picture shows just the plant(s) and pot(s) you need for each effect, you can of course have other items in your garden, we have pictured them like this to avoid any confusion in thinking you need anything else.
TOP TIP
Growing times given are the maximum, these can be reduced by the use of diamond dust and fruit dust.
Diamond Dusting (6 diamonds = 1 Diamond Dust)
This will reduce the first stage of growth from Growing Happily - Fully Grown by half per dust
Fruit Dusting (10 diamonds = 1 Fruit Dust)
This can only be used once and it will reduce the second growth period, from Fully Grown - Ready For Harvest by half
Growing times given are the maximum, these can be reduced by the use of diamond dust and fruit dust.
Diamond Dusting (6 diamonds = 1 Diamond Dust)
This will reduce the first stage of growth from Growing Happily - Fully Grown by half per dust
Fruit Dusting (10 diamonds = 1 Fruit Dust)
This can only be used once and it will reduce the second growth period, from Fully Grown - Ready For Harvest by half
Available Until Mid -February
Wilts if not watered for 48 hours
Dies if not watered for 96 hours
Fully Grown after 2 days
Ready for harvest after 5 days
Attracts the Groundhog when fully grown
Special Effects
Rain
Rainbow
Wilts if not watered for 48 hours
Dies if not watered for 96 hours
Fully Grown after 2 days
Ready for harvest after 5 days
Attracts the Groundhog when fully grown
Special Effects
Rain
Rainbow
RFH Cumulus Albiflorus in Magical White Marshmallow Pot
RFH First Flower of Spring
To make it rain in your garden you will need to have a ready for harvest Cumulus Albiflorus planted in a White Marshmallow Pot to give you a fluffy white cloud. Plus you will need a ready for harvest First Flower of Spring. It will only rain once every 6 hours, lasting an hour each time. The effect will stop after 2 days at which point you will need to grow another First Flower of Spring to make it rain again.
RFH First Flower of Spring
To make it rain in your garden you will need to have a ready for harvest Cumulus Albiflorus planted in a White Marshmallow Pot to give you a fluffy white cloud. Plus you will need a ready for harvest First Flower of Spring. It will only rain once every 6 hours, lasting an hour each time. The effect will stop after 2 days at which point you will need to grow another First Flower of Spring to make it rain again.
RFH Cumulus Albiflorus in Magical White Marshmallow Pot
RFH First Flower of Spring
RFH Solaris Igniflorus in Magical Sundial
To make a rainbow in your garden you will need to have a ready for harvest Cumulus Albiflorus planted in a White Marshmallow Pot to give you a fluffy white cloud and a ready for harvest Solaris Igniflorus planted in a Sundial to give you the sun. Plus you will then need a ready for harvest First Flower of Spring to create rain. The rainbow will appear when it rains in your garden. It will only rain once every 6 hours, lasting an hour each time. The effect will stop after 2 days at which point you will need to grow another First Flower of Spring to make it rain again.
RFH First Flower of Spring
RFH Solaris Igniflorus in Magical Sundial
To make a rainbow in your garden you will need to have a ready for harvest Cumulus Albiflorus planted in a White Marshmallow Pot to give you a fluffy white cloud and a ready for harvest Solaris Igniflorus planted in a Sundial to give you the sun. Plus you will then need a ready for harvest First Flower of Spring to create rain. The rainbow will appear when it rains in your garden. It will only rain once every 6 hours, lasting an hour each time. The effect will stop after 2 days at which point you will need to grow another First Flower of Spring to make it rain again.
Available Until End of February
Wilts if not watered for 48 hours
Dies if not watered for 96 hours
Fully Grown after 1 days
Ready for harvest after 4 days
Attracts Love Birds when fully grown
Special Effect
Animated Hearts
Wilts if not watered for 48 hours
Dies if not watered for 96 hours
Fully Grown after 1 days
Ready for harvest after 4 days
Attracts Love Birds when fully grown
Special Effect
Animated Hearts
RFH Loveflower (STAR-DUSTED)
RFH Loveflower (STAR-DUSTED)
If you (or a friend) sprinkle the RFH Loveflower with Star Dust you will get one of animations above for one week.
If you (or a friend) sprinkle the RFH Loveflower with Star Dust you will get one of animations above for one week.




Available Between 11th and 17th March
Wilts if not watered for 48 hours
Dies if not watered for 96 hours
Fully Grown after 2 days
Ready for harvest after 7 days
Attracts the Leprechaun when fully grown
Special Effects
Shamrocks on the ground
Rainbow
Wilts if not watered for 48 hours
Dies if not watered for 96 hours
Fully Grown after 2 days
Ready for harvest after 7 days
Attracts the Leprechaun when fully grown
Special Effects
Shamrocks on the ground
Rainbow
FG 4 Leaf Shamrock
When you plant a Shamrock it will randomly produce either a 3 leaf or 4 leaf Shamrock when fully grown. If you are lucky enough to produce a 4 leaf Shamrock you will also get a garden full of tiny Shamrock's on the ground. The effect will end when the Shamrock is ready for harvest.
When you plant a Shamrock it will randomly produce either a 3 leaf or 4 leaf Shamrock when fully grown. If you are lucky enough to produce a 4 leaf Shamrock you will also get a garden full of tiny Shamrock's on the ground. The effect will end when the Shamrock is ready for harvest.
RFH 4 Leaf Shamrock
When the Four - Leaf Shamrock is ready to harvest a rainbow will appear in your garden for 24 hours then it will disappear.
When the Four - Leaf Shamrock is ready to harvest a rainbow will appear in your garden for 24 hours then it will disappear.



Availability varies depending on when Earth Day falls
Wilts if not watered for 48 hours
Dies if not watered for 96 hours
Fully Grown in time for Earth Hour
Ready for harvest 1 hour after fully grown
Does not attract any wildlife
Special Effect
Lights Off
Wilts if not watered for 48 hours
Dies if not watered for 96 hours
Fully Grown in time for Earth Hour
Ready for harvest 1 hour after fully grown
Does not attract any wildlife
Special Effect
Lights Off
FG / RFH Earth Flower
When Fully Grown (or Ready For Harvest), the Earth Flower will allow you to turn out the lights in your Garden for 1 hour at the time of your choosing - aim for 8:30pm on March 31st (2012 - subject to change each year), your local time. Simply sprinkle a Gold Dust on the Earth Flower (don't worry it does not deduct any actual Gold Dust) to turn out the lights!
When Fully Grown (or Ready For Harvest), the Earth Flower will allow you to turn out the lights in your Garden for 1 hour at the time of your choosing - aim for 8:30pm on March 31st (2012 - subject to change each year), your local time. Simply sprinkle a Gold Dust on the Earth Flower (don't worry it does not deduct any actual Gold Dust) to turn out the lights!




Daffodil available until the end of April
Wilts if not watered for 24 hours
Dies if not watered for 48 hours
Fully Grown in 1 day
Ready for harvest in 4 days
Attracts the Easter Bunny
Special Effect
Double Rainbow
Wilts if not watered for 24 hours
Dies if not watered for 48 hours
Fully Grown in 1 day
Ready for harvest in 4 days
Attracts the Easter Bunny
Special Effect
Double Rainbow
FG Daffodil in Rainbow Eggshell
A Rainbow Egg is dropped by every 10th Easter Bunny you spot, you must have an empty bird nest ready in your garden first.
After the rainbow chick has hatched from the rainbow egg the rainbow eggshell becomes a magical pot!
Simply plant a daffodil in the Rainbow Eggshell to produce a double rainbow effect in your garden.
The effect will end when the daffodil is ready for harvest.
A Rainbow Egg is dropped by every 10th Easter Bunny you spot, you must have an empty bird nest ready in your garden first.
After the rainbow chick has hatched from the rainbow egg the rainbow eggshell becomes a magical pot!
Simply plant a daffodil in the Rainbow Eggshell to produce a double rainbow effect in your garden.
The effect will end when the daffodil is ready for harvest.
Available until End of August
Wilts if not watered for 48 hours
Dies if not watered for 96 hours
Fully Grown after 1 day
Ready for harvest after 4 days
Attracts the Summer Mice and Mallards when fully grown
Special Effect
Sun
Wilts if not watered for 48 hours
Dies if not watered for 96 hours
Fully Grown after 1 day
Ready for harvest after 4 days
Attracts the Summer Mice and Mallards when fully grown
Special Effect
Sun
Available until End of October
Wilts if not watered for 48 hours
Dies if not watered for 96 hours
Fully Grown after 1 day
Ready for harvest after 4 days
Attracts the Flamingo when fully grown also needed to attract the Pink Elephant
Special Effect
Pink Sky
Wilts if not watered for 48 hours
Dies if not watered for 96 hours
Fully Grown after 1 day
Ready for harvest after 4 days
Attracts the Flamingo when fully grown also needed to attract the Pink Elephant
Special Effect
Pink Sky
FG Pink Ribbon Plant
When the Pink Ribbon Plant is fully grown it will create a Pink Sky in your garden until it is ready for harvest.
When the Pink Ribbon Plant is fully grown it will create a Pink Sky in your garden until it is ready for harvest.





Available Until 31 October
Wilts if not watered for 48 hours
Dies if not watered for 96 hours
Fully Grown after 1 day
Ready for harvest after 4 days
Attracts the Black Cats and Bats when fully grown and ready for harvest And attracts Ghostly M&M's while witches are flying in the sky!
Special Effect
Flying Witches
Wilts if not watered for 48 hours
Dies if not watered for 96 hours
Fully Grown after 1 day
Ready for harvest after 4 days
Attracts the Black Cats and Bats when fully grown and ready for harvest And attracts Ghostly M&M's while witches are flying in the sky!
Special Effect
Flying Witches
Available Until 31 October
Wilts if not watered for 24 hours
Dies if not watered for 48 hours
Fully Grown after 1 day
Ready for harvest after 4 days
Special Effect
Scary Face, Lightening and Haunted House
Wilts if not watered for 24 hours
Dies if not watered for 48 hours
Fully Grown after 1 day
Ready for harvest after 4 days
Special Effect
Scary Face, Lightening and Haunted House