The festive season has arrived in Grow a Garden! The Christmas Update, released on December 13, 2025, transforms your lobby into a winter wonderland and introduces exclusive holiday-themed seeds. This guide provides a complete breakdown of every new seed added, detailing how to get them, their rarity, and what makes them unique. Start your holiday collection today!
What’s New in the Grow a Garden Christmas Update?
The update brings a snowy lobby, special weather events, and plenty of rewards. The main attraction for collectors is the introduction of four brand-new seeds, all themed around classic Christmas candies and sweets. These seeds can be obtained through Christmas Gifts or the Seed Shop, adding a new layer of festive farming to the game.
Complete List of New Christmas Seeds
Here is the definitive list of all seeds introduced in the Christmas Update, including key details on how to acquire them.
1. Peppermint Pop (Common)
How to Get: Found inside Common Gifts and Rare Gifts.
Appearance & Growth: A single-harvest plant that grows like a small flower with a round peppermint candy on top.
Plot Space: Requires minimal space.
2. Gumdrop (Legendary)
How to Get: Found inside Mythical Gifts and Gold Gifts.
Appearance & Growth: Grows as a small, flat bush with a gummy candy on top.
Plot Space: Requires minimal space.
3. Christmas Cracker (Divine)
How to Get: Found inside Gold Gifts and Rainbow Gifts.
Appearance & Growth: Known for taking up the least amount of plot space. It grows as a twisting peppermint-colored vine that produces cracker-shaped fruit.
Plot Space: Very minimal footprint.
4. Peppermint Vine (Transcendent – Limited Time)
How to Get: Exclusively purchased from the Seed Shop. It is NOT available from Christmas Gifts.
Price: Can be bought for 100,000,000,000 Sheckles, 1,627 Robux, or 1,627 Trade Tokens.
Special Passive Ability: Has a rare 10% chance to give the Peppermint pet mutation to any pets that hatch near it.
How to Get the New Christmas Seeds
There are two primary methods to obtain these festive seeds:
From Christmas Gifts: The first three seeds (Peppermint Pop, Gumdrop, and Christmas Cracker) are rewards found inside various tiers of Christmas Gifts earned during the event. Focus on acquiring and opening Common, Rare, Mythical, Gold, and Rainbow Gifts.
From the Seed Shop: The exclusive Peppermint Vine seed is only available for a limited time in the in-game Seed Shop. You must purchase it directly using Sheckles, Robux, or Trade Tokens.
Which Seeds Should You Collect?
With only four new seeds introduced in this holiday update, our recommendation is clear: aim to collect all of them while the Christmas event is active.
For Free-to-Play Players: Focus on collecting Peppermint Pop, Gumdrop, and Christmas Cracker by actively participating in the event to earn and open Christmas Gifts.
For Collectors & Investors: The Peppermint Vine is a must-have due to its Transcendent rarity, limited-time availability, and unique passive ability that can mutate pets. Prioritize saving your currency to purchase this from the Seed Shop before the event ends.
FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
Q: When was the Grow a Garden Christmas Update released?
A: The update was released on December 13, 2025.
Q: Is the Peppermint Vine seed a gift reward?
A: No. The Peppermint Vine is not available from Christmas Gifts. It can only be bought directly from the Seed Shop.
Q: What is the most rare seed in the update?
A: The Peppermint Vine is the rarest, classified as Transcendent and available for a limited time for a high price. Among the gift seeds, the Christmas Cracker (Divine) is the highest rarity.
Q: What does the Peppermint Vine’s passive do?
A: It has a 10% chance to grant the Peppermint pet mutation to any pet that hatches near the grown plant.
Q: Will these seeds be available after the Christmas event?
A: Typically, holiday-themed items are only available during the event. It is highly likely these seeds will become unavailable once the Christmas event concludes.
Conclusion
The Grow a Garden Christmas Update brings a sweet selection of four festive seeds to enrich your garden. From the common Peppermint Pop to the transcendent Peppermint Vine with its unique mutation passive, there’s a holiday plant for every type of player. Your goal should be to collect them all by actively opening Christmas Gifts for the first three and visiting the Seed Shop to secure the exclusive Peppermint Vine. Don’t miss out on these limited-time additions to your collection!