# Seed **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [May 5, 2008, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seed/448064 "2008-05-05T00:15:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Maui\_Lion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ea666f/32.png) [@Maui\_Lion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maui_Lion)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2008, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seed/448064/1 "2008-05-05T00:15:53Z")
I was browsing some free online flash games, and I came across one called [Seed](http://www.bubblebox.com/play/puzzle/884.htm). Basically, you start with a plant or two, and along the way, they may very well start mutating in different ways. The fun part is that by selectively breeding, you can encourage traits you like in ones that have grown, or cross-breed different plants together and try to apply traits from one to another. Then, if you eventually make a plant you like, click and drag from the plant to the “Drag plant here” box, and get the DNA code from it to share with others. If you like, you can also fiddle with the DNA code yourself and see what happens with it. It’s not exactly thrilling, but it’s nice for wasting some time or to play around and see what kinds you can make. Here’s some codes I made along the way. I just named 'em whatever popped into my head first. Copy and paste them into the DNA box and click on “Seed this” to make it grow: Lavender Sakura Tree: 58.4, 0x6f4f5e, 47, 49, 31.6, 0.3, 1.0, 1.3, 50.0, 60.0, 0.1, 3, 0.1, 0.1, 0.0, 0.0, 1.3, -0.0, 0.1, -0.3, 0xc76ee5, 0xfffefe, 5.0, 7.8, 5, 5, 0.4, 0.8 Snow Chrysanthemum: 56.3, 0x3d5353, 4, 9, 28.8, 0.1, 1.3, 1.4, 35.0, 79.8, 0.2, 2, 0.1, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0, 0.0, 0.0, -0.2, 0xea83c9, 0xf8e3fb, 5.0, 8.3, 7, 9, 0.5, 1.0 Sakura; Rounder Petals (Petals around the middle are a bit more round than normal. A small change, but figured it was worth mentioning): 53.1, 0x404b55, 4, 10, 29.4, 0.1, 1.1, 1.4, 37.5, 79.9, 0.1, 2, 0.1, 0.1, 0.0, 0.1, 1.0, 0.0, 0.1, -0.2, 0xf485d3, 0xfbf0fc, 5.0, 7.1, 6, 7, 0.5, 1.0 ---
**Author:** ![WF\_Tomba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d9b06d/32.png) [@WF\_Tomba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WF_Tomba)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2008, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seed/448064/2 "2008-05-05T00:46:00Z")
I appear to have created an Army Rose: 50.0, 0x44c044, 2, 11, 33.1, 0.0, 1.0, 1.5, 21.0, 65.9, 0.7, 3, 0.1, 0.2, 0.0, 0.1, 1.3, 0.0, 0.1, -0.3, 0x8b9a38, 0xc2b985, 8.1, 7.5, 6, 7, 0.5, 0.0 ---
**Author:** ![WF\_Tomba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d9b06d/32.png) [@WF\_Tomba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WF_Tomba)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2008, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seed/448064/3 "2008-05-05T01:05:07Z")
This one is very tall: 85.0, 0x44bb44, 4, 12, 59.3, 0.5, 1.1, 1.4, 48.4, 68.5, 1.1, 2, 0.2, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0, -0.0, 0.3, -0.8, 0xddbb44, 0x906390, 5.0, 10.0, 6, 11, 0.5, 0.7 ---
**Author:** ![WF\_Tomba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d9b06d/32.png) [@WF\_Tomba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WF_Tomba)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2008, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seed/448064/4 "2008-05-05T01:07:26Z")
I’m not sure how this happened . . . 00.0, 0xff, 1, 1, 20.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0, 0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0xff, 0xff, 5.0, 3.2, 4, 4, 0.0, 0.0 ---
**Author:** ![Maui\_Lion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ea666f/32.png) [@Maui\_Lion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maui_Lion)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2008, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seed/448064/5 "2008-05-05T01:15:45Z")
[QUOTE=WF Tomba] I’m not sure how this happened . . . 00.0, 0xff, 1, 1, 20.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0, 0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0xff, 0xff, 5.0, 3.2, 4, 4, 0.0, 0.0 [/QUOTE] I bred that one with your tall one and it makes some nice blue flowers.. 42.5, 0x225da1, 3, 7, 39.6, 0.8, 1.1, 1.2, 24.2, 34.3, 1.1, 1, 0.1, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0, 0.0, 0.1, -0.4, 0x6e5da1, 0x4831c7, 5.0, 6.6, 5, 8, 0.3, 0.3 I’m gonna try tinkering with this one and some sakura. ---
**Author:** ![Maui\_Lion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ea666f/32.png) [@Maui\_Lion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maui_Lion)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2008, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seed/448064/6 "2008-05-05T01:22:50Z")
This one’s nice. Kinda thick lines and sturdy trunk, lots of petals that go from pastel pinks to greens. 36.3, 0x3e4c3b, 6, 7, 35.0, 0.3, 1.7, 1.3, 37.6, 79.2, 0.1, 4, 0.0, 0.1, 0.0, 0.1, 1.0, -0.1, 0.3, -0.7, 0xe297c8, 0xafc5ac, 6.6, 5.8, 6, 6, 0.4, 0.8 ---
**Author:** ![WF\_Tomba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d9b06d/32.png) [@WF\_Tomba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WF_Tomba)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2008, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seed/448064/7 "2008-05-05T01:33:39Z")
OK, that little blue square on a stick seems to be just the result of entering an invalid string. ---
**Author:** ![Maui\_Lion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ea666f/32.png) [@Maui\_Lion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maui_Lion)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2008, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seed/448064/8 "2008-05-05T01:37:22Z")
[QUOTE=WF Tomba] OK, that little blue square on a stick seems to be just the result of entering an invalid string. [/QUOTE] Speaking of entering strings, don’t do what I did and start applying “100” to the numbers across the board. Unless you have a very good computer. At least better than the ones here we have at work. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2008, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seed/448064/9 "2008-05-05T14:02:34Z")
You can genetically modify the bits you don’t like. I’ve worked out what most of the numbers mean. 1. height 2. stem colour 3. no of flowers 4. ? 5. distance between flowers 6. tendency to grow straight up 7. stem thickness (thicker stems also make higher plants) 8. ? 9. tendency to spread out sideways 10. ? 11. size of central bit, range 0-5 12. no of layers of petals 13. irregularity in flower shape (anything above 0.1 makes very jagged flowers) 14, 15, 16) mix of colours on petals 1. thickness of petal outline 18, 19, 20) petal outline colour 1. inner ring petal colour 2. outer ring petal colour 3. whole flower size 4. petal size 5. ? 6. no of petals 7. ? 8. petal shape 0.0 = spike 1.0 = round 1.4 = square 2.0 = heart ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2008, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seed/448064/10 "2008-05-05T19:18:23Z")
sunburst 20.0, 0x55ac65, 20, 1, 50.0, 0.0, 3.0, 1.1, 10.0, 50.0, 1.6, 2, 0.0, 0.0, 0.1, 0.1, 1.0, 0.0, 0.2, -0.6, 0x554433, 0xeeee66, 5.0, 5.0, 5, 30, 1.0, 2.0 My Three Suns 170.0, 0x55ac65, 3, 1, 60.0, 1.0, 3.0, 1.1, 30.0, 50.0, 1.6, 2, 0.0, 0.0, 0.1, 0.1, 1.0, 0.0, 0.2, -0.6, 0x554433, 0xeeee66, 5.0, 20.0, 5, 30, 1.0, 2 ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2008, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seed/448064/11 "2008-05-05T21:09:56Z")
[Want specific colors?](http://mostcolor.cn/) ---
**Author:** ![Lemur866](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lemur866/32/434_2.png) [@Lemur866](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemur866)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2008, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seed/448064/12 "2008-05-06T00:00:53Z")
I bred a magnolia baobab! Warning: magnolia baobab is not intended for use on small planets. 100.0, 0x395b70, 7, 11, 36.7, 0.1, 2.3, 1.5, 80.0, 51.6, 0.0, 6, 0.2, 0.1, 0.1, 0.1, 1.4, 0.0, 0.5, 0.5, 0xe5d9df, 0xe5cef6, 7.0, 15.7, 9, 9, 0.6, 0.6 ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2008, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seed/448064/13 "2008-05-06T00:32:41Z")
If the color chart linked above doesn’t work, [try this.](http://color.themay.org) ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2008, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seed/448064/14 "2008-05-06T00:57:59Z")
Quacking Sakura Rosebush (Lavendar Sakura Tree mixed with a Duck Blue (really!) version of the Army Rose) 54.2, 0x598751, 25, 30, 32.4, 0.1, 1.0, 1.4, 35.5, 63.0, 0.4, 3, 0.1, 0.2, 0.0, 0.1, 1.3, 0.0, 0.1, -0.3, 0x636fbf, 0x7fb7cb, 6.5, 7.7, 6, 6, 0.5, 0.4 ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2008, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seed/448064/15 "2008-05-06T01:09:06Z")
Hex code for “Duck Blue”: 007199. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2008, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seed/448064/16 "2008-05-06T01:26:49Z")
Black Dahlia 11.0, 0x414001, 7, 3, 40.0, 0.5, 1.0, 1.3, 40.0, 90.0, 0.0, 4, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0, -0.1, 0.7, -0.2, 0x24140e, 0x24140e, 5.0, 4.5, 6, 5, 0.5, 0.9 ---
**Author:** ![nikonikosuru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5f8ce5/32.png) [@nikonikosuru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nikonikosuru)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2008, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seed/448064/17 "2008-05-06T04:25:11Z")
It’s like a…? 75.0, 0x444458, 5, 10, 50.0, 0.3, 1.0, 1.5, 8.2, 16.0, 0.0, 2, 0.1, 0.5, 0.5, 0.0, 2.0, 0.0, 0.3, 0.2, 0x5c74c3, 0xfffefe, 5.0, 6.0, 5, 5, 0.5, 0.5 ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2008, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seed/448064/18 "2008-05-06T16:45:43Z")
[QUOTE=nikonikosuru] 75.0, 0x444458, 5, 10, 50.0, 0.3, 1.0, 1.5, 8.2, 16.0, 0.0, 2, 0.1, 0.5, 0.5, 0.0, 2.0, 0.0, 0.3, 0.2, 0x5c74c3, 0xfffefe, 5.0, 6.0, 5, 5, 0.5, 0.5 [/QUOTE] Try crossing that with a Dahlia from the store. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2008, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seed/448064/19 "2008-05-06T17:40:26Z")
Large Sakura (Sakura with larger than normal petals) 50.0, 0x444458, 4, 11, 30.0, 0.0, 1.0, 1.4, 40.0, 80.0, 0.0, 2, 0.1, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0, 0.0, 0.0, -1.0, 0xff88dd, 0xfffefe, 5.0, 9.7, 5, 5, 0.5, 0.9 Hello Dahlia (the above crossed with a Dahlia from the store) 46.7, 0x43434d, 5, 10, 32.5, 0.1, 1.0, 1.4, 38.0, 77.3, 0.0, 3, 0.1, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.1, -0.0, 0.1, -0.6, 0xf18cda, 0xffe1f0, 5.0, 7.4, 6, 5, 0.5, 0.9 ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2008, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seed/448064/20 "2008-05-06T21:14:33Z")
Hello Dahlia Tree (Hello Dahlia crossed with Lavender Sakura Tree) 52.5, 0x594955, 26, 30, 32.0, 0.2, 1.0, 1.4, 44.0, 68.7, 0.1, 3, 0.1, 0.1, 0.0, 0.0, 1.2, 0.0, 0.1, -0.4, 0xdc7ddf, 0xffeff7, 5.0, 7.6, 6, 5, 0.5, 0.9 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seed/448064.md?page=2)