Kapp'n has come to visit your Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp Campground, but he's here on a mission. He wants to collect Dappledots (sunflower-shaped ladybugs). He needs your help to collect as many as possible. Bloomin' Booty with Kapp'n ends on July 15, so you don't have a whole lot of time to get through the entire event.
Here's everything you need to know about how to catch Dappledots and earn all of Kapp'n's special Campsite decorations and clothing items.
- The basics
- Plant and harvest regularly
- Stop hoarding your Dappledots, give them away!
- Set a timer to check your garden
- Don't ask for Lloid's help until the second wave hits
- Plant a garden full of flowers before bed
- Hoard your flowers!
- Previous garden events
The basics
The goal is to catch as many Dappledots as possible. You'll earn rewards for catching a certain number for each task. For example, once you've completed the first Dappledot task, you'll get sunflower sunglasses.
To catch a Dappledot in your garden, plant seasonal yellow or white sunflower seeds. You can buy yellow sunflower seeds from Lloid and you can earn white sunflower seeds by completing requests.
You'll also earn rewards for sharing Dappledots with friends. Visit a friend's garden and leave a Dappledot on a flower (hint: It doesn't have to be a sunflower) for your friend. Most of the time (but not every time), Kapp'n will reward you with seeds whenever you share.
You'll also earn seeds from completing tasks around the campground. So, be sure to continue your regular camper quests to earn those extra seeds.
The event takes place in two waves with three different types of sunflowers and four different types of Dappledots with four different runs of quests.
Wave 1: Riverside and Hillside Dappledots
The first wave of Bloomin' Booty with Kapp'n starts on July 5 and runs until the end of the event on July 15. During this time, you'll be able to collect Riverside and Hillside Dappledots from seasonal yellow and white sunflowers. Below are the tasks and rewards for the first wave.
Riverside Dappledots
- Collect 3 - Sunflower Shades
- Collect 6 - 15 flower food
- Collect 9 - 5 modern essence
- Collect 12 - 5 Leaf Tickets
- Collect 15 - Sunflower shades
- Collect 20 - 10 historical essence
- Collect 25 - Sunflower patch
- Collect 30 - 40 flower food
- Collect 40 - Sunflower folding chair
- Collect 60 - 15 elegant essence
- Collect 70 - 15 modern essence
- Collect 80 - Sunflower dress
Hillside Dappledots
- Collect 3 - 15 flower food
- Collect 6 - Sunflower patch
- Collect 9 - 5 cute essence
- Collect 12 - Sunflower folding chair
- Collect 15 - 10 hip essence
- Collect 20 - Sunflower patch
- Collect 25 - 10 historical essence
- Collect 30 - 40 flower food
- Collect 40 - Sunflower folding chair
- Collect 50 - Sunflower arch
- Collect 60 - 20 Leaf Tickets
Wave 2: Sunrise and Sunset Dappledots
The second wave of Bloomin' Booty with Kapp'n starts on July 10 and runs through the end of the event on July 15. You'll have less time to collect Sunrise and Sunset Dappledots from orange sunflowers, which only become available when the second wave starts. Luckily, you can trade yellow and white sunflower seeds for orange sunflower seeds after the second wave starts. Plus, you'll get a special gift of 20 orange sunflower seeds the first time you log in during the second wave. I don't have official information about tasks and rewards for the second wave yet. I'll update this post when the second wave goes live.
Important note: You can't keep Dappledots after the event ends, so don't try to stock up. Share Dappledots with friends as often as possible and trade stocks of sunflowers to Lloid in exchange for flower beds and crafting materials.
Plant and harvest regularly
Dappledots spawn randomly on flowers. If you plant 10 flowers, for example, you might only spawn five or six Dappledots.
Dappledots will only be attracted to a freshly bloomed flower. It won't leave once bloomed — you can take your time trying to catch it, but new Dappledots will not spawn on an existing flower.
If you don't see a Dappledot on a new bloom, you'll never see one (unless a friend drops one for you). Harvest it and plant a new one. There is almost never a reason to leave a flower unharvested in your garden. Almost never...
Leave a couple of un-harvested flowers behind so your friends can share Dappledots with you — maybe just five. If you harvest everything, your garden won't have any sharable blooms for three hours. This is important for both you and your friends. You get additional Dappledots to meet your event goals and your friends get seeds they can plant. Do everyone a favor and leave a few flowers un-harvested in your garden.
You can see whether a Dappledot in your garden is from a friend by checking the Visitors section of your Friend list. If Penny left you a Dappledot, it'll appear under her name. I always check the Visitors list first and repay friends for leaving me Dappledots by doing the same for them.
You can also see if your friends' flowers have room for Dappledot sharing by taping their name in the Friends list. If there is room for your Dappledots, it'll show "Sharing: [x number] Ready" next to their name. This makes it easier at a glance to know who to visit now and who to check back with later.
Stop hoarding your Dappledots, give them away!
Share your Dappledots with friends. Hoarding them does you no good. Give them to friends in order to earn more seeds and friend powder from Kapp'n. You'll get decorations and clothes from Kapp'n for the Dappledots you catch, but you don't have to keep them in your inventory.
Your progress is tallied in the Event section of your garden. When you give Dappledots away, the total doesn't drop. They also disappear from your inventory after the event ends, so keeping them to yourself doesn't do anyone any good.
When you drop off Dappledots to your friends, Kapp'n will give you rare seeds that you can take back to your garden to plant. He'll reward you with about a 70% return on your friendly gesture. This isn't exact, however. Sometimes, he doesn't give you any.
Pro Tip: You can share Dappledots with friends on their non-rare plants, too. Help friends out that haven't planted any sunflowers yet!
Set a timer to check your garden
Though you should be able to get all of Kapp'n's decorations fairly easily with regular gameplay, you don't want to miss out on any opportunities to harvest your plants in a timely manner. To make sure you're always on the right track, set a timer for every three hours. You don't have to run through the entire campground's requests, but you can make sure to collect those flowers and replant as soon as possible.
Don't ask for Lloid's help until the second wave hits
Asking for Lloid's help will guarantee that you'll catch a Dappledot from a flower, but it comes at a hefty price (10 Leaf Tickets for each one). Based on previous garden events, you won't need his help catching Dappledtos from the first wave. There's plenty of time for them.
The second wave, however, is shorter and you're still working with seeds from the first wave. So you're not getting as many orange sunflower seeds as you need — added to the fact that Sunrise and Sunset Dappledots spawn and are catchable at a much lower rate.
Save your Leaf Tickets for Wave 2. I rarely have to spend any Leaf Tickets in the Garden events, but when I do, it's usually in the second wave, trying to reach those last few goals.
Plant a garden full of flowers before bed
If you plant a garden full of flowers before you go to bed, you'll wake up in the morning with a fresh set of sunflower seeds and Dappledots.
Planting flowers that bloom overnight will also help your friends that live across the globe. While you're sleeping, they're playing, and they'd love to drop off a Dappledot or two in your garden.
Hoard your flowers!
You can trade harvested flowers to Lloid for flower boxes and crafting materials. Even if you've collected all of the Dappledot you need for the event, keep planting so you can harvest flowers and exchange them for much-needed crafting materials.
I also recommend trading as many flowers as possible for essences as many times as you can, since those items are hard to come by in the game and are expensive to replace with Leaf Tickets if you want to craft something when you don't have enough materials.
Once the event ends, your rare flowers will stay in your inventory so you can give them to animals that request special items during tasks. So don't go selling off unused flowers. Keep them in your inventory.
You'll also get to keep unused seeds. You can't cross-pollinate them, but they're a perfect rare flower gift when an animal has a special request.
Previous garden events
We're keeping track of previous events to give you an idea of the patterns (and what you've missed out on if you weren't around for a garden event). Check below to see what previous garden events have taken place in Animal Crossing Pocket Camp.
Digby's Artful Retreat
Wave 1: Worker and honey Bumblecubes
The first wave of Digby's Artful Retreat starts on May 31 and runs until the end of the event on June 9. During this time, you'll be able to collect worker and honey Bumblecubes from seasonal white and blue Art Blossoms. Below are the tasks and rewards for the first wave.
worker Bumblecubes
- Collect 3 - Green modern-art chair (first one)
- Collect 6 - 20 flower food
- Collect 9 - Yellow modern-art chair (first one)
- Collect 12 - 5 Leaf Tickets
- Collect 15 - Green modern-art chair (second one)
- Collect 20 - 10 modern essence
- Collect 25 - Red modern-art chair (first one)
- Collect 30 - 60 flower food
- Collect 40 - Yellow modern-art chair (second one)
- Collect 60 - 15 natural essence
- Collect 70 - 15 elegant essence
- Collect 80 - Honeycomb table
honey Bumblecubes
- Collect 3 - 20 flower food
- Collect 6 - Red modern-art chair (second one)
- Collect 9 - 5 cute essence
- Collect 12 - Yellow modern-art chair (third one)
- Collect 15 - Color-block shirt (first one)
- Collect 20 - Red modern-art chair (third one)
- Collect 25 - 60 flower food
- Collect 30 - 10 harmonious essence
- Collect 40 - Green modern-art chair (third one)
- Collect 50 - Color-block shirt (second one)
- Collect 60 - 20 Leaf Tickets
Wave 2: Garden and queen Bumblecubes
The second wave of Digby's Artful Retreat starts on June 4 and runs through the end of the event on June 9. You'll have less time to collect garden and queen Bumblecubes from orange Art Blossoms, which only become available when the second wave starts. Luckily, you can trade white and blue Art Blossoms seeds for orange Art Blossom seeds after the second wave starts. Plus, you'll get a special gift of 20 orange Art Blossoms the first time you log in during the second wave. Below are the tasks and rewards for the second wave.
Garden Bumblecubes
- Collect 3 - Birch tree (first one)
- Collect 6 - 5 cool essence
- Collect 9 - Birch tree (second one)
- Collect 12 - 5 rustic essence
- Collect 15 - 60 flower food
- Collect 20 - Color block dress
- Collect 25 - 10 modern essence
- Collect 30 - Honeycomb shelf (first one)
- Collect 40 - Illuminated birch tree (first one)
- Collect 50 - 25 Leaf Tickets
Queen Bumblecubes
- Collect 2 - Color block hair band
- Collect 6 - Birch tree (third one)
- Collect 9 - 15 Leaf Tickets
- Collect 12 - 60 flower food
- Collect 15 - Illuminated birch tree (second one)
- Collect 20 - 5 elegant essence
- Collect 25 - Illuminated birch tree (third one)
- Collect 30 - Honeycomb shelf (second one)
- Collect 35 - Birch tree screen
- Collect 45 - Sparkle stone
Important note: You can't keep Bumblecubes after the event ends, so don't try to stock up. Share Bumblecubes with friends as often as possible and trade stocks of Art Flowers to Lloid in exchange for flower beds and crafting materials.
Fruit Party with Katie
Wave 1: Appleflitters and Green Appleflitters
The first wave of Fruit Party with Katie starts on May 4 and runs until the end of the event on May 13. During this time, you'll be able to collect Appleflitters and Green Appleflitters from seasonal green and red strawberries. Below are the tasks and rewards for the first wave.
Appleflitters
- Collect 3 - Watermelon Shorts
- Collect 6 - 20 Flower Food
- Collect 9 - 5 Sporty Essence
- Collect 12 - 5 Leaf Tickets
- Collect 15 - Fruit Cracker Rug (first one)
- Collect 20 - 10 Cute Essence
- Collect 25 - 10 Harmonious Essence
- Collect 30 - 60 Flower Food
- Collect 40 - Fruit Floor Lamp (first one)
- Collect 60 - 15 Natural Essence
- Collect 70 - 15 Elegant Essence
- Collect 80 - Apple Stem
Green Appleflitters
- Collect 3 - 20 Flower Food
- Collect 6 - Watermelon Polo Shirt
- Collect 9 - 5 Cute Essence
- Collect 12 - 5 Cool Essence
- Collect 15 - Fruit Cracker Rug (second one)
- Collect 20 - 10 Rustic Essence
- Collect 25 - 60 Flower Food
- Collect 30 - 10 Hip Essence
- Collect 40 - Fruit Salad Table
- Collect 50 - Fruit Floor Lamp (second one)
- Collect 60 - 20 Leaf Tickets
Wave 2: Silver Appleflitters and Gold Appleflitters
The second wave of Fruit Party with Katie starts on May 8 and runs through the end of the event on May 13. You'll have less time to collect Silver and Gold Appleflitters from pink strawberries, which only become available when the second wave starts. Luckily, you can trade green and red strawberry seeds for pink strawberry seeds after the second wave starts. Below are the tasks and rewards for the first wave.
Silver Appleflitters
- Collect 3 - 5 Sporty Essence
- Collect 6 - 5 Cool Essence
- Collect 9 - Fruit Bread Screen (first one)
- Collect 12 - 5 Rustic Essence
- Collect 15 - 60 Flower Food
- Collect 20 - Fruit Floor Lamp (third one)
- Collect 25 - 10 Harmonious Essence
- Collect 30 - Fruit Bread Screen (second one)
- Collect 40 - Fruit Sandwich Bed
- Collect 50 - 25 Leaf Tickets
Gold Appleflitters
- Collect 2 - Fruit Bread Screen (third one)
- Collect 6 - 5 Hip Essence
- Collect 9 - 15 Leaf Tickets
- Collect 12 - 60 Flower Food
- Collect 15 - Fruit Cracker Rug (third one)
- Collect 20 - Fruit Tart Dress
- Collect 25 - Fruit Bread Screen (fourth one)
- Collect 30 - Fruit Cracker Rug (fourth one)
- Collect 35 - Fruit Tart Hat
- Collect 45 - 1 Sparkle Stone
Important note: You can't keep Appleflitters after the event ends, so don't try to stock up. Share Appleflitters with friends as often as possible and trade stocks of strawberries to Lloid in exchange for flower beds and crafting materials.
Zipper's Wonderland Event
Wave 1: Striped and floral Scramblers
The first wave of Zipper's Wonderland event starts on March 30 and runs until the event ends on April 8. During this time, you'll be able to collect rare striped and floral Scramblers from seasonal pink and orange heart roses. Below are the tasks and rewards for the first wave.
Striped Scramblers
Collect 3 - Yellow Tea-Party Chair (first one) Collect 6 - 20 Flower Food Collect 9 - Pink Tea-Party Chair (first one) Collect 12 - 5 Leaf Tickets Collect 15 - Tea Party Balloons (first one) Collect 20 - 10 Hip essence Collect 25 - Green Tea-Party Chair (first one) Collect 30 - 60 Flower Food Collect 40 - Tea-Party Balloons (second one) Collect 60 - 20 Cute essence Collect 70 - Wonderland Screen Collect 80 - Wonderland Rug (first one)
Floral Scramblers
Collect 3 - 20 Flower Food Collect 6 - Green Tea-Party Chair (second one) Collect 9 - 10 Cute Essence Collect 12 - Wonderland Cat Shirt Collect 15 - Yellow Tea-Party Chair (first one) Collect 20 - Wonderland Cat pants Collect 25 - 60 Flower Food Collect 30 - Pink Tea-Party Chair (second one) Collect 40 - Wonderland Rug (second one) Collect 50 - Wonderland Cat hood Collect 60 - 20 Leaf Tickets
Wave 2: Dapper and majestic Scramblers
The second wave of Zipper's Wonderland event starts on April 3 and runs until the event ends on March 8. You have less time to collect rare dapper and majestic Scramblers from blue heart roses, which only become available when the second wave starts.
Important note: You can't keep rare Scramblers or seasonal flowers after the event ends, so don't try to stock up. Share Scramblers with friends as often as possible and trade stocks of seasonal roses to Lloid in exchange for flower beds and crafting materials. Don't hold onto anything.
Leif's Spring Flowers event
Wave 1: Pink and Yellow Ladybugs
The first wave of Leif's Spring Flowers event starts on February 27 and runs until the event ends on March 8. During this time, you'll be able to collect rare pink and yellow ladybugs from seasonal white clover and yellow sleeping beauty flowers. Below are the tasks and rewards for the first wave.
Pink Ladybugs
- Collect 3 - Flower Canal (first one)
- Collect 6 - 20 Flower Food
- Collect 9 - Floral Canal (second one)
- Collect 12 - 5 Leaf Tickets
- Collect 15 - Spring Flower Crown
- Collect 20 - 10 Hip essence
- Collect 25 - 15 Cool essence
- Collect 30 - 60 Flower Food
- Collect 40 - Floral Stepping Stones (first one)
- Collect 60 - 30 Natural essence
- Collect 70 - Shamrock Blazer
- Collect 80 - Floral Canal (third one)
Yellow Ladybugs
- Collect 3 - 20 Flower Food
- Collect 6 - Floral Canal Corner (first one)
- Collect 9 - 10 Cute Essence
- Collect 12 - Floral Canal Corner (second one)
- Collect 15 - 10 Hip essence
- Collect 20 - Floral Stepping Stone (second one)
- Collect 25 - 60 Flower Food
- Collect 30 - Floral Canal Corner (third one)
- Collect 40 - Spring Garden (foreground of Campground)
- Collect 50 - Round Spring Flower Bed (first one)
- Collect 60 - 20 Leaf Tickets
Wave 2: Purple and Navy Ladybugs
The second wave of Leif's Spring Flowers event starts on March 3 and runs until the event ends on March 8. You have less time to collect rare purple and navy ladybugs from pink sleeping beauty flowers, which only become available when the second wave starts.
Purple Ladybugs
- Collect 3 - 5 Sporty essence
- Collect 6 - 10 Cute essence
- Collect 9 - Giant Clovers (first one)
- Collect 12 - Floral Canal (fourth one)
- Collect 15 - 60 Flower food
- Collect 20 - Round Spring Flower Bed (second one)
- Collect 25 - Floral Stepping Stone (third one)
- Collect 30 - Giant Clovers (second one)
- Collect 40 - Floral Stepping Stone (fourth one)
- Collect 50 - 25 Leaf Tickets
Navy Ladybugs
- Collect 3 - Floral Canal (fifth one)
- Collect 6 - Floral Canal Corner (fourth one)
- Collect 9 - 15 Leaf Tickets
- Collect 12 - 60 Flower Food
- Collect 15 - Giant Windflower (first one)
- Collect 20 - Round Spring Flower Bed (third one)
- Collect 25 - Giant Windflower (second one)
- Collect 30 - Floral Swinging Bench
- Collect 35 - Spring Garden (middle ground of Campground)
- Collect 45 - 1 Sparkle Stones
We're including information about previous garden events so you can catch up on what's gone on and study up on what to expect in the future.
Lottie's Gothic Festival
- Wave 1: Gothic and golden gothic bats
The first wave of Lottie's Gothic Rose Festival starts on February 1 and runs until the event ends on February 9. During this time, you'll be able to collect rare gothic and golden gothic bats from gothic red and gothic purple roses.
- Wave 2: Ruby and diamond gothic bats
The second wave of Lottie's Gothic Rose Festival starts on February 5 and runs until the event ends on February 9. You have less time to collect rare ruby and diamond gothic bats from gothic fusion roses, which only become available when the second wave starts.
Important note: You can't keep rare bats or seasonal flowers after the event ends, so don't try to stock up. Share bats with friends as often as possible and trade stocks of roses to Lloid in exchange for flower beds and crafting materials. Don't hold onto anything.
Rover's Garden Safari
- Wave 1: Diamond and Topaz butterflies
The first wave of Rover's Garden Safari event starts on January 11 and runs all the way through until January 21, when the event ends. During this time, you'll be collecting rare Diamond and Topaz butterflies by planting blue and red dahlia seeds.
- Wave 2: Winter and Gold butterflies
The second wave of Rover's Garden Safari event starts on January 16 and runs until the event ends on January 21. You have less time to collect rare Winter and Gold butterflies from white dahlias, which only become available when the second wave starts.
Important note: You can't keep rare butterflies or seasonal flowers after the event ends, so don't try to stock up. Share butterflies with friends as often as possible and trade stocks of dahlias to Lloid in exchange for flower beds and crafting materials. Don't hold onto anything.
Any questions?
Do you have any more questions about Rover's Garden Safari event in Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp? Put them in the comments and I'll help you out.
