Grow a Garden · Crops
Nightshade
Grow a Garden · Crops · Rarity: Uncommon
About Nightshade
The Nightshade is a limited , single-harvest, uncommon crop that was added during the Lunar Glow Event . The Nightshade is categorized as a Flower , Toxic , Night type crop.
How Nightshade compares
Figures below are calculated from Nightshade's own stats and compared against the Uncommon crops on this site. They update whenever the underlying data does.
- Yield per minute of growth
- ¢3.5K
- Sell-price rank
- #48 of 54 Uncommon crops
- vs. cohort median
- 0.14× median
over a 1-minute grow time
median is ¢25K
Nightshade — In-Depth Analysis
The Nightshade is a limited, single-harvest, Uncommon crop that arrived during the Lunar Glow Event, and its economics are defined by that humble rarity tier. Uncommon means a low base sell value, so on raw numbers alone this is never going to be a money-maker — it sits near the bottom of the value ladder, and single-harvest means one payout per plant with no regrow income to soften that.
What makes it worth a second look is its Flower, Toxic, and Night triple typing. That combination is unusually relevant because Night-type crops synergize with night-themed pets and tools, and the Flower tag opens it to flower-specific buffs. For a low-rarity event crop, that is a lot of buff surface area to exploit.
Practically, the Nightshade is an early-game or collector's crop rather than a profit engine. Sell the plain harvests fast for starter Sheckles, and only bother holding one if a Gold or Rainbow mutation rolls, since on an Uncommon base even a strong mutation lands modestly. Its main value is as a Lunar Glow keepsake and as fodder for any night-themed or flower-targeted bonus you happen to be running.