About Bloom
Bloom is a sunny meadow that you plant by dropping seeds. Press one button and a handful of seeds fall from the top of the screen. Each one lands in the soil, pushes down roots, sends up a stem, unfurls leaves, and finally opens a flower.
It is slow on purpose. A single plant takes close to half a minute to go from seed to bloom, and a whole meadow keeps unfolding in layers.
How it works
Planting happens with the Scatter Seeds button. A slider just above it sets how many seeds fall, from 5 to 25. Seeds land at random spots in the grass, near or far. Plants in the back are drawn smaller, and plants in front are larger, so the meadow gains depth.
Each plant grows in a fixed order. Roots branch under the soil, then the stem rises. Leaves appear in pairs along the stem, starting as tight curls (fiddleheads) and slowly opening. Once the last leaves are open, the flower unfolds with a small burst of light. Each plant becomes one of six flowers: daisy, pink or blue cosmos, orange or red gerbera, or sunflower. Taller flowers, like sunflowers, have longer stems than daisies.
When every plant has finished blooming, a soft breeze begins, with occasional gusts that make the stems sway. If you tap the screen while plants are growing, you push them gently away from your finger, and the sway travels outward in a ripple. The Restart button fades the meadow out and gives you bare soil again.
Tapping the soil does not plant anything. Use the button for that. It also ignores presses while seeds are still falling.
Tips
- Start with about 10 seeds. Small meadows let you see each plant grow clearly.
- Come back for a second scatter once the first has bloomed. New seedlings among full flowers look the best.
- Tap near a tall plant after the breeze starts and watch the neighbors answer a moment later.
- Look closely at the leaves in the first minute. The curled fiddleheads are the most detailed part of the animation.
- Use 25 seeds for a dense field, and expect the front plants to cover some of the back ones.
- Turn the sound up for the first full bloom. A three-note chord plays when each plant finishes.
Why it feels calm
The pace is patient, and there is no way to hurry it. Seeds fall with a gentle spin and land with a low, soft thump. The background is a warm golden-hour sky with soft out-of-focus circles of light, and pollen drifts upward from open flowers. The wind sound only starts after the meadow has fully bloomed, as a soft, low whoosh that rises and falls slowly. Even your taps are gentle. They make a small ripple and a puff of sparkles, never a loud sound.
Questions
Why does tapping the soil not plant a seed?
Planting is tied to the Scatter Seeds button. Taps on the meadow push plants around instead, so you can sway them once they have grown a bit.
How long until the breeze starts?
It begins when every plant has finished blooming. A plant takes roughly half a minute, so a fresh scatter needs that long, plus a little for late seeds.
Does the meadow stay once it is grown?
Yes, until you press Restart. The meadow fades to bare soil and you can start over.
Last updated November 3, 2026
