Hybrid Crops are special crops in Farmville. Ten of them were released on February 4th, 2011, coinciding with the release of the Greenhouse.
Seeds for hybrid crops can be produced in a Greenhouse (50 seeds per nursery tray); they can also be obtained when other farmers share them (20 seeds), or by visiting the Greenhouses of other farmers (5 seeds, can also be shared).
In the Greenhouse, hybrid crops are produced by hybridizing two different seed types together (e.g., Lilac and Daffodils) to get a new special crop (in this case, Lilac Daffy). It seems that once a hybrid crop has been mastered, it will then be unlocked and available for purchase for coins in the market, without the need to produce further seeds in the Greenhouse. This is the only possible interpretation of obscure messages such as "To Unlock Purple Tomatoes, you must have already mastered Purple Tomatoes" (seen when hovering over the 'Locked' label on this seed in the Market). The coin and XP yields of the hybrid crops are notably higher than those of the 'parent' seeds, so the effort of mastering them may be worthwhile.
List of Hybrid Crops:
- Lilac Daffy (hybrid of Lilac and Daffodils)
- Straspberry (hybrid of Strawberries and Raspberries)
- Red Spinach (hybrid of Rhubarb and Spinach)
- Sun Poppy (hybrid of Sunflowers and Golden Poppies)
- Whisky Peat (hybrid of Rye and Corn)
- Fire Pepper (hybrid of Peppers and Jalapeno)
- Double Grain (hybrid of Wheat and Rice)
- Purple Tomatoes (hybrid of Blueberries and Tomatoes)
- Long Onions (hybrid of Onion and Leeks)