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Even though it’s a life simulator, there are quite a few particular quirks that gamers will only find inThe Sims 4and they would never be able to see in the real world. Cowplants are the perfect example, as they are one of the most iconic features in The Sims 4, but they can be quite hard to get if you’re not sure how to grow them.
With the help of this guide, you’ll be able to learn all about Cowplants in The Sims 4, including how you can get their seeds and how to grow them and care for them properly to prevent them from perishing.
Updated June 24, 2025 by Jacqueline Zalace:Getting your first Cowplant can be challenging if you’ve never done it before in The Sims 4. As such, we’ve updated this guide with a bit more information to help you get and grow this plant.
What Is A Cowplant?
Before learning how to get one, let’s discuss what exactly a Cowplant is. As the name implies, this isa plant that looks like a cow.If you want to get technical, the scientific name for this hybrid plant is the “Laganaphyllis simnovorii”.
Cowplants have a long history in The Sims franchise, with itsfirst appearance in The Sims 2.In The Sims 4 though, this bovine plant now has growing stages, as well as anundead ghostly version (introduced in Life & Death).
You’ll be able to milk fully grown Cowplants! If a Sim is eaten, they can milk the plant to receive a beverage that provides a moodlet for the mood that they were previously in before being eaten. This can be used to return to normal, or create drinks for others.
How To Get A Cowplant Berry
In order to get a Cowplant in The Sims 4,you will first need to get your hands on a Cowplant Berry. Afterward, you will need to take care of it and nurture ituntil it has fully grown into a mature Cowplant.
Fishing A Cowplant Berry
The easiest way to acquire a Cowplant Berry isto head to Desert Bloom Park in Oasis Springsand fish in the small pond, north of the park area. Here, even if your sim has a relatively low Fishing skill,it should be easy enough to get it within a few hoursof in-game fishing.
Become A Professional Botanist
In the Botanist branch of the Gardener career, you’re able to also get a Cowplant Berry as areward for reaching level five.This will only happen if youchoose the Botanist branch; Floral Designers will not receive the berry.
Grafting Dragons
Alternatively, you cangraft Snapdragon with Dragon Fruits to obtain Cowplant Berriesusing the Gardening skill.
Grafting in the Gardening skill onlyunlocks once you reach level five.This isn’t too big of a feat, and if you are serious about growing a Cowplant, then you are probably already leveling up this skill.
Cowplant Berries In Space
If you own the Get To Work expansion pack, you can use the Rocket Ship to explore space,which has a chance of your Sim finding a Cowplant Berry.
Digging For Berries
Digging for treasure in dirt pilesalso has a low chance of granting you a Cowplant Berry.
Regardless of all these methods, fishing for the berry at the pond near Desert Bloom Parkis the most reliable method.
How To Take Care Of A Cowplant
As soon as you have the Cowplant Berry in your inventory, drag it onto your home lot and select the “plant” option. Cowplants work just like any other plant when it comes to the process of it maturing into a fully grown plant;you have to water it and be sure that it has everything it needs.
Once a Cowplant Berry has grown into a fully grown Cowplant,your Sim will have to feed it every twelve hours.
Can You Be Killed By A Cowplant?
If a Cowplant becomes hungry, it will display its cake-shaped tongue, which serves as bait for naive Sims. Sims can eat the cake inside the Cowplant’s mouthbut they will be eaten by the plant.
The first time, it’ll spit them out, causing them to earn a negative moodlet. If this happens once again while the moodlet is still active,the Sim will, unfortunately, bekilled by their own Cowplant.
If you keep control of your ghostly Sims, you’ll get some unique actions. When a ghost Sim (that has been killed by a Cowplant) is happy,plants around them will grow.If, on the other hand, the Sim is in a bad mood (such as sad or angry),nearby plants will begin to die.
