Shamrock,Green Hellebores, Green Roses and more for Seven Days

Farmville announced another 7 day Special, yesterday March 10, 2010. This time it is in the seeds and animals area of the market. This special promotion should end on St. Patrick's day., March 17, 20101. It features Shamrock, Green Hellebores and Green Rose as three of the limited edition offerings.. This is the same time that the Rush for Gold will end. The details are shown below.

For those interested in more statistics, the following represents the coins earned hour and XP (i.e. Experience Per Hour)

Shamrock

XP/Hr: 0.50

Coins/Hr: 6.25

Time: 4 hours

Level available: 5

Green Hellebores

XP/Hr: 0.19

Coins/Hr: 5.25

Time: 16 hours

Level available: 15

Green Roses

XP/Hr: 0.17

Coins/Hr: 6.25

Time: 1 day
Level available: 30

For those who want to spend Farmville Cash there is the Mystery Box and the Kelly Green Cow

Strategic outlook ( At level 32)

If you are able to plant 4 hour crops, Shamrock is good for generating experiences and are in-line with most crops that fall in 4 hours and under harvest time category. Where it falls down is in terms of coins per hour, with Blueberries and Blackberries still being better options

For crops in the 12-24 hour range, Green Hellebores and Green Roses are good choices and should be definitely considered. In terms of XP/Hr, Hellebores are ahead of Green Roses but on Coins/Hr, Green Roses are best. Overall, I would give the edge to Green Roses with the primary reason being planting a 16 hour crop is tricky for most Farmville farmers given their schedules. Make Hay while the sunshines.

Note: Coins/Hour represents net coins gained per hour. 1 Farmville day actually is 23 hours but calculations are done using 24 hours=day.