OSRS Flower Poker Explained: Rules, Odds and Tips
2026-10-01 · 4 min read · RuneScape
Flower poker is the most famous gambling game in Old School RuneScape. It started in-game with mithril seeds and now runs on gambling sites too.
The basic rules
- Each player plants five mithril seeds, which grow into flowers of random colours.
- The colours form a "hand", like poker.
- The better hand wins. Ties are replanted.
Hand ranking (best to worst)
- Five of a kind: all five flowers the same colour
- Four of a kind
- Full house: three of one colour plus two of another
- Three of a kind
- Two pair
- One pair
- Bust: no matching colours
Most games also count a rainbow or black/white flower as a special result. Rules vary by host, so always check them first.
Why the host matters
In-game flower poker relies on trusting the host not to swap seeds or "rig" plants. That's exactly why many players moved to gambling sites, where results come from a provably fair random number instead of a person.
Tips
- Agree the rules (replants, special flowers, who plants first) before any gold moves.
- On sites, check the game is provably fair and verify a few results. How provably fair works.
- Set a gold limit before you start.
Find sites in our RuneScape gambling rankings, and read how to deposit OSRS gold safely.
