If you are exploring the Kowakujo map in Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Zombies, you will eventually come across the Monkshood Flower objective. This step is part of the main Easter Egg quest and can be confusing if you do not know where to find the required item or how the growing process works.
The Monkshood Flower is not something you simply pick up from the ground. Instead, you must collect a plant, place it into a pot, and protect it while it grows. Missing even one part of the process can force you to repeat the step, so understanding how everything works will save you plenty of time.
Find The Plant
The first step is locating the plant needed for the flower.
Head toward the garden area near the broken bridge. Look carefully around the cracked section of the ground, where you can interact with a small plant. Pick it up to add it to your inventory.
This is the only item you need before beginning the growing process, so make sure every player in your squad knows who is carrying it.
Locate The Flower Pot
After collecting the plant, travel to the Tenshu Entrance area.
Near the Exfil location, you will find a flower pot that can be interacted with. Approach the pot and insert the plant you collected earlier.
Once the plant has been placed inside, the growing sequence will begin automatically.
Defend The Flower
Growing the Monkshood Flower is not instant.
As soon as the plant is placed into the pot, enemies will begin attacking the area. Your objective is to defend the flower until it finishes growing.
Keep these tips in mind during the defense:
- Stay close to the flower pot.
- Eliminate Zombies quickly before they overwhelm the area.
- Use Pack-a-Punched weapons if available.
- Save powerful equipment for emergency situations.
- Coordinate with teammates if playing in co-op.
Leaving the area or allowing the defense sequence to fail may require repeating parts of the process.
Collect The Fully Grown Monkshood Flower
After surviving the defense event, the plant will fully bloom into the Monkshood Flower.
Interact with the flower pot again to collect it.
The flower will now become an important quest item used during the later investigation and evidence-solving sections of the Kowakujo Easter Egg.
Do not discard it or assume the quest is complete after collecting it. You will need the flower later as you progress through the mystery.
What Is The Monkshood Flower Used For?
The Monkshood Flower serves as one of several evidence items required during the Kowakujo main quest.
Later in the Easter Egg, players must determine the correct sequence of clues and present the proper evidence based on information gathered throughout the match.
Depending on the clues generated in your game, the Monkshood Flower may become the correct evidence item needed during the final deduction puzzle.
Since clue combinations can change between matches, always pay close attention to the notes and evidence you discover before making your selections.
Tips To Avoid Common Mistakes
Many players get stuck during this objective because of small mistakes rather than difficult combat.
Here are a few things to remember:
- Always pick up the plant before heading to the flower pot.
- Finish the defense event completely before leaving.
- Collect the flower after it blooms.
- Double-check your evidence choices later in the quest.
- If playing co-op, communicate with teammates so nobody accidentally interrupts the objective.
Some players have also reported occasional quest bugs after using the Save and Quit feature during the Easter Egg. If progression seems broken despite completing every step correctly, restarting the run may be the quickest solution.
