Flower Cup
The Flower Cup is a cup usually appearing as the second cup in the Mario Kart series. It is represented by a Fire Flower.
This cup exclusively features new courses, usually including a Mario Circuit as the first or second course. It is slightly more difficult than the Mushroom Cup. The Flower Cup is available from the start in every mainline Mario Kart game except Mario Kart 7 and Mario Kart 8, where it is unlocked by completing the Mushroom Cup. In games that do not have all cups available from the start, completing the Flower Cup in third place or higher unlocks the Star Cup.
In Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, the Flower Cup is one of two cups themed around a flower, alongside the Boomerang Cup.
List of courses
| Game | Course 1 | Course 2 | Course 3 | Course 4 | Course 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario Kart |  Choco Island 1 |
 Ghost Valley 2 |
 Donut Plains 2 |
 Bowser Castle 2 |
 Mario Circuit 3 |
| Mario Kart 64 |  Toad's Turnpike |
 Frappe Snowland |
 Choco Mountain |
 Mario Raceway |
N/A |
| Mario Kart: Super Circuit (Super Circuit tracks) |  Mario Circuit |
 Boo Lake |
 Cheese Land |
 Bowser Castle 2 |
N/A |
| Mario Kart: Super Circuit (Extra tracks) |  Mario Circuit 2 |
 Choco Island 1 |
 Ghost Valley 2 |
 Donut Plains 2 |
N/A |
| Mario Kart: Double Dash!! |  Mushroom Bridge |
 Mario Circuit |
 Daisy Cruiser |
 Waluigi Stadium |
N/A |
| Mario Kart DS |  Desert Hills |
 Delfino Square |
 Waluigi Pinball |
 Shroom Ridge |
N/A |
| Mario Kart Wii |  Mario Circuit |
 Coconut Mall |
 DK Summit DK's Snowboard Cross |
 Wario's Gold Mine |
N/A |
| Mario Kart 7 |  Wuhu Loop Wuhu Island Loop |
 Mario Circuit |
 Music Park Melody Motorway |
 Rock Rock Mountain Alpine Pass |
N/A |
| Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe |  Mario Circuit |
 Toad Harbor Toad Harbour |
 Twisted Mansion |
 Shy Guy Falls |
N/A |
| Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit |  Freezie Frosts |
 Glazed Gardens |
 Piranha Paradise |
N/A | N/A |
Completion rewards
Winning the Flower Cup in the Mario Kart series can award the player with various bonuses, depending on the game. Additional cups unlocked are excluded from this list.
Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
- 50cc Flower Cup: Bloom Coach
- 100cc Flower Cup: Waluigi Racer
- 150cc Flower Cup: Turbo Birdo
- Mirror Flower Cup: Tilt-a-Kart
Mario Kart DS
- All nitro cups (includes Flower Cup) on 50cc: Dry Bones
- All nitro cups (includes Flower Cup) on 100cc: Three karts for each playable character
- All nitro cups (includes Flower Cup) or all retro cups (excludes Flower Cup) on 150cc: Seven karts for each playable character
- All cups on 150cc: 150cc Mirror class
- All nitro cups (includes Flower Cup) or all retro cups (excludes Flower Cup) on 150cc Mirror: R.O.B.
- All cups on 150cc Mirror: All karts for each playable character
Mario Kart Wii
- Mushroom and Flower Cups: Star Cup
- 1 star rank or higher on all nitro cups (includes Flower Cup) on 50cc: Baby Daisy
- 1 star rank or higher on all nitro cups (includes Flower Cup) on 100cc: Sneakster
- 1 star rank or higher on all nitro cups (includes Flower Cup) on 150cc: Dry Bowser
- All cups on 150cc: 150cc Mirror class
- 1 star rank or higher on all cups on 150cc Mirror: Rosalina
Mario Kart 7
- All cups on a single cc class: Mii
- 150cc Flower Cup: Wario
- All cups on 50cc, 100cc, and 150cc: 150cc Mirror class
Mario Kart 8
Most unlockable characters in Mario Kart 8 are unlocked at random upon winning Grand Prix cups (separate cups must be played to unlock characters), which includes the Flower Cup. Characters that can be unlocked include Rosalina, Metal Mario, Lakitu, Toadette, Baby Rosalina, Pink Gold Peach, Iggy Koopa, Roy Koopa, Lemmy Koopa, Larry Koopa, Wendy O. Koopa, Ludwig von Koopa, Morton Koopa Jr., and Mii. Mii is unlocked upon the eighth Grand Prix cup victory, unless an amiibo is used to unlock Mii beforehand.
In addition, the Gold Standard body can be unlocked by getting a 1 star rank or higher on all non-DLC cups (including the Flower Cup) on any one engine class, and the 150cc Mirror class can be unlocked by winning all 150cc cups.
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
- 1 star rank or higher on all cups on 150cc Mirror: Gold Standard
- All cups on 200cc: Gold Mario
Appearances outside the Mario Kart series
The cup appears also in sports-themed Super Mario games like Super Mario Strikers and Mario Superstar Baseball. In Super Mario Strikers, the Flower Cup has six teams, five rounds, and uses the table system. When the player finishes in the top three, the Crater Field and the Star Cup are unlocked. A similar cup is the Super Flower Cup. The Flower Cup is also one of three playable tournaments in Mario Sports Mix.
In Mario Tennis Open, the Flower Cup is the second cup in the World Open tournament. It is played on the Wario Dunes court, and matches in this cup have one set for the starting round, and three sets each for the semi-finals and finals. The CPU difficulty is slightly higher than in the Mushroom Cup, which must be completed to unlock the Flower Cup.
The Flower Cup is also the second cup in the COM Tournament mode of Mario Tennis Aces, featuring middling CPU difficulty.
Profiles
- Mario Kart 64 website: "The Flower Cup turns up the heat a little, with more challenging and longer courses than in the Mushroom Cup."
- Mario Kart Wii trading card: "Talk about a diverse set of tracks; the tracks that make up the Flower Cup must be located at the four corners of the Mushroom Kingdom! The layouts are great for developing your skills and the surroundings will keep you interested while you look for ways to reduce your lap times."
Gallery
Emblems
Super Mario Kart
Mario Kart 64
Mario Kart 64
Mario Kart 64
Mario Kart: Super Circuit
Mario Kart: Super Circuit
Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
Mario Kart DS
Mario Kart Wii
Mario Kart 7
Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit
Trophies
Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
Mario Kart DS
Mario Kart Wii
Mario Kart 7
Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64)
Mario Power Tennis
Mario Power Tennis
Super Mario Strikers
Mario Tennis Open
Mario Tennis Aces
Trivia
- Mario Kart DS's Flower Cup is the only version of the cup to not feature a Mario Circuit, which instead appears in the Star Cup.
- This is the only cup in Mario Kart: Double Dash!! whose courses all share their music with other courses in the game: Mushroom Bridge uses the same music as Mushroom City, Mario Circuit uses the same music as Luigi Circuit and Yoshi Circuit, Daisy Cruiser uses the same music as Peach Beach, and Waluigi Stadium uses the same music as Wario Colosseum.
- The European website for Mario Kart: Double Dash!! uses a unique version of the cup's emblem, sporting a design reminiscent of the Fire Flower's appearance from games such as Super Mario World and Mario Kart 64.[1]
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | フラワーカップ[?] Furawā Kappu |
Flower Cup | |
| Chinese (simplified) | 鲜花杯[?] Xiānhuā Bēi |
Flower Cup | |
| Chinese (traditional) | 花朵盃[?] Huāduǒ Bēi |
Flower Cup | |
| Dutch | Bloemenbeker[?] | Flower Cup | |
| French | Coupe Fleur[?] | Flower Cup | |
| German | Blumen-Cup[?] | Flower Cup | |
| Italian | Trofeo Fiore Coppa fiore (Mario Kart: Super Circuit)[?] |
Flower Trophy Flower Cup |
|
| Korean | 플라워 컵[?] Peullawo Keop |
Flower Cup | |
| Portuguese (NOA) | Copa Flor[?] | Flower Cup | |
| Portuguese (NOE) | Taça Flor[?] | Flower Cup | |
| Russian | Кубок цветка[?] Kubok tsvetka |
Flower Cup | |
| Spanish | Copa Flor[?] | Flower Cup |
