Your survival inOnce Humandepends heavily on resource acquisition and their strategic use. Although your primary focus should always becrafting weapons and armor, you must not overlook the importance of gathering natural plants like Scarlet Calamus and Yellow Lotus tomaintain your health and sanity. If you’re looking to get your hands on these plants inOnce Humanand don’t know where to locate them, be sure to read this guide.
How to Get Scarlet Calamus & Yellow Lotus
Scarlet Calamus and Yellow Lotus are wild plants used ascooking ingredients in various recipes. Luckily, you canharvest them directly from the ground, and even better, you can alsogrow them at your baseusing their seeds. However, they can be found in a few swampy places, which makes them hard to locate.
To harvest Scarlet Calamus you will need to explore the Dayton Wetlands region. This area features various water bodies, which makes it an ideal spot for these plants. Head tocoordinates6200, -3500 in the Wetlands. At these coordinates, walk along the river to find numerous Scarlet Calamus plants.

While following, keep an eye on the red-colored plants to differentiate them from others. This spot is highly recommended due to the presence offive to six Scarlet Calamus plants clustered together. Once harvested, these plants will respawn, allowing you to revisit and increase your supply.
You might also find Yellow Lotus at these coordinates occasionally.
To harvestYellow Lotus plants, you’ll need to explore the Chalk Peak region. Fortunately, in this area, you’ll not only find Yellow Lotus but also Scarlet Calamus.
While you can harvest these plants without any tools, using a Harvesting Sickle will double the harvest. This tool can be unlocked through theMemetic Specialization, and it doubles the harvest and increases the chance of getting seeds if you want to grow more plants.

These coordinates are approximate locations where we found these plants, and they may vary for different players.
How to Grow These Plants
If you have managed to get the seeds of Scarlet Calamus and Yellow Lotus, you can grow themat your basefor a steady supply. Simply unlock Advanced Planting in the Memetic tree and craft Plant Boxes to grow these plants.
After planting seeds, you can use theBuzzy Bee Deviantto take care of your garden, which will help you manage your farm and keep it healthy.