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Grimy snapdragon

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Grimy snapdragon
Released11 July 2005 (Update)
MembersYes
Properties
TradeableYes
EquipableNo
StackableNo
NoteableYes
OptionsClean, Drop
ExamineIt needs cleaning.
Values
Value21 coins
High alch12 coins
Low alch8 coins
Weight0.007 kg
Grand Exchange
Exchange7,310 coins (info)
Buy limit11,000
Daily volume217,586
View real-time prices
Advanced data
Item ID3051
LinkMOID

A grimy snapdragon is a herb that has not yet been cleaned to make a snapdragon. Grimy snapdragons may be grown from a snapdragon seed with a Farming level of 62, giving 98.5 experience for every snapdragon grown. Once planted, the herb takes 80 minutes to fully grow.

Cleaning a grimy snapdragon requires a Herblore level of 59 and gives 11.8 Herblore experience. Clean snapdragons are used to make super restore potions and sanfew serums with a Herblore level of 63 and 65 respectively.

When cleaned, the message You clean the Grimy snapdragon. is displayed.

Money making

The following money making guides are available for Grimy snapdragon:

MethodHourly profitSkills
Cleaning grimy snapdragon275,000 Herblore 59
MethodProfit per instanceSkills
Farming snapdragon154,672

Products

ItemMembersSkillsXPMaterials
Nature offerings × 40
Members
  • Farming 50
  • Woodcutting 68
  • Farming 0
  • Woodcutting 0
  • 1 × Ritual mulch
  • 1 × Grimy snapdragon
Snapdragon
Members
  • Herblore 59
  • Herblore 11.8
  • 1 × Grimy snapdragon
Snapdragon
(Degrime)
Members
  • Magic 70
  • Herblore 59
  • Magic 83
  • Herblore 5.9

Item sources

SourceLevelQuantityRarity
Kalphite Queen333 25 (noted)2/126
Chaos Elemental305 5–8 (noted)4/128
Tree spirit14–159 16/128
Zygomite Level 8686 16/146
General Graardor624 3 (noted)8/127
Prison Pete Members (m)N/A 4 (noted)7/50
Spiritual mage Zaros182 12.5/128
Spiritual ranger Zaros158 11/51.2
Spiritual warrior Zaros158 11/51.2
Kraken291 6 (noted)2/128
Callisto470 45 (noted)1/126
Vet'ion454 45 (noted)1/126
Venenatis464 100 (noted)1/126
Scorpia225 4–7 (noted)5/128
Tormented Demon450 11/102
Skotizo321 20 (noted)7/100
Rune dragon380 11/63.5
Reward casket (master)N/A 5–10 (noted)1/30.3
Adamant dragon338 11/55
Herbiboar 1–4Varies
Drake192 1–31/124
Hydra194 3 (noted)1/320
Alchemical Hydra426 10–15 (noted)2 × 1/80.8
Sarachnis318 5–10 (noted)8/800
Grubby ChestN/A 10 (noted)7/100
Basilisk Knight204 11/69.33
Basilisk Sentinel358 13 × 1/69.33
Monumental chestN/A 27–32 (noted)3 × 1/30
Guardian Drake376 1–33 × 1/124
Colossal Hydra309 3 (noted)3 × 1/320
Dark Chest28 10–15 (noted)25/600
Snapdragon (plant)62 1Always
Ancient chestN/A 1–84 (noted)2 × 1/33
Blood Reaver161; 174 11/51.2
Spindel302 40 (noted)1/128
Stingray92 1–21/400
Grimy Lizard50 11/512
Opulent salvage 11/169.6
Chest (alchemist's signet) 1 (noted)1/4
Manta ray (monster)133 2–31/198

Changes

Date Changes
12 August 2020
(Update)

Composting grimy snapdragon will now yield supercompost instead of regular compost.

9 March 2017
(Update)

The item's value was increased from 1 to 21.

26 February 2015
(Update)
  • The item was graphically updated to distinguish it from other grimy herbs.
  • The item was renamed from "Herb" to "Grimy snapdragon".
  • The item was made tradeable on the Trading Post/Grand Exchange.
  • The "Identify" option was changed to a "Clean" option.
25 February 2013
(Update)
  • The item was renamed from "Grimy snapdragon" to "Herb".
  • The "Clean" option was changed to an "Identify" option.
22 February 2013
(Update)
  • The item was renamed from "Herb" to "Grimy snapdragon".
  • The "Identify" option was changed to a "Clean" option.
11 July 2005
(Update)

The item was made obtainable as part of the Farming skill.

27 July 2004
(Update)

The item was added to the game cache, but was unobtainable as the Agility arena only gave clean herbs.

27 July 2004 –
26 February 2015
26 February 2015 –
present

Trivia

  • Grimy snapdragons are one of the five herbs that cannot be obtained from the Sorceress's Garden minigame.
  • When Old School RuneScape was first released, the only way to obtain grimy snapdragons was as a reward from Prison Pete or a drop from Tree spirits.

Sources & credits

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