Tips for finding Heartstones/Golden Flowers?

I can't seem to find any anywhere I go. Are they like bosses and they respawn after x amount of time, or do they just appear randomly at a low rate?

They seem to appear randomly. But still at cretain places.
I once havn't seen one in weeks, then saw one, then a few days none, then I saw a couple in a row.
It's pretty much a low rate I belive.

They spawn after Server Checks, so I guess it's on an exceptionally long timer.

I think it also doesn't help that people are becoming more and more aware of the change to what drops from them. Two, three weeks ago, I'm sure they were generally a lot more common than they are now. My thoughts have always been to try out places that aren't visited as frequently. Mushroom Kingdom? That's a no-go. I'd try Mu Lung over that. etc. etc.

I found 3-4 of them in random maps while training my cannoneer up to 70 (took what, 2 1/2 days). Mushroom Kingdom, Drakes, etc. I suspect now that people know they drop 10-15 high level plates/jewels they're more interested in mining them though.

I found a bunch of them in ToT this morning, switching through channels in Memory 2. I guess the best bet is to go to unpopular maps directly after a server check and farm away.

Im going to share my secret with the world now.

Elin Forest.

I checked there earlier, every map and every channel. Didn't find any. =\

Do heartstones ever get successfully mined?

Do heartstones ever get successfully mined?

now they do with legend patch

now they do with legend patch

How rare is this success? I've "failed" every single time I've harvested a gold flower but herb roots/refined oils still pour out anyways. No Ancient Essences, though.

now they do with legend patch

No, you still fail them, they just drop actual plates and jewels now.

...So that's what that pink heart was...Didn't have an interest in mining at the time so i walked past it...

theyre random spawning afaik, but seen 1-3 at kerning square

[MENTION=10047]DragonBolta[/MENTION]; [MENTION=10035]Rith[/MENTION]; Come on now, the last post before yours was in 2011.