I have not changed the order of the three candy plants in my garden. I am currently getting two conflicting candy critter messages.
A yellow lollipup is telling me my middle plant is the correct shape but the wrong color. A green cherrymole is telling me my middle plant is the correct shape AND the correct color. Both are coming to my plates currently.
What is going on?

That´s totally normal because the lollipup and the cherrymole are 2 different critters and work independant from each other. It´s coincidence that both the green cherrymoles and the yellow lollipups need the red pentagon in your middle position :)

You're working on a total of 7 different 3 plant combinations, Barb -- one to attract each of the 7 different violet candy critters.  Getting the cherrymoles gives you a clue to the 3 plant violet cherrymole combination, getting lollipups gives you a clue to the 3-plant violet lollipup combination, etc..  So, your cherrymole combo requires the red pentagon to be in the middle while the lollipup combination requires a different color pentagon in that same position.

Thanks ladies, that makes sense!

Congrats on your GREEN Cherrymole Barb, that's 1/3 of the puzzle to getting violet Cherrymole. :)

Do you know if we have to attract a certain number of violet critters of any section to have the challenge done?

No Cristina, you don't have to do anything except enjoy & have fun. It's up to you if you want to colour all your pics in, there is no reward :) 

This may be a dumb question, but do we need 3 of the same candies in the right order and color in order to complete one critter? I currently have two pentagon and one crescent in my garden.

I'm confused! I thought you could have only 3 plants in your garden at one time but I see fairies with 4 attracting critters? Please help xx

Can you have more than 3 plants?