diff --git a/Xplat/src/main/java/vazkii/botania/api/block_entity/SpecialFlowerBlockEntity.java b/Xplat/src/main/java/vazkii/botania/api/block_entity/SpecialFlowerBlockEntity.java
index 19ced5b950..0caf6dbe20 100644
--- a/Xplat/src/main/java/vazkii/botania/api/block_entity/SpecialFlowerBlockEntity.java
+++ b/Xplat/src/main/java/vazkii/botania/api/block_entity/SpecialFlowerBlockEntity.java
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ public final void setFloating(boolean floating) {
 		this.isFloating = floating;
 	}
 
-	private boolean isOnSpecialSoil() {
+	public boolean isOnSpecialSoil() {
 		if (isFloating()) {
 			return false;
 		} else {
diff --git a/Xplat/src/main/java/vazkii/botania/common/block/block_entity/CellularBlockEntity.java b/Xplat/src/main/java/vazkii/botania/common/block/block_entity/CellularBlockEntity.java
index 7bc298b590..9a0ff9610c 100644
--- a/Xplat/src/main/java/vazkii/botania/common/block/block_entity/CellularBlockEntity.java
+++ b/Xplat/src/main/java/vazkii/botania/common/block/block_entity/CellularBlockEntity.java
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ public void update(Level level) {
 		generation = nextGeneration;
 	}
 
-	public boolean hasPoweredParent(Level level) {
-		return flowerCoords != null && level.getBlockEntity(flowerCoords) instanceof DandelifeonBlockEntity && level.hasNeighborSignal(flowerCoords);
+	public boolean hasActiveParent(DandelifeonBlockEntity dandie) {
+		return flowerCoords != null && dandie.getLevel().getBlockEntity(flowerCoords) instanceof DandelifeonBlockEntity parent && dandie.getLevel().hasNeighborSignal(flowerCoords) && (!dandie.overgrowthBoost || parent.isOnSpecialSoil());
 	}
 
 	public int getGeneration() {
diff --git a/Xplat/src/main/java/vazkii/botania/common/block/flower/generating/DandelifeonBlockEntity.java b/Xplat/src/main/java/vazkii/botania/common/block/flower/generating/DandelifeonBlockEntity.java
index cb74ba7fb7..abba8d3dcf 100644
--- a/Xplat/src/main/java/vazkii/botania/common/block/flower/generating/DandelifeonBlockEntity.java
+++ b/Xplat/src/main/java/vazkii/botania/common/block/flower/generating/DandelifeonBlockEntity.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 public class DandelifeonBlockEntity extends GeneratingFlowerBlockEntity {
 	public static final int RANGE = 12;
 	public static final int SPEED = 10;
+	public static final int OVERGROWN_SPEED = SPEED / 2;
 //	private static final int MAX_GENERATIONS = 100;
 	public static final int MAX_MANA_GENERATIONS = 100;
 	public static final int MANA_PER_GEN = 60;
@@ -58,9 +59,9 @@ public void tickFlower() {
 		super.tickFlower();
 
 		if (!getLevel().isClientSide) {
-			if (getLevel().getGameTime() % SPEED == 0 && getLevel().hasNeighborSignal(getBlockPos())) {
+			if (shouldTick(getLevel().getGameTime())) {
 				runSimulation();
-			} else if ((getLevel().getGameTime() + 1) % SPEED == 0) {
+			} else if (shouldTick(getLevel().getGameTime() + 1)) {
 				int diameter = radius * 2;
 
 				for (int i = 0; i <= diameter; i++) {
@@ -76,6 +77,10 @@ public void tickFlower() {
 		}
 	}
 
+	private boolean shouldTick(long gameTime) {
+		return (gameTime % SPEED == 0 || (gameTime % (OVERGROWN_SPEED) == 0 && overgrowthBoost)) && getLevel().hasNeighborSignal(getBlockPos());
+	}
+
 	private void runSimulation() {
 		var table = new CellTable(radius, this);
 		List<LifeUpdate> changes = new ArrayList<>();
@@ -186,7 +191,7 @@ public CellTable(int range, DandelifeonBlockEntity dandie) {
 		private static int getCellGeneration(BlockPos pos, DandelifeonBlockEntity dandie, boolean onBoundary) {
 			BlockEntity tile = dandie.getLevel().getBlockEntity(pos);
 			if (tile instanceof CellularBlockEntity cell) {
-				return onBoundary ? (cell.hasPoweredParent(dandie.getLevel()) ? Cell.boundaryPunish(cell.getGeneration()) : Cell.DEAD) : cell.getGeneration();
+				return onBoundary ? (cell.hasActiveParent(dandie) ? Cell.boundaryPunish(cell.getGeneration()) : Cell.DEAD) : cell.getGeneration();
 			}
 
 			return Cell.DEAD;