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Golden Dandelion Backport

by derexXD

Golden Dandelion Backport brings the Golden Dandelion flower to older Minecraft versions, where feeding a baby mob with it permanently pauses that mob's aging.

FabricForgeNeoForgeQuiltClient and serverMIT LicenseOpen source1.12 – 26.1

What it does

The Golden Dandelion is a flower that stops a baby animal or villager from growing up once it has been fed. The effect is permanent, and the mob can be restored to normal growth only by a separate means. The mod ports this change from Minecraft 26.1, where Mojang added the flower, and brings it back to versions from 1.12.2 onward. Two extra recipes are included: a suspicious stew made with the flower and a crafting recipe that uses yellow dye. Because the flower and its recipes are added as a backport, worlds on earlier versions gain the feature without a full update.

The mod is a backport in the same style as the Mace Backport, which carried a Minecraft feature into earlier releases. It also includes features that other backports of this flower do not offer, such as the stew and the dye recipe. The project traces back to a few weeks after Mojang announced the baby mob changes, when the author began this port. Players who used Golden Dandelion in 26.1 can keep the same behavior on older worlds, and server owners can use the flower to pause aging on animals in their own communities.

Key features

  1. Permanent aging pause

    Feeding a baby mob a Golden Dandelion stops its aging for good, unlike the temporary delay of ordinary feeding.

  2. Golden Dandelion flower

    A flower that can be placed or obtained and used to pause the growth of baby animals and villagers.

  3. Suspicious stew recipe

    The flower can be crafted into suspicious stew, adding a use for the flower beyond feeding mobs.

  4. Yellow dye recipe

    A crafting recipe with yellow dye gives the flower another source, so it is not limited to one item.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

26.x1 of 1 version with builds
26.1Not availableNot available1.21.xx-1.0.5.1Not available
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
1.21.11experimental-fabric-1.0.6.0Not available1.21.xx-1.0.5.1experimental-fabric-1.0.6.0
1.21.10experimental-fabric-1.0.6.0Not available1.21.xx-1.0.5.1experimental-fabric-1.0.6.0
1.21.9experimental-fabric-1.0.6.0Not available1.21.xx-1.0.5.1experimental-fabric-1.0.6.0
1.21.8experimental-fabric-1.0.6.0Not available1.21.xx-1.0.5.1experimental-fabric-1.0.6.0
1.21.7Not availableNot available1.21.x-1.0.5.1Not available
1.21.6Not availableNot available1.21.x-1.0.5.1Not available
1.21.5Not availableNot available1.21.x-1.0.5.1Not available
1.21.4Not availableNot available1.21.x-1.0.5.1Not available
1.21.3Not availableNot available1.21.x-1.0.5.1Not available
1.21.2Not availableNot available1.21.x-1.0.5.1Not available
1.21.1Not availableNot available1.21.x-1.0.5.1Not available
1.21Not availableNot available1.21.x-1.0.5.1Not available
1.20.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.19.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.18.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.16.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.14.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.12.x3 of 3 versions with builds
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

How it compares

Full comparison

Baby World is a mod that the server needs and clients may leave out, open source under the MIT License, with files for 1.21 – 1.21.11 on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge, so players need nothing installed. Golden Dandelion Suspicious Stew is also a server-required mod with optional client support, but it is closed under All rights reserved and targets 26.1 – 26.2 on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt. Tiny Takeover Backport needs the client and server together and is open source under the MIT License for 1.20.1 – 1.21.1, while this mod also needs both sides but covers 1.12 – 26.1.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Golden Dandelion BackportFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.12 – 26.1Client and server2026-10-04
Baby WorldFabric, Forge and NeoForge1.21 – 1.21.11Server required, client optional2026-01-29
Golden Dandelion Suspicious StewFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt26.1 – 26.2Server required, client optional2026-07-05
Tiny Takeover BackportFabric, Forge and NeoForge1.20.1 – 1.21.1Client and server2026-10-12

Questions

Does Golden Dandelion Backport need Fabric API?

Files are published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt. A separate dependency list is not given here, so check the file for the chosen loader.

Which loader should a server owner choose?

Any of the four listed loaders can be used. The Forge file targets 1.12.2, while the NeoForge file targets 26.1, so the choice depends on the game version the server runs.

Does the mod work on 26.1?

Yes. The NeoForge file is for 26.1, and the Fabric and Quilt file is for 1.21.11, so 26.1 is covered by a NeoForge build.

In the catalog

Golden Dandelion Backport is one of 6,151 Food mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,715 Food mods for Fabric. 11,959 mods support Minecraft 26.1.

Food mods6,151Fabric modsMods for 26.111,959

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What the author says

Originally a few weeks ago, after baby mobs were announced, I was going to create a plugin port and mod port of a new potion to pause aging of animals. However, the week after baby mobs were dropped, Mojang announced the Golden Dandelion, which basically took care of that issue. So in Minecraft 26.1 / Tiny Takeover…
derexXD, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
derexXD
Published
2026-03-18
Updated on Modrinth
2026-10-04
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

FoodGame mechanicsMobsAdventureCursedEquipmentMagic
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