diff --git a/buildings/room_giant_leech.tscn b/buildings/room_giant_leech.tscn
index 5b8fe7d..0439dfc 100644
--- a/buildings/room_giant_leech.tscn
+++ b/buildings/room_giant_leech.tscn
@@ -60,13 +60,12 @@ scale = Vector2(2.688, 3)
 
 [node name="ItemSpawn" parent="EnemyList" instance=ExtResource("9_jmdjr")]
 position = Vector2(300, -200)
+spawn_petal = true
+petal_scene = ExtResource("9_dasjy")
 
 [node name="Giant_Leech" parent="EnemyList" instance=ExtResource("8_r3b86")]
 position = Vector2(400, -340)
 
-[node name="Petal" parent="EnemyList" instance=ExtResource("9_dasjy")]
-position = Vector2(511, -172)
-
 [node name="DebugSprite" type="Sprite2D" parent="."]
 visible = false
 position = Vector2(300, -150)
diff --git a/buildings/room_pedastal.tscn b/buildings/room_pedastal.tscn
index a2d09da..f4f997d 100644
--- a/buildings/room_pedastal.tscn
+++ b/buildings/room_pedastal.tscn
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-[gd_scene load_steps=11 format=3 uid="uid://6y637jp2tbma"]
+[gd_scene load_steps=10 format=3 uid="uid://6y637jp2tbma"]
 
 [ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://b2ji03ekijjnn" path="res://buildings/building.gd" id="1_w5m4l"]
 [ext_resource type="Shader" uid="uid://c7gb1nqwvkr37" path="res://buildings/building.gdshader" id="2_wod1l"]
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 [ext_resource type="PackedScene" uid="uid://4l3elvxpghw8" path="res://utils/platform.tscn" id="6_caaff"]
 [ext_resource type="PackedScene" uid="uid://xj0of571aur1" path="res://items/generic/item_spawn.tscn" id="7_elmbw"]
 [ext_resource type="PackedScene" uid="uid://dpv1w56yr1xue" path="res://traps/morning_star.tscn" id="8_1cnhw"]
-[ext_resource type="PackedScene" uid="uid://bhhhvaqhm3ctc" path="res://petal.tscn" id="9_1cnhw"]
 
 [sub_resource type="ShaderMaterial" id="ShaderMaterial_qnfc1"]
 resource_local_to_scene = true
@@ -62,9 +61,6 @@ position = Vector2(39, -552)
 [node name="Ghost2" parent="EnemyList" instance=ExtResource("5_rh5oo")]
 position = Vector2(301, -39)
 
-[node name="Petal" parent="EnemyList" instance=ExtResource("9_1cnhw")]
-position = Vector2(260, -525)
-
 [node name="DebugSprite" type="Sprite2D" parent="."]
 visible = false
 position = Vector2(150, -300)
diff --git a/buildings/room_pedastal_mean.tscn b/buildings/room_pedastal_mean.tscn
index 0f5bc9b..d224964 100644
--- a/buildings/room_pedastal_mean.tscn
+++ b/buildings/room_pedastal_mean.tscn
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ scale = Vector2(2.49, 3.1)
 [node name="ItemSpawn" parent="EnemyList" instance=ExtResource("7_sr858")]
 position = Vector2(149, -645)
 rarity_bonus = 0.5
+spawn_petal = true
+petal_scene = ExtResource("9_qsju2")
 
 [node name="MorningStar" parent="EnemyList" instance=ExtResource("8_ta0fd")]
 position = Vector2(39, -552)
@@ -54,9 +56,6 @@ position = Vector2(39, -552)
 [node name="BearTrap" parent="EnemyList" instance=ExtResource("8_pww4b")]
 position = Vector2(165, -7)
 
-[node name="Petal" parent="EnemyList" instance=ExtResource("9_qsju2")]
-position = Vector2(86, -397)
-
 [node name="DebugSprite" type="Sprite2D" parent="."]
 visible = false
 position = Vector2(150, -300)
diff --git a/items/generic/item_spawn.gd b/items/generic/item_spawn.gd
index b6befd3..70747df 100644
--- a/items/generic/item_spawn.gd
+++ b/items/generic/item_spawn.gd
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ static var item_pool = ResourceLoader.load("res://items/generic/item_pool.tres",
 @export var unique_bonus_multiplier = .05
 @export var rare_bonus_multiplier = 0
 
+@export var spawn_petal = true
+@export var petal_scene : PackedScene = ResourceLoader.load("res://petal.tscn")
+
 var remove_after_spawn = false
 
 func choose_pool() -> Array[PackedScene]:
@@ -22,8 +25,15 @@ func choose_pool() -> Array[PackedScene]:
 		return item_pool.unique
 	elif random < unique_chance + rare_chance || guarantee_rare:
 		return item_pool.rare
+	spawn_petal = false
 	return item_pool.common
-	
+
+func instantiate_petal(item):
+	var petal : Petal = petal_scene.instantiate()
+	get_parent().call_deferred("add_child", petal)
+	petal.item = item
+	petal.global_position = global_position
+
 func _ready():
 	var pool = choose_pool()
 	var index = randi_range(0, pool.size() - 1)
@@ -33,3 +43,4 @@ func _ready():
 	var object = packed_scene.instantiate()
 	add_child.call_deferred(object)
 	object.reparent.call_deferred(get_parent())
+	if spawn_petal: instantiate_petal(object)
diff --git a/items/generic/item_spawn.tscn b/items/generic/item_spawn.tscn
index ed399fc..1fd4397 100644
--- a/items/generic/item_spawn.tscn
+++ b/items/generic/item_spawn.tscn
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
-[gd_scene load_steps=3 format=3 uid="uid://xj0of571aur1"]
+[gd_scene load_steps=4 format=3 uid="uid://xj0of571aur1"]
 
 [ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://b8em61mqgdi58" path="res://items/generic/item_spawn.gd" id="1_ms6tn"]
+[ext_resource type="PackedScene" uid="uid://bhhhvaqhm3ctc" path="res://petal.tscn" id="2_5to52"]
 [ext_resource type="PackedScene" uid="uid://chs0u61f45nau" path="res://utils/earth_aligner.tscn" id="3_5pwuf"]
 
 [node name="ItemSpawn" type="Node2D"]
 script = ExtResource("1_ms6tn")
+petal_scene = ExtResource("2_5to52")
 metadata/_custom_type_script = "uid://b8em61mqgdi58"
 
 [node name="EarthAligner" parent="." instance=ExtResource("3_5pwuf")]
diff --git a/petal.gd b/petal.gd
index 9b3c3b1..910fe05 100644
--- a/petal.gd
+++ b/petal.gd
@@ -1,9 +1,17 @@
-extends Node2D
+class_name Petal extends Node2D
 @onready var grid : Grid = get_tree().get_root().get_node("main/Earth/Grid")
-@export var location : Vector2
-@export var offset : Vector2
+@onready var location : Vector2 = grid.get_location_from_world_pos(global_position)
+@onready var offset : Vector2 = grid.get_offset_from_world_pos(global_position)
 @export var vine_resource : PackedScene
 var vine : Vine
+var activated = false
+var item : Item:
+	set(item_in):
+		item = item_in
+		if not activated and item is Item:
+			item.monitoring = false
+			item.monitorable = false
+			item.modulate = Color(1,1,1,0.8)
 
 func _ready() -> void:
 	await get_tree().create_timer(1).timeout
@@ -15,4 +23,9 @@ func _ready() -> void:
 	vine.init_random()
 
 func _on_interaction() -> void:
+	activated = true
 	vine.activate()
+	if item != null:
+		item.monitorable = true
+		item.monitoring = true
+		item.modulate = Color.WHITE
diff --git a/petal.tscn b/petal.tscn
index 3d8265f..b2e6e2a 100644
--- a/petal.tscn
+++ b/petal.tscn
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ vine_resource = ExtResource("2_4btcp")
 
 [node name="BudOpen" type="Sprite2D" parent="."]
 modulate = Color(18.892157, 1.8483434, 18.892157, 1)
+z_index = -1
 scale = Vector2(5, 5)
 texture = ExtResource("1_05pvv")
 
diff --git a/vines_petals/vine.gd b/vines_petals/vine.gd
index ed6fff7..ff03295 100644
--- a/vines_petals/vine.gd
+++ b/vines_petals/vine.gd
@@ -126,4 +126,4 @@ func init_random():
 			vine_end_data.append({"location": petal_location, "offset": petal_offset, "depth": 0})
 
 func random_offset():
-	return 0*Vector2(randf_range(60, 240), randf_range(90, 270))
+	return Vector2(randf_range(60, 240), randf_range(90, 270))
diff --git a/world/grid.gd b/world/grid.gd
index c66da37..c4af695 100644
--- a/world/grid.gd
+++ b/world/grid.gd
@@ -54,7 +54,21 @@ func get_world_position (location: Vector2, offset: Vector2 = Vector2.ZERO) -> V
 	var height = ground_radius + location.y * cell_height - offset.y # currently assumes anchor is bottom left
 	var angle = (location.x + offset.x / cell_height) * TAU / num_collumns
 	return height * Vector2.from_angle(angle)
-	
+
+func get_location_from_world_pos(pos : Vector2):
+	var angle = pos.angle()
+	var x = floor(num_collumns * angle / TAU)
+	var height = pos.length()
+	var y = ceil((height - ground_radius)/cell_height)
+	return Vector2(x, y)
+
+func get_offset_from_world_pos(pos : Vector2):
+	var angle = pos.angle()
+	var x = fposmod(num_collumns * angle / TAU, 1) * cell_height
+	var height = pos.length()
+	var y = fposmod((height - ground_radius)/cell_height, 1) * cell_height
+	return Vector2(x, y)
+
 # for testing
 #func _ready() -> void:
 	#