diff --git a/code/game/objects/alien/defines.dm b/code/game/objects/alien/defines.dm
index 39a03445d8a..ae9bc734368 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/alien/defines.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/alien/defines.dm
@@ -54,6 +54,13 @@
 	density = 0
 	var/health = 50
 
+	bush
+		icon_state = "weedbush"
+		name = "purple sac"
+		desc = "Weird purple octopus-like thing."
+
+		density = 1
+
 /obj/effect/alien/acid
 	name = "acid"
 	desc = "Burbling corrossive stuff. I wouldn't want to touch it."
diff --git a/code/game/objects/alien/weeds.dm b/code/game/objects/alien/weeds.dm
index 9d4fa1fcaba..66e228b57d6 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/alien/weeds.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/alien/weeds.dm
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
+#define BUSHRANGE 3
+
 /obj/effect/alien/weeds/New()
 	..()
 	if(istype(loc, /turf/space))
 		del(src)
 		return
-	icon_state = pick("weeds", "weeds1", "weeds2")
+	if(icon_state == "weeds")icon_state = pick("weeds", "weeds1", "weeds2")
 	spawn(rand(150,300))
 		if(src)
 			Life()
@@ -36,6 +38,9 @@ Alien plants should do something if theres a lot of poison
 			if (!istype(T) || T.density || locate(/obj/effect/alien/weeds) in T || istype(T.loc, /area/arrival) || istype(T, /turf/space))
 				continue
 
+			if(!(locate(/obj/effect/alien/weeds/bush) in view(BUSHRANGE,T)))
+				continue
+
 	//		if (locate(/obj/movable, T)) // don't propogate into movables
 	//			continue
 
@@ -90,4 +95,6 @@ Alien plants should do something if theres a lot of poison
 			return
 		return 0
 	return 1
-*/
\ No newline at end of file
+*/
+
+#undef BUSHRANGE
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/humanoid/alien_powers.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/humanoid/alien_powers.dm
index 10c16a3dfc5..17da915db64 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/humanoid/alien_powers.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/humanoid/alien_powers.dm
@@ -19,16 +19,15 @@ Doesn't work on other aliens/AI.*/
 	else	return 1
 
 /mob/living/carbon/alien/humanoid/verb/plant()
-	set name = "Plant Weeds (100)"
+	set name = "Plant Weeds (50)"
 	set desc = "Plants some alien weeds"
 	set category = "Alien"
 
-	if(powerc(100,1))
-		toxloss -= 100
+	if(powerc(50,1))
+		toxloss -= 50
 		for(var/mob/O in viewers(src, null))
 			O.show_message(text("\green <B>[src] has planted some alien weeds!</B>"), 1)
-		var/obj/effect/alien/weeds/W = new (loc)
-		W.Life()
+		new /obj/effect/alien/weeds/bush(loc)
 	return
 
 /mob/living/carbon/alien/humanoid/verb/call_to()
diff --git a/icons/mob/alien.dmi b/icons/mob/alien.dmi
index b299f6c9118..c0f29ef21c0 100644
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