diff --git a/Content.Server/EntityEffects/Effects/Botany/PlantAttributes/PlantChangeStatEntityEffectSystem.cs b/Content.Server/EntityEffects/Effects/Botany/PlantAttributes/PlantChangeStatEntityEffectSystem.cs
index 92071552f6..b503cf8669 100644
--- a/Content.Server/EntityEffects/Effects/Botany/PlantAttributes/PlantChangeStatEntityEffectSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/EntityEffects/Effects/Botany/PlantAttributes/PlantChangeStatEntityEffectSystem.cs
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ namespace Content.Server.EntityEffects.Effects.Botany.PlantAttributes;
 /// <inheritdoc cref="EntityEffectSystem{T,TEffect}"/>
 public sealed partial class PlantChangeStatEntityEffectSystem : EntityEffectSystem<PlantComponent, PlantChangeStat>
 {
-    [Dependency] private IComponentFactory _componentFactory = default!;
     [Dependency] private IRobustRandom _random = default!;
     [Dependency] private PlantHolderSystem _plantHolder = default!;
     [Dependency] private SharedEntityEffectsSystem _entityEffects = default!;
@@ -25,7 +24,7 @@ public sealed partial class PlantChangeStatEntityEffectSystem : EntityEffectSyst
         var targetDataField = args.Effect.TargetDataField;
         var targetComponent = args.Effect.TargetComponent;
 
-        if (!_componentFactory.TryGetRegistration(targetComponent, out var registration))
+        if (!Factory.TryGetRegistration(targetComponent, out var registration))
         {
             Log.Error($"{nameof(PlantChangeStat)} Error: Component '{targetComponent}' is not a valid component name.");
             return;
diff --git a/Content.Shared/Botany/Systems/BotanySystem.Seed.cs b/Content.Shared/Botany/Systems/BotanySystem.Seed.cs
index 93efbbfb09..f776891a48 100644
--- a/Content.Shared/Botany/Systems/BotanySystem.Seed.cs
+++ b/Content.Shared/Botany/Systems/BotanySystem.Seed.cs
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ namespace Content.Shared.Botany.Systems;
 
 public sealed partial class BotanySystem : EntitySystem
 {
-    [Dependency] private IComponentFactory _componentFactory = default!;
     [Dependency] private IGameTiming _timing = default!;
     [Dependency] private MetaDataSystem _metaData = default!;
     [Dependency] private PlantSystem _plant = default!;
@@ -87,7 +86,7 @@ public sealed partial class BotanySystem : EntitySystem
         if (!ProtoMan.TryIndex(plantProtoId.Value, out var proto))
             return false;
 
-        return proto.TryComp(out plant, _componentFactory);
+        return proto.TryComp(out plant, Factory);
     }
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -193,7 +192,7 @@ public sealed partial class BotanySystem : EntitySystem
             return false;
 
         if (!ProtoMan.Resolve(ent.Comp2.PacketPrototype, out var seedProto)
-            || !seedProto.TryComp<SeedComponent>(out var seedComp, _componentFactory))
+            || !seedProto.TryComp<SeedComponent>(out var seedComp, Factory))
         {
             return false;
         }
diff --git a/Content.Shared/Botany/Systems/MutationSystem.cs b/Content.Shared/Botany/Systems/MutationSystem.cs
index 00135c5163..7dbc723506 100644
--- a/Content.Shared/Botany/Systems/MutationSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Shared/Botany/Systems/MutationSystem.cs
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ public sealed partial class PlantMutationSystem : EntitySystem
         _botany.DeletePlantSnapshot(snapshot);
 
         ChemicalsSpeciesChange(newPlantUid, newPlantProto);
+        PlantSpeciesChange(newPlantUid, newPlantProto);
 
         if (_plant.TryGetTray(oldPlant.Owner, out var trayEnt))
             _plantTray.PlantingPlantInTray(trayEnt.AsNullable(), newPlantUid);
@@ -121,6 +122,23 @@ public sealed partial class PlantMutationSystem : EntitySystem
         Dirty(plantUid, oldPlantChemicals);
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Copies information from the PlantComponent on a prototype over to a given plant.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <remarks>
+    /// <see cref="PlantComponent.GrowthStages"/> must stay true for the given plant.
+    /// TODO: better support excluding fields depending on clone context.
+    /// </remarks>
+    private void PlantSpeciesChange(EntityUid plantUid, EntProtoId plantProto)
+    {
+        if (!_botany.TryGetPlantComponent<PlantComponent>(null, plantProto, out var newSpecies)
+            || !_plantQuery.TryComp(plantUid, out var plant))
+            return;
+
+        plant.GrowthStages = newSpecies.GrowthStages;
+        DirtyField(plantUid, plant, nameof(PlantComponent.GrowthStages));
+    }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Combines mutations from the pollen and target plants.
     /// </summary>
diff --git a/Content.Shared/EntityEffects/Effects/Botany/PlantAttributes/PlantChangeTraitsEntityEffectSystem.cs b/Content.Shared/EntityEffects/Effects/Botany/PlantAttributes/PlantChangeTraitsEntityEffectSystem.cs
index 129c16bde5..d4ec07bdf8 100644
--- a/Content.Shared/EntityEffects/Effects/Botany/PlantAttributes/PlantChangeTraitsEntityEffectSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Shared/EntityEffects/Effects/Botany/PlantAttributes/PlantChangeTraitsEntityEffectSystem.cs
@@ -13,14 +13,13 @@ namespace Content.Shared.EntityEffects.Effects.Botany.PlantAttributes;
 public sealed partial class PlantChangeTraitsEntityEffectSystem : EntityEffectSystem<PlantComponent, PlantChangeTraits>
 {
     [Dependency] private PlantHolderSystem _plantHolder = default!;
-    [Dependency] private IComponentFactory _componentFactory = default!;
 
     protected override void Effect(Entity<PlantComponent> entity, ref EntityEffectEvent<PlantChangeTraits> args)
     {
         if (_plantHolder.IsDead(entity.Owner))
             return;
 
-        var traitType = _componentFactory.GetComponent(args.Effect.Trait);
+        var traitType = Factory.GetComponent(args.Effect.Trait);
         if (traitType is not PlantTraitsComponent)
         {
             Log.Error(