Mold Garden. The mold takes the entirety of every space it resides in. Other creatures can enter the space, but a creature that does so is subjected to the mold's latch and has disadvantage on the saving throw.
Creatures inside the mold can be seen but have total cover.
A creature within 5 feet of the mold can take an action to pull a creature or object out of the mold. Doing so requires a successful DC 12 Strength check, and the creature making the attempt risks being latched onto as well.
One 5ft by 5ft section of the mold can hold only one Large or medium creature or up to three small or smaller creatures inside it at a time.
Self Bisection. When a creature is saved from the grapple of a Carnation Mold instead of the mold staying where it is parts of it will detach from the whole in order to stay latched onto the creature to continue draining it of it's strength and blood after digesting it's skin. At the beginning of the mold's turn a creature latched onto in this way takes 7 (2d6) acid damage. These segments attached can be burned off or carefully carved off of the creature requiring a DC 14 sleight of hand check with a sharp bladed instrument to remove a segment, on fail the carver has the choice between risking being grappled themselves or damaging the carve-ee with their weapon. Pouring water or water based liquids on a feasting segment will cause another segment's worth of mold to grow on the afflicted creature.
Petal Buds. Even when the mold is in plain sight, it takes a successful DC 15 Wisdom check to spot a mold that has neither moved nor attacked. Otherwise it is simply perceived as a thick patch of flowers and petals. A creature that tries to enter the mold's space while unaware of the cube is surprised by the cube.
Bustling Growth. Whenever the mold comes into contact with water, a water based liquid, or drains a target significantly it may expand it's overall mass into one additional 5ft by 5ft by 1ft (height) cube's worth per each half a gallon or 20 damage dealt. The health of this creature reflects the health of each 5ft by 5ft by 1ft segment of Carnation Mold
Extreme Fire Vulnerability. When taking fire damage a section of mold quickly bursts into a roaring flame. The mold and creatures in contact with it takes 10 (3d6) fire damage. Other sections of mold detach and may retreat up to 5ft away from any burning mold or fire within 5ft.
Every section of mold may make up to three reactions per round or none if it has successfully grappled a creature.
Latch. As a reaction to being agitated: The mold rustles and reaches up to 5ft attempting to grapple and pull in a Large or smaller creature. Whenever the mold attempts this, the creature must make a DC 14 Dexterity saving throw.
On a successful save, the creature can choose to leap to another space within 5 feet of the mold or remain put and lose detection by the mold until it moves again.
On a failed save, the creature is dragged into the mold's space, the creature takes 14 (4d6) acid damage and it's legs (or the point of it that would have been grabbed by the mold) are bound to the mold. The latched creature can't breathe if it's head is grabbed, is restrained, and takes 21 (6d6) acid damage at the start of each of the mold's turns. If the segment of mold is moved, the engulfed creature moves with it.
A latched creature can try to escape by taking an action to make a DC 12 Strength check. On a success, the creature escapes and enters a space of its choice within 5 feet of the mold. In response the mold will also automatically use it's Self Bisection ability on a creature freeing itself from the mold.
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