Sundelion
Sundelions,[1] also known as Yellow Plants,[2] and as a New Species,[2] are Items in Tears of the Kingdom.
Location and Uses
Sundelions are Flower Materials that grow in the sunlight on Sky Islands and on the surface next to Fallen Debris and Fallen Ruins that fell during the Upheaval. When used in Cooking, they restore Hearts depleted by Gloom.[1]
Once thought to be extinct, the Zonai Survey Team have found Sundelions in the Southern Ring Ruin and are cultivating them in Mellie's Plum Garden.[3] Due to them being difficult to procure, Ebah has been working to create an alternative to Sundelions for use in treating Gloom.[2]
Sundelions are required to upgrade the following pieces of Armor at a Great Fairy Fountain:
| Armor | |
|---|---|
| Level | ★★ |
| Materials |    |
| Armor | |
| Level | ★★★ |
| Materials |  |
| Armor | |
| Level | ★★★★ |
| Materials |  |
| Armor | |
| Level | ★★★★ |
| Materials |  |
| Armor | |
| Level | ★★★★ |
| Materials | |
| Armor | |
| Level | ★★★★ |
| Materials | |
| Armor | Level | Materials |
|---|---|---|
★★ | | |
★★★ | | |
★★★★ | | |
★★★★ | | |
★★★★ | | |
★★★★ | |
Trivia
- Sundelions are closely associated with Sonia, being found around her grave. They are also a near-perfect color-inversion of Silent Princesses, which are associated with her descendant, Zelda.[4] Both Flowers also feature a five-petal shape.
Nomenclature
Sundelion is a portmanteau of "sun" and "dandelion".
 Names in Other Regions  | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Names | Meanings |
 Japanese | ヒダマリそう草 | |
   ChineseTR | 向陽草 (Xiàngyáng cǎo) | |
 ChineseSI | 向阳草 (Xiàngyáng cǎo)[5] | |
 FrenchCA | Fleur radieuse | |
 FrenchEU | Fleur radieuse | |
 German | Sonnenfleckchen | |
 Italian | Tarassaco del sole | |
 Korean | 해품이꽃 | |
 SpanishLA | Solirio[6] | Portmanteau of sol ("sun") and lirio ("iris"). |
 SpanishEU | Solirio | |
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See Also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Sundelion
A wild plant that grows in the sun at high altitudes. Soaked in sunlight, its petals can restore health depleted by gloom when used in cooking." — Inventory (Tears of the Kingdom) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "All of the herbs effective against gloom have been used up tending to the wounded of Lookout Landing.
The herb in question was a yellow plant I'd stumbled upon in my previous research. Very likely a new species.
Given how difficult it is to procure, I have been working tirelessly to develop some sort of alternative cure." — Eastern Ring Ruin Research Journal (Tears of the Kingdom) - ↑ "Like the other Ring Ruins, those that fell to the plateau south of the village also held a stone slab with Zonai inscriptions.
Curiously, we also discovered a flower growing in the ruin, the likes of which we had never seen.
References in ancient texts revealed that it was a sundelion—a plant long thought extinct.
We are currently borrowing a local plum orchard for our cultivation efforts and hoping our studies prove fruitful." — Southern Ring Ruin Research Journal (Tears of the Kingdom) - ↑ u/manicmilkk, silent princess vs sundelion (web archive), Reddit, published June 28, 2023, retrieved September 11, 2023.
- ↑ "向阳草" — Inventory (Tears of the Kingdom, Simplified Chinese localization)
- ↑ "Solirio" — Inventory (Tears of the Kingdom)