terrible hacks, part 2

src/main/java/com/hbm/blocks/ModBlocks.java

@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import net.minecraft.creativetab.CreativeTabs;
 import net.minecraft.init.Blocks;
 import net.minecraft.item.Item;
 import net.minecraft.item.ItemBlock;
+import net.minecraft.item.ItemColored;
 import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
 import net.minecraft.world.World;
 import net.minecraftforge.fluids.Fluid;
@@ -2810,8 +2811,8 @@ public class ModBlocks {
 		GameRegistry.registerBlock(deco_pipe_quad_green_rusted, ItemBlockBase.class, deco_pipe_quad_green_rusted.getUnlocalizedName());
 		GameRegistry.registerBlock(deco_pipe_quad_red, ItemBlockBase.class, deco_pipe_quad_red.getUnlocalizedName());
 		GameRegistry.registerBlock(deco_pipe_quad_marked, ItemBlockBase.class, deco_pipe_quad_marked.getUnlocalizedName());
-		register(plant_flower);
-		register(plant_tall);
+		GameRegistry.registerBlock(plant_flower, ItemBlockBaseColored.class, plant_flower.getUnlocalizedName());
+		GameRegistry.registerBlock(plant_tall, ItemBlockBaseColored.class, plant_tall.getUnlocalizedName());
 		register(plant_dead);
 		register(reeds);
 		register(vine_phosphor);

src/main/java/com/hbm/blocks/generic/BlockNTMFlower.java

@@ -202,27 +202,19 @@ public class BlockNTMFlower extends BlockEnumMulti implements IPlantable, IGrowa
 		this.dropBlockAsItem(world, x, y, z, world.getBlockMetadata(x, y, z), 0);
 	}
 	
-	@SideOnly(Side.CLIENT)
-    public int getBlockColor()
-    {
-        double d0 = 0.5D;
-        double d1 = 1.0D;
-        return ColorizerGrass.getGrassColor(d0, d1);
-    }
 	
-	/**
-     * Returns the color this block should be rendered. Used by leaves.
-     */
+	
     @SideOnly(Side.CLIENT)
     public int getRenderColor(int meta)
     {
-        return meta == 0 ? 16777215 : ColorizerGrass.getGrassColor(0.5F, 1F);
+    	if (meta == 1 || meta == 3) {
+    		return ColorizerGrass.getGrassColor(0.5D, 1.0D);
+        } else return 0xFFFFFF;
     }
+    // if you need to make another tinted plant just throw the metadata value
+    // into the if statements above and below i really do not want to make this more 
+    // complicated than it needs to be
 
-    /**
-     * Returns a integer with hex for 0xrrggbb with this color multiplied against the blocks color. Note only called
-     * when first determining what to render.
-     */
     @SideOnly(Side.CLIENT)
     public int colorMultiplier(IBlockAccess world, int x, int y, int z)
     {
@@ -241,8 +233,11 @@ public class BlockNTMFlower extends BlockEnumMulti implements IPlantable, IGrowa
             }
         }
         int meta = world.getBlockMetadata(x, y, z);
-        return meta == 0 ? 16777215 : ((l / 9 & 255) << 16 | (i1 / 9 & 255) << 8 | j1 / 9 & 255);
+        if (meta == 1 || meta == 3) {
+        	return ((l / 9 & 255) << 16 | (i1 / 9 & 255) << 8 | j1 / 9 & 255);
+        } else return 0xFFFFFF;
     }
+    
 
 	@Override
 	public void addInformation(ItemStack stack, EntityPlayer player, List list, boolean ext) { }

src/main/java/com/hbm/blocks/generic/BlockTallPlant.java

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import net.minecraft.item.Item;
 import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
 import net.minecraft.util.AxisAlignedBB;
 import net.minecraft.util.IIcon;
+import net.minecraft.world.ColorizerGrass;
 import net.minecraft.world.IBlockAccess;
 import net.minecraft.world.World;
 import net.minecraftforge.common.EnumPlantType;
@@ -300,6 +301,43 @@ public class BlockTallPlant extends BlockEnumMulti implements IPlantable, IGrowa
 		return world.getBlockMetadata(x, y, z);
 	}
 	
+	@SideOnly(Side.CLIENT)
+    public int getRenderColor(int meta)
+    {
+		if (meta == 0 || meta == 8) {
+        	return ColorizerGrass.getGrassColor(0.5D, 1.0D);
+        } else return 0xFFFFFF;
+    }
+    // if you need to make another tinted plant just throw the metadata value
+    // into the if statements above and below i really do not want to make this more 
+    // complicated than it needs to be
+	// the second meta value is for the top of the plant
+
+    @SideOnly(Side.CLIENT)
+    public int colorMultiplier(IBlockAccess world, int x, int y, int z)
+    {
+    	int l = 0;
+        int i1 = 0;
+        int j1 = 0;
+
+        for (int k1 = -1; k1 <= 1; ++k1)
+        {
+            for (int l1 = -1; l1 <= 1; ++l1)
+            {
+                int i2 = world.getBiomeGenForCoords(x + l1, z + k1).getBiomeFoliageColor(x + l1, y, z + k1);
+                l += (i2 & 16711680) >> 16;
+                i1 += (i2 & 65280) >> 8;
+                j1 += i2 & 255;
+            }
+        }
+        int meta = world.getBlockMetadata(x, y, z);
+
+        if (meta == 0 || meta == 8) {
+        	return ((l / 9 & 255) << 16 | (i1 / 9 & 255) << 8 | j1 / 9 & 255);
+        } else return 0xFFFFFF;
+    }
+    
+	
 
 	@Override
 	public ArrayList<ItemStack> getDrops(World world, int x, int y, int z, int metadata, int fortune) {

src/main/java/com/hbm/items/block/ItemBlockBaseColored.java

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+package com.hbm.items.block;
+
+import cpw.mods.fml.relauncher.Side;
+import cpw.mods.fml.relauncher.SideOnly;
+import net.minecraft.block.Block;
+import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
+
+public class ItemBlockBaseColored extends ItemBlockBase {
+	
+	private Block block;
+	
+	public ItemBlockBaseColored(Block block) { 
+		super(block);
+		this.block = block;
+		}
+	
+	@SideOnly(Side.CLIENT)
+    public int getColorFromItemStack(ItemStack stack, int p_82790_2_)
+    {
+        return this.block.getRenderColor(stack.getItemDamage());
+    }
+
+}