Maybe I am stupid I am attempting to use the meme of a flower "Annoying flower" simply out of curiosity while im in my base doing other things but cant seem to put water in the pedestal, I have tried buckets and the water rod and cant think of any other way to get water in there.

sorry i dont notice there is a picture :( you should raise your pedestal 1 block higher

actually putting a bucket of water in it is just ok

and the pedestal should be at the same level of the flower

So like so?