hi,
I have no idea what I am doing wrong.
I have build the ritual place using the books guide (it registered as finished), placed all items (sapling, poppy, dandelion, gold leaf and seeds), but when the sapling in the middle grows I get normal regular tree.

Tried it multiple times, it just doesn't work and there is no indication on what is missing.

Are you sure you're not missing an item? Looks like there is no sugar cane on any of the stands

You're missing Sugar Cane.

Because there is no sugar cane in the recipe...

I guess it is supposed to go in the top left slot?

The recipe is very clearly there for me, so.. cannot reproduce, I guess 🤔

Please try to reproduce this issue with just Nature's Aura installed and see what other mods that you have might be causing it.. somehow.

Guess it could be a mod conflict, I am playing Magical Progression.
However I can't see any recipe changes for the ancient sapling.

• recipes.remove(naturesaura:calling_spirit);
• recipes.remove(naturesaura:shockwave_creator);
• recipes.remove(<aether_legacy:nature_staff>);
• recipes.addShaped(naturesaura:calling_spirit, [[null, naturesaura:aura_bottle, null],[botania:manaresource, botania:manaresource:2, botania:manaresource], [null, naturesaura:aura_bottle, null]]);
• recipes.addShaped(naturesaura:shockwave_creator, [[null, embers:dust_ember, null],[midnight:tenebrum_ingot, nex:amethyst_crystal, midnight:tenebrum_ingot], [null, naturesaura:aura_bottle.withTag({stored_type: "naturesaura:nether"}).onlyWithTag({stored_type: "naturesaura:nether"}), null]]);
• recipes.addShapeless(botania:corporeaspark, [botania:spark,naturesaura:aura_bottle,astralsorcery:itemcraftingcomponent:2]);
• recipes.addShaped(<aether_legacy:nature_staff>, [[null, <aether_legacy:zanite_gemstone>, null],[null, naturesaura:ancient_stick, null], [null, null, null]]);
• recipes.addShaped(botania:manatablet, [[botania:livingrock, botania:livingrock, botania:livingrock],[botania:livingrock, naturesaura:aura_cache, botania:livingrock], [botania:livingrock, botania:livingrock, botania:livingrock]]);
• recipes.addShaped(astralsorcery:blockaltar, [[chisel:marble, naturesaura:sky_ingot, chisel:marble],[chisel:marble, midnight:shadowroot_crafting_table, chisel:marble], [chisel:marble, null, chisel:marble]]);
• recipes.addShaped(totemic:totem_whittling_knife, [[null, null, naturesaura:infused_iron],[null, naturesaura:ancient_stick, minecraft:flint], [naturesaura:ancient_stick, null, null]]);
• recipes.addShaped(botania:spreader, [[botania:livingwood, botania:livingwood, botania:livingwood],[naturesaura:gold_powder, botania:petal, minecraft:glass_pane], [botania:livingwood, botania:livingwood, botania:livingwood]]);
• mods.botania.ManaInfusion.addInfusion(botania:manaresource, naturesaura:infused_iron,1000);
• mods.botania.PureDaisy.addRecipe(naturesaura:infused_stone,botania:livingrock);
• mods.botania.PureDaisy.addRecipe(naturesaura:ancient_bark,botania:livingwood);
• mods.botania.PureDaisy.addRecipe(naturesaura:ancient_log,botania:livingwood);

@Ellpeck found it.

I can reproduce it with a clean 1.12.2 minecraft + 2815 forge and the following mods:

• Patchouli 1.0-16
• Nature's Aura r12
• Placebo 1.12.2-1.5.1
• Apotheosis 1.12.2-1.5.0

But without Placebo and Apotheosis, you cannot?

Yes, it is something about apotheosis and it's depency placebo. Also the recipe still works, it just isn't showing the sugar cane.

Can you please confirm if, with r14 of Nature's Aura, this issue is fixed?

The changelog of the modpack mentioned it was fixed

can confirm, it is fixed.