Some addons expose setGrowthModifier(). If the Lilypad is modified to call setGrowthModifier() via a compatibility coremod, acceleration is possible, but not in default.
On the official GitHub for Botany Pots, Darkhax (the author) has stated: "External growth modifiers that rely on random ticks or hardcoded CropBlock instances will not function. Use the internal upgrade system." does lilypad of fertility work with botany pots exclusive
The Lilypad of Fertility is a victim of its own age. It was designed for vanilla farming. In the era of sophisticated modded tile entities, it has become obsolete for automation. Some addons expose setGrowthModifier()
No. The Lilypad of Fertility does NOT work with Botany Pots (standard or Exclusive). acceleration is possible
Neither the vanilla Botany Pot nor the upgraded "Exclusive" pots (Iron, Gold, Diamond, Netherite) are affected by the Lilypad of Fertility’s range-based tick acceleration.
However, understanding why this is the case requires digging into the source code logic of both mods. If you are looking for actual workarounds to hyper-speed your botany production, read the final section of this article.