Greenwild

The dandelight is a magical paperweight containing a dandelion. This object has the power to guide anyone who uses it to the nearest entrance of the Greenwild and allows them to pass through that entrance, even if they do not possess green magic. For this reason, Mr. Craven/Cardew deeply desires the rare dandelight (He wishes to return to the Greenwild so that he can destroy it as a form of revenge; years ago, he murdered several Botanists and stole plants for personal gain, and his magic was stripped from him in punishment for his crimes.)

Daisy feels compelled to keep the dandelight out of Cardew’s hands, and she also feels an emotional attachment to the dandelight because it was the last thing her mother gave her before leaving Daisy at Wykhurst Boarding School. In her final moments with Daisy, Leila cryptically urges her daughter to use the dandelight to summon help if she needs it. When Leila fails to return from her trip to the Amazon, Daisy uses the dandelight to find a path through Kew Gardens and into the Greenwild. Daisy also learns that the dandelight once belonged to her late father, and it therefore helps her to feel a connection to him.