The flowers are tiny and on ledges above ground for the most part. It makes for challenging "flying". And you have to watch out for the Apex Proto Dragons (if not elite, pretty high on HP).
If you can see the yellow minimap dot and can't find it, zoom in. I did this during rolling disconnects and crashes, so hopefully it'll be easier once the game is more stable.
Sometimes I was able to grab a flower and not aggro a big drake...
Quest
Bring In the Expert
A World of Warcraft quest in The Waking Shores. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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The flower next to Grod the Ancient had me pissed. Grod never went anywhere and sat on their ass the whole time. I kept /reloading hoping more flowers would show on my mini-map cuz I had 4/5 and sat on the ledge farthest from them staring really hard so they'd move... didn't work. Oh, I died couple of times fighting over my weight-class and DPS talents and so that didn't work either. Finally tried dash, grab and jump, that worked. As an Envoker I used Wing Buffet to push them back grabbed the flower and jumped and that worked.
Weird quest, I don't understand the purpose from a design perspective. A lot of the flowers are right next to Elite dragons, not sure why?
This quest has gotten absolutely terrible now. There's some bug where the flowers don't show up on the mini map after awhile. So you spend your time trying to fly around on this dragon mount, waiting for vigor, trying to look while it goes too fast, etc. Really annoying!
Quest facts
The client quest POI data records no map location for this quest, so no map is shown.
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Description
Did Iyali say how long this creature has been suffering? If it's too injured to eat, we need to treat it quickly. Normally a Dragonscale Expedition camp would have everything I need to help this whelp, but getting supplies to the "frontier" here on the Dragon Isles has proven tricky. There have been significant delays in our supply routes. But, fear not. The land itself will provide! If you bring me Sunlight Flowers, I can craft a soothing balm that will calm the drake so I can heal it.
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Reward details
Reputation: Dragonscale Expedition +250
A joint expedition of the Explorers' League and Reliquary, this fearless group of adventurers, scholars, and crafters seek to uncover the many mysteries of the Dragon Isles.
Reputation group: Dragonflight.
Other quests in The Waking Shores that reward Dragonscale Expedition reputation: Practice Materials (+250), Explorers in Peril (+250), Primal Pests (+250), From Such Great Heights (+150), Encroaching Elementals (+250), Always Be Crafting (+250).
Item facts are the current retail client’s (ItemSparse); the specialisations for a pick-one item are the ones the Blizzard quest API lists; faction and currency text is the client’s own. Lowest listed price = the US commodity auction house now.