Flower pot's been in the bin since 2.x and it's not coming back. It's not just 1 flower pot, though. EVERY flower pot in 1.x was like that. More than a couple in an area would cause pretty terrible lag.
And by the by, for anyone interested in ALL of the reasons 1.x was remade, this is a good series for it: https://youtu.be/CJ9CmxaQ3q8?list=PL...x4HT5oBemN23vr