Poppy Gameplay Iron Ambassador (Shield)

With the new jungle plants I have experienced a situation that doesn't feel right. This may not be a bug, it might be by design, however when Poppy auto attacks the blast cone (Jungle Plant) while her passive is up and ready she does not get the shield automatically like you would when last hitting a minion for example. Instead she is blasted away and her shield is left behind after "last hitting" the plant. It feels bad when your champions mechanic doesn't work the way you think it should.

Which brings up the not a bug but design point. I understand its not a minion, monster etc. But imagine you were in the enemy jungle with your passive proc'd ready to do whatever and you get caught. Have to make an escape, luckily your buddy blast cone is there so you one shot kill it with your passive and you go over a wall to safety. Wait your not actually out of the woods yet a wild Hecarim appears ulting over the wall if only you had your shield. But alas thy shield tis resting in foreign territory (on the other side of the wall).

TLDR; Poppy would have nice disengage with blast cone if her shield returned to her after auto'ing the blast cone plant.