Cactus Flower
Cactus Flower is a pink desert flower added in Minecraft 1.21.5 that grows on top of cacti and crafts into one Pink Dye.
Description
Players use the bloom mainly as a Pink Dye ingredient: one Cactus Flower yields one Pink Dye on any crafting grid, matching the 1:1 dye yield of other single-flower recipes. Bees pollinate the flower to produce honey and can be fed the bloom to enter love mode and breed. Composters gain one level with a 30% chance per flower. The bloom cannot be placed in a flower pot and stops the cactus beneath it from growing taller, so desert builders often leave blooming cacti standing as a decorative hedge line.
Block properties
| Item ID |
minecraft:cactus_flower
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|---|---|
| /give command |
/give @p minecraft:cactus_flower
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| Stackable | Yes (64) |
| Best tool | Hand (any) |
| Renewable | Yes |
| Hardness | 0 |
| Blast resistance | 0 |
| Java Edition | 1.21.5 |
| Bedrock Edition | 1.21.70 |
Java Edition Guide
How to get Cactus Flower in Minecraft
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Find a desert or badlands biome
Travel to a desert or badlands biome, where cacti generate naturally. About one in four wild cacti already carries a Cactus Flower on top, so scan the cactus columns as you walk.
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Grow a flower on a placed cactus
Plant a cactus on sand and let it grow to two or three blocks tall. A one or two block cactus has a 10% chance to sprout the flower instead of growing taller, and a three block cactus raises that chance to 25%.
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3
Break the flower by hand
Cactus Flower has a hardness of 0, so a single punch drops it instantly with no tool needed. Walk up and break the top block without harming the cactus below.
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Craft it into Pink Dye
Place one Cactus Flower anywhere on a crafting grid to receive one Pink Dye. The 1:1 ratio matches other single-flower dye recipes.
Bees try to pollinate Cactus Flower and can take cactus damage while landing, so a flower-on-cactus farm can slowly kill wild bees. Surround the farm with non-prickly flowers to give bees a safer landing target.
Related blocks
Frequently asked questions
Is Cactus Flower renewable in Minecraft?
Yes, Cactus Flower is renewable because it grows back on player-farmed cacti. A one or two block cactus has a 10% chance to sprout a flower, and a three block cactus has a 25% chance.
Which Minecraft version added Cactus Flower?
Cactus Flower was added in Java Edition 1.21.5 (snapshot 25w06a) and Bedrock Edition 1.21.70 (preview 1.21.70.22). Earlier 1.21 releases do not contain the flower.
What does Cactus Flower craft into?
One Cactus Flower crafts into one Pink Dye on any crafting grid. The 1:1 ratio matches other single-flower dye recipes like Poppy or Azure Bluet.
Can you put Cactus Flower in a flower pot?
No, Cactus Flower cannot be placed in a flower pot. The flower can be placed on a cactus, farmland, or any block that provides center support.
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