Dandelion
Dandelion is a common yellow flower of plains and forests, used to craft yellow dye and suspicious stew.
Description
The primary use is crafting yellow dye: place one dandelion anywhere in a crafting grid to obtain one yellow dye. Yellow dye recolors wool, terracotta, concrete powder, glass, shulker boxes, candles, beds, and leather armor. One dandelion combined with a bowl, a red mushroom, and a brown mushroom produces suspicious stew that grants the Saturation effect when eaten.
Applying bone meal to a grass block spreads dandelions and other flowers across the surrounding area, so a single flower can seed a whole patch. Bees pollinate the dandelion during foraging flights, advancing their honey production. The item can also be placed in a composter, where it has a 65% chance to raise the compost level by one layer.
How-To Guide
How to find and use a Dandelion in Minecraft
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Find dandelions
Explore plains, sunflower plains, meadows, and flower forests; dandelions spawn in large patches on grass blocks in daylight.
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Harvest the flower
Break the dandelion by hand or with any tool to collect the item — no specific tool is required.
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Craft yellow dye
Place a single dandelion in any slot of the crafting grid to get one yellow dye.
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Make suspicious stew
Combine a bowl, a red mushroom, a brown mushroom, and the dandelion to brew suspicious stew with the Saturation effect.
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Farm more flowers
Use bone meal on a grass block to spread extra dandelions nearby for a renewable dye supply.
The dye and stew recipes are identical in Java and Bedrock Edition. Meadow biomes, where dandelions also generate, were added in update 1.18.
Used in crafts
Frequently asked questions
Can you craft a dandelion?
No. Dandelions only generate naturally or spread when you use bone meal on a grass block; there is no crafting recipe for the flower itself.
What is a dandelion used for?
Mainly for crafting yellow dye, and for making suspicious stew that grants the Saturation effect.
Where do dandelions spawn?
In plains, sunflower plains, meadows, flower forests, and birch forests, growing on grass blocks.
Do bees like dandelions?
Yes. Bees pollinate dandelions, which advances their honey production and makes them useful near a bee farm.
Can dandelions go in a composter?
Yes. A dandelion has a 65% chance to raise the composter level by one, eventually producing bone meal.
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