Red Tulip — Minecraft block

Red Tulip

Red Tulip is a naturally spawning decorative flower used to craft red dye and add Weakness to Suspicious Stew.

Block ID minecraft:red_tulip
Mod Vanilla
Game versions
1.21

Description

Red Tulip is a small decorative flower in Minecraft that generates naturally in Plains, Sunflower Plains, and Flower Forest biomes — in Plains it appears only in rare tulip-only patches. Players collect Red Tulip by breaking it with any tool or by hand, and the flower drops itself instantly. Using bone meal on a grass block inside these biomes also spawns Red Tulip alongside other flowers, in a 15×5×15 area in Java Edition and 7×5×7 in Bedrock Edition, while Bedrock also allows applying bone meal directly to a tulip to spread same-color flowers in a 7×7 square. Potted Red Tulips generate in woodland mansions. The flower is mainly used for decoration: place it on grass, dirt, podzol, farmland, or moss, or display a single Red Tulip inside a flower pot. One Red Tulip crafts into one red dye for coloring wool, beds, banners, candles, and concrete, and composts with a 65% chance. In the Suspicious Stew recipe, a Red Tulip combined with a bowl plus a brown and red mushroom adds the Weakness effect for 7 seconds in both editions. Bees pollinate Red Tulip, so planting it near a beehive helps honey production. Red Tulip was added in Java Edition 1.7.2 and exists in both Java and Bedrock Edition.

Block properties

Item ID minecraft:red_tulip
/give command /give @p minecraft:red_tulip
Stackable Yes (64)
Renewable Yes
Java Edition 1.7.2

Java & Bedrock Guide

How to get and use Red Tulip in Minecraft

  1. 1

    Find Red Tulip in the wild

    Explore Plains, Sunflower Plains, and Flower Forest biomes, where Red Tulip grows in rare tulip-only patches on grass blocks.

  2. 2

    Harvest the flower

    Break Red Tulip by hand or with any tool; it drops itself instantly and never requires a specific item.

  3. 3

    Farm more with bone meal

    Use bone meal on a grass block inside a flower biome to spawn extra Red Tulip and other flowers nearby — 15×5×15 in Java Edition, 7×5×7 in Bedrock, and in Bedrock you can also apply bone meal directly to a tulip to spread same-color flowers in a 7×7 square.

  4. 4

    Decorate or pot it

    Place Red Tulip on grass, dirt, podzol, or farmland, or put it in a flower pot for an indoor display — potted Red Tulips also generate in woodland mansions.

  5. 5

    Craft red dye

    Put a single Red Tulip in the crafting grid to produce one red dye for wool, banners, and candles.

Suspicious Stew tip

Combining a Red Tulip with a bowl, red mushroom, and brown mushroom makes Suspicious Stew that applies Weakness for 7 seconds in both editions; spare tulips also compost at a 65% chance.

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Frequently asked questions

Can you craft a Red Tulip?

No. Red Tulip cannot be crafted; you obtain it by gathering it in Plains and Flower Forest biomes or by using bone meal on grass blocks there.

What is Red Tulip used for?

Red Tulip crafts into one red dye, works in Suspicious Stew for the Weakness effect, and decorates pots and gardens.

Where does Red Tulip spawn?

Red Tulip generates naturally in Plains, Sunflower Plains, and Flower Forest biomes — in Plains only within rare tulip-only patches — and potted Red Tulips appear in woodland mansions.

Does Red Tulip work in both Java and Bedrock?

Yes. Red Tulip behaves the same in Java Edition and Bedrock Edition, dropping itself when broken; the editions differ only in bone meal spread range.

How do you make red dye from Red Tulip?

Place one Red Tulip anywhere in the crafting grid to get one red dye.

Can Red Tulip be composted?

Yes. Red Tulip raises the composter level by one with a 65% chance, so a stack of 64 averages about 5.94 bone meal.

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