4 things you should know about wildflowers in Minecraft

Minecraft recently received the long-awaited Spring to Life game drop that added many new items to the overworld. For years, this region of the blocky world felt repetitive and boring because nothing was interesting or worth exploring. However, things have changed with the new drop, which brings new mob variants, items, and even flowers. To make some biomes more appealing visually, the developers have added wildflowers.

Wildflowers in Minecraft is an interesting addition, as it serves multiple purposes. They are typically found in a cluster of four in one block. This article discusses four things you should know about wildflowers and what makes them a worthy addition to the game.

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Wildflowers have been added to Minecraft

Wildflowers is one of many features in the latest game drop (Image via Mojang Studios)

In the massive world of Minecraft, the overworld can get boring when you come across the same biomes repeatedly. But minor additions, such as different trees, mobs, and even a variety of flowers can help make this region feel fresh. Wildflowers do just that. Here are four things that make them special.

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Wildflowers can be used for dyes

Wildflowers are yellow and white, meaning they are made up of two colors. When you break them and put them on the crafting table, you get yellow dye from them. Previously, yellow dye could be made using either dandelion or sunflowers, but with the addition of wildflowers, finding the materials to make yellow dye abundantly has become easier.

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Where can you find wildflowers?

Wildflowers naturally grow in three biomes: meadows, birch forests, and old birch forests. Since all these regions barely had anything to offer and were just filled with trees, the addition of yellow and white flowers to the ground has made the biomes more appealing.

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Wildflower behavior

Wildflowers can be grown using bone meal (Image via Mojang Studios)

Wildflowers behave very similar to pink petals found in the cherry blossom biome. They can be broken using any tool or hands. The number of flowers dropped is equal to the number of flowers that are on the block. It can also be broken by moving water, lava, or any attachment block like pistons.

Using bone meal on the flower results in the growth of more wildflowers. If you use bone meal on the ground of the three biomes where these flowers grow, you will spawn wildflowers. Bees can also pollinate these flowers using other flowers.

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Ambiance improvement

Perhaps the most important impact of wildflowers in Minecraft is in the game's overall ambiance. The Spring to Life drop improves the ambiance with items such as leaf litter, firefly bushes, and dynamic items like the falling leaves effect.