Updated 25 October 2026. Facts on this page come from minecraft.wiki, minecraft.net and the live Artemis PvP server; sources are listed at the bottom.
Sunflower Plains Biome in Minecraft: Where It Is and What's There
Sunflower plains are a plains variant covered in sunflowers, and the only biome where sunflowers grow naturally. Sunflowers always face east, so they work as a simple compass. Otherwise the biome is open grassland like normal plains.
Where does the sunflower plains generate?
They generate at medium temperatures with very low humidity, usually where weirdness is positive. They often border flower forests across a river, and also plains, cherry groves and dappled forests.
What is in a sunflower plains?
- Large numbers of sunflowers
- Azure bluets, oxeye daisies, cornflowers, grass and bushes
- A few oak trees, some with bee nests
- Flat, open land with long views
Mobs and structures
The same mobs as plains spawn here, including horses, donkeys and, at night, zombie horsemen. Villages and outposts generate here on Bedrock, but not on Java.
How do you find one?
The fastest way to find one in a world with cheats is /locate biome minecraft:sunflower_plains, which works on Java and Bedrock (Bedrock uses its own IDs for some biomes, so let tab-complete fill it in). The F3 screen on Java shows the biome you stand in. The search covers a large area but can miss very narrow strips of a biome.
How biomes are placed
Overworld biomes are placed by a few hidden noise values: temperature, humidity, continentalness (how far inland), erosion (how flat) and weirdness. That is why the same neighbours keep showing up together, and why a biome you want is usually found next to its usual partners. Biomes look and work almost the same on Java and Bedrock, with small differences in mobs and structures noted on this page. See all biomes and plains.
Tip
Sunflowers craft into yellow dye, so this biome is a cheap dye source, and its flat land suits big builds.
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Frequently asked questions
Where do sunflowers grow?
Naturally only in sunflower plains.
How do you find a sunflower plains?
Use /locate biome minecraft:sunflower_plains with cheats on. This is the Java ID; Bedrock uses different IDs for some biomes, so let tab-complete fill it in.
Sources
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