Where can I find green dye in Minecraft?

"Cactus Green" redirects here. For the plant, see Cactus.

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Obtaining[]
Chest loot[]
Crafting ingredient[]
Loom ingredient[]
Data values[]
Is cactus the only way to get green dye in Minecraft?
What drops green dye in Minecraft?
Does green dye exist in Minecraft?
Can you craft green dye?

Green dye is a primary color dye.

Obtaining[]

Chest loot[]

Green dye can be found in a desert village house chest.

Smelting[]

Name	Ingredients	Smelting recipe	Description
Green Dye	Cactus + Any fuel	1	‌[Java Edition only]
Green Dye	Cactus + Any fuel	0.2	‌[Bedrock Edition only]

Trading[]

Wandering traders sell 3 green dye for an emerald.

Usage[]

Like all other dyes, green dye can be:

Applied to sheep to dye their wool, which can then be sheared for 1–3 blocks of green wool.
Applied to tamed wolves to dye their collars.
Applied to tamed cats to dye their collars.
Used to dye or stain wool, leather armor, beds, glass, terracotta and shulker boxes.
Combined with gunpowder to make a firework star.
Combined with a firework star to create a fade-to-color effect.
Used to add patterns to banners.
Used to dye shulkers in Bedrock and Education editions.
Used to dye water contained in cauldrons in Bedrock and Education editions.
Combined with sand and gravel to craft concrete powder.
Combined with compounds to craft balloons or glow sticks in Bedrock and Education editions.

Crafting ingredient[]

Name	Ingredients	Crafting recipe	Description
Cyan Dye	Lapis Lazuli + Green Dye	2	‌[Bedrock and Education editions only]
Cyan Dye	Blue Dye + Green Dye	2
Green Balloon	Latex + Green Dye + Helium + Lead		‌[Bedrock and Education editions only]
Green Bed	White Bed + Green Dye		White beds can be re-dyed using dyes.‌[Java Edition only]
Green Bed	Any Bed + Green Dye		A bed of any color can be re-dyed using dyes.‌[Bedrock and Education editions only]
Green Candle	Candle + Green Dye
Green Carpet	White Carpet + Green Dye	8
Green Concrete Powder	Green Dye + Sand + Gravel	8
Green Firework Star	Gunpowder + Green Dye + Head or Gold Nugget or Feather or Fire Charge + Glowstone Dust + Diamond		Up to eight dyes can be added. One head, gold nugget, feather, or fire charge can be added. Both the diamond and the glowstone dust can be added with any of the other ingredients.
Green Glow Stick	Polyethylene + Hydrogen Peroxide + Green Dye + Luminol		‌[Bedrock and Education editions only]
Green Shulker Box	Shulker Box or Any Shulker Box + Green Dye		The shulker box retains its contents. If it is renamed on an anvil, it also retains its name.
Green Stained Glass	Glass + Green Dye	8
Green Stained Glass Pane	Glass Pane + Green Dye	8
Green Terracotta	Terracotta + Green Dye	8
Green Wool	White Wool + Green Dye		‌[Java Edition only]
Green Wool	Any Wool + Green Dye		‌[Bedrock and Education editions only]
Lime Dye	Green Dye + White Dye	2
Lime Dye	Green Dye + Bone Meal	2	‌[Bedrock and Education editions only]
Green Banner pattern	Green Dye + Banner
Green Banner image	Green Dye + Banner + Vines or Bricks or Creeper Head or Wither Skeleton Skull or Oxeye Daisy or Enchanted Golden Apple

Loom ingredient[]

Trading[]

Expert level shepherd villagers have 1⁄6 chance to buy 12 green dye for an emerald.‌[Bedrock Edition only] Expert level shepherds have a 2⁄7 chance to buy 12 green dye for 1 emerald.‌[Java Edition only]

Data values[]

ID[]

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Translation key
Green Dye	`green_dye`	Item	`item.minecraft.green_dye`

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Alias ID	Numeric ID	Form	Translation key
Green Dye	`green_dye`	`dye / 2`	`397`	Item	`item.dye.green.name`

Video[]

History[]

Java Edition Beta
1.2	Added cactus green, together with all other dyes.
Java Edition
1.3.1	1.3	The texture of cactus green has been changed.
1.4.2	12w34a	Added the ability to dye leather armor and wolf collars.
1.4.6	12w49a	Cactus green can be crafted with gunpowder to create a firework star.
1.6.1	13w19a	Stained clay can now be crafted.
1.7.2	13w41a	Stained glass can now be crafted.
1.8	14w30a	Added banners, which can be dyed.
1.11	16w39a	Added the ability to dye shulker boxes.
1.12	17w06a	Cactus green can now be used to craft green concrete powder.
17w15a	Added the ability to dye beds.
1.13	17w47a	The different data values for the `dye` ID have now been split up into their own IDs.
Prior to The Flattening, this item's numeral ID was 351.
1.14	18w43a	"Cactus Green" has been renamed to "Green Dye".
The texture of green dye has been changed.
Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.3.0	Added cactus green. It is currently unobtainable and has no usage.
v0.3.2	Cactus green is now obtainable by smelting cacti in a furnace. It still has no usage.
v0.4.0	Cactus green can now be used to craft cyan dye, lime dye, and green wool.
v0.8.0	build 2	The texture of cactus green has been changed.
v0.14.0	build 1	Cactus green can now be used to dye water in cauldrons.
Pocket Edition
1.0.0	alpha 0.17.0.1	Cactus green can now be used to dye shulkers.
1.1.0	alpha 1.1.0.0	Cactus green can now be used to dye beds, shulker boxes, and craft concrete powder.
Bedrock Edition
1.2.0	beta 1.2.0.2	Cactus green can now be used to craft stained glass, patterns on banners, and firework stars.
1.4.0	beta 1.2.20.1	Cactus green can now be used to craft balloons and glow sticks.
1.8.0	beta 1.8.0.10	"Cactus Green" has been renamed to "Green Dye".
1.10.0	beta 1.10.0.3	Green dye is now sold by wandering traders.
The texture of green dye has been changed.
1.11.0	beta 1.11.0.1	Green dye can now be found in desert village house chests.
beta 1.11.0.4	Green dye can be sold to shepherd villagers.
1.16.100	beta 1.16.100.56	The ID of green dye has been changed from `dye/2` to `green_dye`.
Legacy Console Edition
TU1	CU1	1.00	Patch 1	Added cactus green.
PlayStation 4 Edition
1.83	"Cactus Green" has been renamed to "Green Dye".
1.90	The texture of green dye has been changed.
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0	Added cactus green.

Issues[]

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Is cactus the only way to get green dye in Minecraft?

There are three methods of obtaining green dye in Minecraft. You can smelt it yourself with a furnace and cactus, you can trade with a wandering trader to get 3 green dye for 1 emerald, and you can find it in desert village house chests.

What drops green dye in Minecraft?

Green Dye is a primary color that is obtained by smelting Cactus in a furnace. It can be used to re-color a number of items.

Does green dye exist in Minecraft?

A green dye is one of the many dyes that players can make in Minecraft. It is an item that can be made with a furnace rather than a crafting table.

Can you craft green dye?

In Minecraft, green dye is one of the many dyes that you can make. However, it is not made with a crafting table but rather with a furnace. ... Supported Platforms..