Description
The Peony is a tall showy flower that players use to decorate gardens parks and paths. It offers a bright burst of color and adds vertical interest to flower beds because it occupies more height than single block flowers. Gardeners often use peonies in borders to frame doors create colourful hedges and add layered planting in small landscapes. This entry explains where to find peonies how to plant them and how to use them in simple garden layouts that look good without much effort. Peonies are easy to place and do not require special soil they simply need a dirt or grass block and space to sit which makes them suitable for quick decorative projects. In villages and custom builds you will often see peonies used as decorative pieces in yards and along roads where they brighten the scene and guide players.
What is Peony?
A peony is a tall decorative flower that shows a multi petal bloom and a larger presence than simple flowers. It is used to add height and colour to gardens and can be placed on grass or dirt. The plant does not serve a functional role like crops it is purely ornamental and helps make settlements look cared for and pretty.
Where to find Peony
Peonies appear in biomes like plains flower forests and village gardens where varied flowers grow naturally. They are more common in open grassy areas and in meadows where sunlight and space allow larger plants to thrive. You will not typically find peonies in deserts snowy biomes or high mountains where bright flowers are rare.
How to get Peony
To get a peony find one growing in the world and break it with any tool or your hand to collect it. You can then plant the peony on a dirt or grass block to add it to your garden. In creative mode pick the peony from the inventory under nature items and place it instantly. On multiplayer servers trade with other players or look in village gardens for peonies to harvest.
Release Information
First introduced: Introduced in the Minecraft 1.14 Village and Pillage update in 2019. This date may need verification.
Give Command
/give @p minecraft:peony 1
How to use Peony
Use peonies to add color to gardens line pathways and create decorative borders around homes and market stalls. Plant them in groups for a strong visual block of color or mix them with smaller flowers for layered effects. Because they are taller use peonies in the back of beds or as framing plants near doorways. They are also suitable for potted displays and window boxes in more decorative builds.
Recipes for Peony
This item cannot be crafted.
