Cactus
A green plant that generates in desert and badlands biomes and damages entities that touch its sides. It grows up to three blocks tall on sand and can be smelted into green dye.
Stack Size
Stack Size64
Durability
DurabilityN/A
Category
CategoryUtility Blocks
Version Added
Version AddedAlpha
Item ID
Item IDcactus
Overview
Cactus is a block in the Utility Blocks category of Minecraft, obtained through natural world generation and breaking placed cacti. A single inventory slot holds a full stack of 64 Cactus.
Cactus additionally serves as a crafting ingredient for Green Dye. The game rates Cactus at 0.4 hardness. An explosion meets the same 0.4, so Cactus is no safer against TNT than against a tool. Generated chests only ever hold Cactus in one place: desert village houses (about 81%, 1 to 4 at a time).
Used to Craft
Cactus is a crafting ingredient for 1 other item in Minecraft. Each one links to its own recipe and details page.
Green DyeHow to Obtain
- Natural generation
- Breaking placed cacti
Notes
Smelts into 1 green dye. Destroys items that drop onto it; cannot be placed adjacent to other blocks.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you get Cactus in Minecraft?
Cactus is obtained through natural world generation and breaking placed cacti. You never craft Cactus; 1 recipe spends it.
What is Cactus used for?
Cactus is a crafting ingredient used to make Green Dye.
How many Cactus can you stack?
Cactus stacks up to 64 per inventory slot, so a full stack is 64 and a double chest holds 3,456 of them.
How long does Cactus take to break?
0.4 hardness and 0.4 blast resistance are the numbers on Cactus. When those two match, Cactus offers nothing extra against TNT. No tool is attached to Cactus, so bare hands lose nothing. Java 26.2 lists Cactus exactly this way.
Where do you find Cactus in chests?
Cactus is chest loot in exactly one place: desert village houses (about 81%, 1 to 4 at a time). No other generated chest in the game lists it, so that structure is the only place worth searching.
When was Cactus added to Minecraft?
Cactus was added in the early Alpha development period.