This Minecraft tutorial explains how to craft a flower pot with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.
In Minecraft, flower pots are an important decoration item in your inventory.
Let’s explore how to make a flower pot.
Where to find a Flower Pot in Creative Mode
Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)
Here is where you can find a flower pot in the Creative Inventory menu:
Platform
Version(s)
Creative Menu Location
Java Edition (PC/Mac)
1.8 – 1.19
Decoration Blocks
Java Edition (PC/Mac)
1.19.3 – 1.20
Functional Blocks
Platform is the platform that applies.
Version(s) is the Minecraft version numbers where the item can be found in the menu location listed (we have tested and confirmed this version number).
Creative Menu Location is the location of the item in the Creative Inventory menu.
Required Materials to make a Flower Pot
In Minecraft, these are the materials you can use to craft a flower pot:
3 Bricks
How to craft a Flower Pot in Survival Mode
1. Open the Crafting Menu
First, open your crafting table so that you have the 3×3 crafting grid that looks like this:
2. Add Items to make a Flower Pot
In the crafting menu, you should see a crafting area that is made up of a 3×3 crafting grid. To make a flower pot, place 3 bricks in the 3×3 crafting grid.
When making a flower pot, it is important that the bricks are placed in the exact pattern as the image below. In the first row, there should be 1 brick in the first box and 1 brick in the third box. In the second row, there should be 1 brick in the second box. This is the Minecraft crafting recipe for a flower pot.
Now that you have filled the crafting area with the correct pattern, the flower pot will appear in the box to the right.
3. Move the Flower Pot to Inventory
Once you have crafted a flower pot, you need to move the new item to your inventory.
Congratulations, you have made a flower pot in Minecraft!
Item ID and Name
Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)
In Minecraft, a flower pot has the following Name, ID and DataValue:
Item
Description
(Minecraft ID Name)
Data Value
Stack Size
Platform
Version(s)
Flower Pot
(minecraft:flower_pot)
0
64
Java
1.8 – 1.12
Flower Pot
(minecraft:flower_pot)
64
Java
1.13 – 1.20
Description is what the item is called and (Minecraft ID Name) is the string value that is used in game commands.
Data Value (or damage value) identifies the variation of the block if more than one type exists for the Minecraft ID.
Stack Size is the maximum stack size for this item. While some items in Minecraft are stackable up to 64, other items can only be stacked up to 16 or 1. (NOTE: These stack sizes are for vanilla Minecraft only. If you are running a mod, some mods may change the stack size for an item.)
Platform is the platform that applies.
Version(s) is the Minecraft version numbers that the Minecraft ID and Name are valid for.
Give Command for Flower Pot
Give Command in Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)
In Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.13, 1.14, 1.15, 1.16, 1.17, 1.18, 1.19 and 1.20, the /give command for Flower Pot is:
/give @p flower_pot 1
In Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.8, 1.9, 1.10, 1.11 and 1.12, the /give command for Flower Pot is:
/give @p flower_pot 1 0
Things to Do with Flower Pots
Here are some activities that you can do with flower pots in Minecraft: