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Firefly Bush in Minecraft | MinecraftBible

Firefly Bush is a block in Minecraft 1.21.4, dropping Sea Pickle.

What is Firefly Bush?

Firefly Bush is a Minecraft block classified under the default material group. It has a hardness of 0 and a blast resistance of 0. It stacks up to 64 per inventory slot. It is a transparent block, meaning it doesn't fully block light or vision. Firefly Bush emits light level 2. Firefly Bush filters 0 levels of light passing through it, even though it is technically transparent.

Namespaced identifier: minecraft:firefly_bush. Command: /give @p minecraft:firefly_bush 1.

Firefly Bush drops

When broken, Firefly Bush drops:

Sea Pickle

Silk Touch preserves the block itself; Fortune increases quantity of ore-style drops but has no effect on ordinary blocks.

Block tags & properties

Transparent
Light Source
Hand-Mineable

Firefly Bush technical properties

Flammable: Yes — spreads fire
Burns from lava: No
Renewable: Yes
Emits light: Yes — luminance 2

Values sourced from Minecraft Wiki: Firefly Bush (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). Verified for Java Edition 1.21.4.

Technical properties

Namespaced ID: minecraft:firefly_bush
Material family: default
Hardness: 0
Blast resistance: 0
Stack size: 64
Transparent: Yes
Blocks light: 0
Emits light: 2
Diggable: Yes
Craftable: No
/give command: /give @p minecraft:firefly_bush 1

Overview

Firefly Bush is a block in Minecraft 1.21.4. This page covers mining requirements, real drop data, and crafting relevance.

Prerequisites and materials

Expect to collect Sea Pickle once it breaks.
This block emits light (level 2), so it's useful for lighting builds and preventing mob spawns nearby.

Step-by-step walkthrough

Firefly Bush can be broken by hand or with any tool, though using a tool is usually faster.
With the correct tool this takes about 0s to break (unenchanted); by hand it's roughly 0s.
Firefly Bush is transparent, so light passes through and adjacent blocks won't be shaded by it.

Pro tips

Use /give @p minecraft:firefly_bush 1 in creative mode to prototype builds before committing resources.
No special tool is required, so hand-mining is a valid fallback in an emergency.

Difficulty and time commitment

Difficulty: Easy
Estimated time per run: 1-5 min

Frequently Asked Questions

What tool do I need to mine Firefly Bush?

Firefly Bush can be broken by hand or with any tool - no specific tool tier is required.

What does Firefly Bush drop when mined?

Breaking Firefly Bush drops Sea Pickle.

How hard is Firefly Bush to mine?

Firefly Bush has a hardness value of 0. That works out to roughly 0s with the correct tool or 0s by hand (unenchanted, no Haste/Mining Fatigue).

What is the internal Minecraft ID for Firefly Bush?

The namespaced ID is minecraft:firefly_bush, usable with /setblock, /fill, and /give.