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A firefly bush is a decorative plant added in Spring to Life. It emits firefly particles when exposed to darkness.

Obtaining[]

Breaking[]

Firefly bushes can be easily broken with any tool.

Block	Firefly Bush
Hardness	0
Breaking time (secs)
Default	0.05

A firefly bush also drop as an item if:

• The attachment block is removed or destroyed.
• Water or lava flows into it.
• A piston tries to push it or moves a block into its space.
• It is placed on a mud block, and the mud block turned into clay block.

Natural generation[]

Firefly bushes naturally generate in the following biomes:

• Swamp
• River

Post-generation[]

Using a Bone Meal on a firefly bush grows another firefly bush on neighboring blocks.

Trading[]

Wandering traders sell firefly bushes for three emeralds.

Usage[]

Firefly bushes emit firefly particles if the internal light level at its position is 13 or less. It can emit particles even it is covered by blocks. Unlike most natural plants, this bush is not coloured depending on the biome.

Placement[]

Firefly bushes can be placed on the following blocks:

• Grass Block
• Mycelium
• Podzol
• Dirt
• Coarse Dirt
• Rooted Dirt
• Farmland
• Mud
• Muddy Mangrove Roots
• Moss Block
• Pale Moss Block

In Bedrock Edition, it is possible to snowlog firefly bushes. A snowlogged firefly bush doesn't emit particles.

Composting[]

Using a firefly bush on a composter has a 30% chance of raising a compost level by 1.

Ambient sounds[]

Firefly bushes produces firefly buzzing sounds if no collidable blocks (excluding leaves) are placed above it.

History[]

Java Edition
1.21.5		25w05a			Added firefly bushes.
		25w06a			Firefly bushes now emit ambient sounds at night and when the block above is not collidable, except leaves.
					Firefly bushes no longer prevents trees from growing.
		25w07a			Firefly bushes now spreads to neighboring blocks when using a Bone Meal.
					Firefly particles now change their opacity over time instead of changing colors.
		25w09a			Now generates near water in mangrove swamps.
1.21.6		25w15a			Now produces larger, more constant, amounts of particles.
Bedrock Edition
1.21.70		beta 1.21.70.20			Added firefly bushes under "Drop 1 2025" experimental toggle.
		beta 1.21.70.22			Firefly bushes now emit ambient sounds at night and when the block above is not collidable, except leaves.
					Changed the item texture to match Java Edition.
		beta 1.21.70.23			Firefly bushes are now available during normal gameplay.
					Firefly bushes now spreads to neighboring blocks when using a Bone Meal.

Issues[]

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