How do you get a wither rose in Minecraft?

Summon the Wither and let it kill mobs. Every mob the Wither itself kills drops exactly one wither rose. There is no other way to obtain the flower.

Do wither roses spawn wither skeletons?

No. Wither roses do not spawn anything — but wither skeletons are the one mob unharmed by standing on them, so roses are used in wither skeleton farm spawning areas.

What is the best mob to farm wither roses with?

Chickens. You can carry stacks of eggs, hatch chicks instantly inside the kill chamber, and each one the Wither kills drops a rose.

Can you get wither roses without fighting the Wither properly?

You still have to summon and eventually kill it, but trapping it under the End portal bedrock or in a small deepslate chamber makes the fight far safer and more controlled.

How to Get a Wither Rose in Minecraft

Every flower in Minecraft is a decoration. Every flower except one. The wither rose is a black bloom that poisons anything standing on it, and the game makes you earn it in the most dramatic way possible: something has to die at the hands of the Wither.

How Wither Roses Drop

The rule is simple — when the Wither kills a mob, that mob drops one wither rose. It works on any mob, passive or hostile, baby or adult. You never get a rose from killing things yourself near the Wither, and there is no other source in the game: no chest, no trade, no natural generation anywhere.

Step 1: Gather the Summoning Supplies

3 wither skeleton skulls — dropped by wither skeletons in Nether fortresses; a Looting sword helps enormously, since the base drop chance is low
4 soul sand (or soul soil) — scooped up anywhere in the soul sand valley biome

Step 2: Choose the Location Carefully

The Wither explodes on spawning and then keeps exploding things for fun, so location matters more than anything. Good options:

Deep underground in the deepslate layers, in a small sealed chamber, where its movement is restricted and the damage is contained.
Beneath the bedrock of the End's exit portal, the classic cheesy trap that pins the boss in place — though this means beating the Ender Dragon first.

Bad options: anywhere near your base, your storage, or anything you have ever built and liked.

Step 3: Prepare the Victims First

Summoning before preparing means a boss rampaging while you scramble. Stock the chamber first. Chickens are the standard choice because you can carry stacks of eggs, throw them to hatch chicks on the spot, and fit dozens into the kill zone without transporting a single animal. Shulker boxes full of eggs make resupplying painless. Snow golems and penned farm animals work too — anything alive counts.

Step 4: Summon, Farm, Then Finish the Fight

Build the T shape: soul sand in a row of three with one block beneath the centre, then place the three skulls on top. Place the last skull and step back — the Wither spawns and detonates.
Let it work. Every chicken or mob it kills drops a rose.
When you have enough roses, kill the Wither. Bring strong armor — diamond or netherite — and healing potions.
Mind the fight's rhythm: a bow handles the first half, but below half health the Wither becomes immune to arrows and tridents, so finish it with a sword.

What Wither Roses Are Good For

Standing on one inflicts the Wither effect — except on wither skeletons, which are immune, making rose patches the only flower a wither skeleton farm can safely use for spawning spaces.
They dye suspicious stew that applies the Wither effect to whoever eats it.
They craft into black dye.
And, frankly, they look fantastic in a dark garden build.

Farming Roses at Scale

Serious rose farms pair the Wither with a mob pipeline — an Enderman farm in the End is a popular partner, feeding the boss a constant supply of victims in a contained chamber. Even a simple manual session, though, can produce a stack of roses from a few stacks of eggs, which is more wither roses than most players will ever need.