Flax
The build cost, comfort value, and health for Flax in Valheim, plus its prefab ID for the spawn console command.
Overview

Flax is a misc building piece in Valheim, placed with the Hammer. It's built from Flax.
Spawn one directly with the console command spawn sapling_flax once cheats are enabled via devcommands.
Pretty flowers with fibres that can be spun into thread.
| Piece ID | sapling_flax |
| Category | Misc |
- Command reference
- spawn
Spawn Command
Spawns Flax. Requires cheats enabled (devcommands).
Build Cost
Flax×1
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Full reference1 entry
| Plant | Planting cost | Grows into | Growth time | Where & how |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 h 6 min 40 sec–1 h 23 min 20 sec | Cultivated soil · Clearance radius 0.5 m · Open sky |
Growth times are base ranges. The growth radius is an obstacle check, not a guaranteed center-to-center planting distance. Farming skill and world modifiers can change harvests.
Build materials
Item entry
Placement rules
Check these restrictions before choosing where to build.
- Soil
- Requires cultivated ground
- Water
- Cannot be placed in water
- Inside dungeons
- Not allowed
- Removal
- Cannot be removed with the building tool
Game data source
The full settings include internal fields and inactive defaults. The sections above explain the values relevant to gameplay.
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