Grimrose

For the version in Plants vs. Zombies: All Stars, see Grimrose.

Grimrose
Grimroses are shadow plants that behave like landbound Tangle Kelps, dragging up to 3 zombies into the dirt.
Statistics
Sun Cost	75
Recharge	20 seconds
Toughness	300 damage
Damage	600 damage
Area	Lane
Usage	Single Use
Family	Conceal-mint
Plant Food effect	Drags the strongest small zombie into the ground. If the zombie is large or mechanical- deal damage instead.
Special	Powered Grimroses can drag 3 zombies before expiring
Statistics (China)
Sun Cost	75
Recharge	20 seconds
Toughness	300 damage
Range	Whole Lane to the Right
Area	Single Target
Class	Special
Quality	Purple
Tags	Insta, deadly, shadow
Plant features	Green plant, purple plant, shadow family
In-game statistics
Other weakness	(can't destroy them in one hit) (can't target them)
Unlocked	Modern Day - Day 23
Costumes
Code name	grimrose
"When you think about it, the proper place for a zombie is in the ground," says Grimrose. "So, really, I'm just expediting the process."

“	The Grimrose is a shadow plant, User Dave. It drags down a zombie that enters its lane. When powered, it can dispose of three zombies before it expires.	”
—Penny

Grimrose is the fifth and last plant obtained in Modern Day in Plants vs. Zombies 2. It instantly kills the strongest grounded zombie on the lane by dragging it into the ground, but deals only 600 damage (200 in the Chinese version) to Gargantuars and mechanical enemies. It will immobilize the targeted enemy, and targets the whole lane. Once it drags a zombie into the ground, it will disappear.

When powered by either Moonflower, Conceal-mint, Gloom Vine, or Noctarine, Grimrose can defeat up to three enemies before disappearing; the remaining charges are represented by the stamens on Grimrose's head. If a powered Grimrose is depleted of its shadow field, it will temporarily lose its charge and be only capable of defeating one enemy before expiring. The charges will be restored when Grimrose is repowered.

Origins

Grimrose is based on the Primula vulgaris, specifically a purple variation of it, a species of flowering plant in the family Primulaceae commonly referred to as common primroses. Its name is a portmanteau of grim, referring to the way it defeats zombies while being a shadow plant, and primrose, the real-life plant this plant is based on.

Its straw hat costume resembles the Asian conical hat.

One of its costumes is a possible reference to Negaduck, a character from the 1990s cartoon, Darkwing Duck. It could also be a reference to Carmen Sandiego, a character from the 1990s video game, and two television shows.

Almanac entry

Note: The stats shown below only apply to Level 1.

Grimrose
	SUN COST 75 RECHARGE 20 TOUGHNESS 300 DAMAGE 600 AREA Lane Usage Single Use Conceal-mint Plant Food: Drags the strongest small zombie into the ground. If the zombie is large or mechanical- deal damage instead. Grimroses are shadow plants that behave like landbound Tangle Kelps, dragging up to 3 zombies into the dirt. Special: powered Grimroses can drag 3 zombies before expiring "When you think about it, the proper place for a zombie is in the ground," says Grimrose. "So, really, I'm just expediting the process."

Chinese version  (China only)

暗影状态下可以拖动3个僵尸 特点：暗影状态下可以拖动3个僵尸 植物特征：绿色植物，紫色植物，暗影家族 暗樱草说:[sic]僵尸最适合的位置就是在土里，所以我真的只是加快了这个过程而已。 In English: Under shadow stage can drag 3 zombies Special: under shadow stage can drag 3 zombies Plant feature: green plant, purple plant, shadow family Grimrose says: The most suitable place for zombies is in the ground, so I really just sped up this process.

Upgrades

Plant Food effect

When fed with Plant Food, Grimrose submerges itself on the ground (similar to how it expires) and drags the strongest grounded zombie on the lawn into the ground. If Grimrose targets a Gargantuar or a mechanical enemy, it will only deal 600 damage to it. This action does not remove any stamens from Grimrose.

Conceal-mint effect

When boosted by Conceal-mint, Grimrose's damage to zombies it can't instantly defeat is increased by 1200 damage. It will be powered even if not adjacent to a Moonflower.

Level upgrades

Level	Seed Packets	Coins	Upgrades
			Sun Cost	Recharge (Sluggish)	Starting Recharge	Toughness (Typical)	Damage* (Heavy)	Area
1	0	0	75	20 seconds	15 seconds	300 damage	600 damage	Lane
2	10	1,000		19 seconds	14 seconds		700 damage
3	75	5,000		18 seconds	14 seconds		800 damage
4	200	10,000		17 seconds	13 seconds		900 damage
5	400	20,000		16 seconds	13 seconds		1000 damage
6	750	30,000		15 seconds	12 seconds		1100 damage
7	1,000	40,000	50	15 seconds	12 seconds		1200 damage
8	1,250	50,000		14 seconds	11 seconds
9	1,500	60,000		13 seconds	11 seconds
10	2,000	75,000		12 seconds	10 seconds

*Column shows its damage to Gargantuars and mechanical enemies. This applies to both normal and Plant Food states.
Note: Unlike Tangle Kelp, the amount of zombies it drags does not increase through upgrades.

Mastery upgrades

• Chance to Boost
• Damage Pierce

Level upgrades (China only)

Level	Upgrades	Description
	[[File:{{{plant}}} Upgrade 1.png|x75px]] Immortal 不灭	10% chance to not consume stamens. 拖拽僵尸后有10%的概率不损失花蕊。
	Combat Training 战斗训练	Grimrose gains 50% more attack power and health (150% of initial).
	[[File:{{{plant}}} Upgrade 2.png|x75px]] Forever 永垂	20% chance to not consume stamens. 拖拽僵尸后有20%的概率不损失花蕊。
	Cell Activation 细胞活化	Grimrose gains another 50% more attack power and health (200% of initial).
	Ability Awaken 能力觉醒	Grimrose may be boosted when planted.
	Fighting Power 战斗能力	Grimrose gains another 50% more attack power and health (250% of initial).
	[[File:{{{plant}}} Upgrade 3.png|x75px]] Shadow Blast 暗影爆破	After a successful drag, releases an explosion on the spot, dealing 1500 damage in a 1x1 area. 通过任意方式拖拽僵尸成功后，暗樱草会在原地释放暗影炸弹，对单格内的僵尸造成1500点伤害。
	Fighting Power 战斗能力	Grimrose gains another 50% more attack power and health (300% of initial).

Costumed (China only)

When drags the strongest grounded zombie on the lawn, Grimrose drags more 2 random zombies on the lawn.

Strategies

While it is truly better than Tangle Kelps, since these can be used anywhere, its downside is the extra 50 sun needed for planting, and another 50 sun if a Moonflower is used along with this and its Plant Food ability, which only drags one zombie. It is also better than Tangle Kelp in terms of range and which zombie it drags. Also, it can drag zombies in the water, as long as you have a Lily Pad to plant it. The increased range and ability to drag more zombies can significantly increase it's usefulness in the long run.

Like with some instants like Ghost Pepper or Shrinking Violet, you have a short time to dig Grimrose up before it disappears. Try digging for refunded sun.

It is recommended to bring this plant with a Moonflower so you do not have to replant these all over again. You should also bring it with Shadow-shroom when you are playing La Brainsa Tarpits, as this combo can be useful. Shadow-shroom will poison and kill the headwear zombies while Grimrose can focus on damaging the Gargantuars or dragging down the Jurassic Bullies.

Aside from prioritizing the strongest zombies first, it can also drag the zombies behind it, making it useful against Imps thrown by Gargantuars, Zombie Bulls or kicked by All-Star Zombies; zombies carried by pterodactyls, launched by stegosauruses, or kicked by raptors; or Prospector Zombies that reach the back.

This is a great Gargantuar staller since it can only be smashed while dragging zombies down, and any zombie it tries to drag, will be immobilized.

It is not recommended to use this plant in Far Future as they require multiple drags to kill a mechanical enemy, as well as, they cannot drag a Jetpack Zombie or a Disco Jetpack Zombie. Not even stunning them with E.M.Peach works. It cannot target Airborne Zombies, although this problem can easily be solved with Blover/Hurrikale/Draftodil. Starting from level 7 or boosted by a Power Mint, one of them can kill Gargantuars/mechanical zombies when powered. Use this as an advantage, although it needs help from other plants not to drag more basic Zombies.

Related achievement

	The Shadow Family Complete a level with 20 powered Shadow Plants

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In other languages

Please note that only official translations are used.

Language	Name	Description
English	Grimrose
Simplified Chinese	暗樱草	lit. "Dark Primrose"
French	NécRose	"nécrose" (necrosis) + "rose"
German	Friemel
Italian	Rosarcigna
Brazilian Portuguese	Coveirosa	portmanteau of coveiro and rosa
Spanish	Siniestrosa

Trivia

• Grimrose's Almanac entry says "the proper place for a zombie is in the ground," alluding how zombies usually rise from tombstones or the ground.
• If a Plant Food is used on Grimrose with zero stamens (when it's about to expire), the plant will perform its Plant Food effect and will remain on the lawn, and is able to perform one last attack before expiring. More Plant Food means it can stay longer.
• Grimrose will not die when it gets smashed by a Gargantuar, gets eaten by a zombie, destroyed by shockwaves, or by a laser fired from the Gargantuar Prime or the Zombot Dinotronic Mechasaur. The only ways are either using a shovel, or when it has dragged enough zombies. However, it can be defeated when a missile from the Zombot Dinotronic Mechasaur hits it.
• After Grimrose loses its stamen(s), it can still be shoveled up for sun before disappearing.
• Grimrose has three stamens in its seed packet even though it is not powered. It's possibly a beta design.
• Grimrose is one of the few plants that can drag zombies into the ground, along with Shadow Peashooter, Conceal-mint, and Tomb Tangler.
  • Tangle Kelp can also drag zombies, but as he can only be placed in water, he drags them into the water to drown them.

See also

• Tangle Kelp
• Shadow plants

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