Moonflower

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

Moonflower
Moonflowers radiate a glow that powers up adjacent Shadow plants.
Statistics
Sun Cost	50
Recharge	10 seconds
Toughness	300 damage
Sun Production	Variable
Family	Conceal-mint
Plant Food effect	Produces sun and gain [sic] a defensive shield.
Sun Production	Emits sun as well as additional sun for each adjacent shadow plant up to four
Statistics (China)
Sun Cost	50
Recharge	10 seconds
Toughness	300 damage
Range	3×3 Nearby
Area	AoE within Range
Sun Production	25
Production Rate	34 seconds
Class	Support
Quality	Green
Tags	Sun, support, shadow
Plant features	Blue plant, purple plant, shadow family, infinite sun
In-game statistics
Unlocked	Beating Modern Day - Day 1
Unlocked (China)	Beating Modern Day - Day 1
Costumes
Costumes (China)
Code name	moonflower
Moonflower is a fierce collaborator. She'll collaborate with anything. She'd collaborate with a table if she could.

“	The Moonflower emits sun, User Dave. But that is not all. My scan show that it creates a special glow that augments plants of its type. Planting Moonflowers next to each other should increase their power. I suspect they will have the same effect on any other shadow plants we may find.	”
—Penny

Moonflower is the first plant obtained in Modern Day in Plants vs. Zombies 2. She is a sun-producing plant, and produces 25 sun (every 32-36 seconds) by default plus another 25 sun for each shadow plant adjacent to her, with the maximum generation being 100 sun for three adjacent shadow plants.

Additionally, she generates a 3x3 aura field around her that can power other shadow plants. The aforementioned abilities make her an environment modifier.

Origins

Moonflower is based on the plants in the genus Ipomoea, a large and diverse group with common names including morning glory, water convolvulus or kangkung, sweet potato, bindweed, moonflower, and the like.

Her appearance may be based on the Ipomoea alba or the Ipomoea violacea and her blue coloration may be based on the Ipomoea tricolor. Her name can be also a nod on the Sunflower.

Almanac entry

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

Moonflower
	SUN COST 50 RECHARGE 10 TOUGHNESS 300 SUN PRODUCTION Variable Conceal-mint Plant Food: Produces sun and gain [sic] a defensive shield. Moonflowers radiate a glow that powers up adjacent Shadow plants. Moonflower is a fierce collaborator. She'll collaborate with anything. She'd collaborate with a table if she could.

Chinese version  (China only)

月光散发出一种光芒，可以使邻近的影子植物产生能量 特点：月光散发出一种光芒，可以使邻近的影子植物产生能量 植物特征：蓝色植物，紫色植物，暗影一族，无尽阳光 月光花是一个很厉害的合作者。她会与任何合作者之间达成很好的默契。 In English: Moonlight radiates a glow, causes nearby shadow plants to produce energy. Special: Moonlight radiates a glow, causes nearby shadow plants to produce energy Plant feature: blue plant, purple plant, shadow family, infinite sun Moonflower is a fierce collaborator. She will achieve tacit understanding with any collaborators.

Upgrades

Plant Food effect

Plant Food ability (animation)

When fed with Plant Food, Moonflower will give an amount of sun equivalent to her normal sun drop, which also follows adjacency bonus from shadow plants. Moonflower will also generate a personal shield that same to Infi-nut's force field but can absorb only 1000 damage, or a smash from a Gargantuar. The shield degrades twice, at 400 and 800 damage, and finally being eaten at 1000 damage. It can't be burned.

Conceal-mint effect

When boosted by Conceal-mint, the amount of sun Moonflower produces is increased regardless of the amount of shadow plants nearby based on what level she is. She will produce 250 sun at level 1, 260 sun at level 2-3, 265 sun at level 4, 270 sun at level 5, 280 sun at level 6-7, 290 sun at level 8-9, 300 sun at level 10.

Level upgrades

Level	Seed packets	Coins	Upgrades
			Sun Cost	Recharge (Mediocre)	Toughness (Typical)	Sun Production* (Variable)	Special (Maximum Sun Production)
1	0	0	50	10 seconds	300 damage	+25 sun	100
2	10	1,000		9 seconds	350 damage	+25 sun	110
3	75	5,000		9 seconds	400 damage	+30 sun	110
4	200	10,000		8 seconds	450 damage	+30 sun	115
5	400	20,000		8 seconds	550 damage	+35 sun	120
6	750	30,000		7 seconds	600 damage	+35 sun	130
7	1,000	40,000		7 seconds	650 damage	+40 sun	130
8	1,250	50,000		6 seconds	700 damage	+40 sun	140
9	1,500	60,000		6 seconds	800 damage	+50 sun	140
10	2,000	75,000	25	5 seconds	900 damage	+50 sun	150

*This column shows its additional sun per each adjacent shadow plant. It produces 25 sun by default.

Mastery upgrades

• Chance to Boost
• Toughness Bonus

Level upgrades (China only)

Level	Upgrades	Description
	The Gift from the Moon 月之恩赐	When a shadow plant is planted in the moonlight zone, Moonflower has a 10% chance to produce 25 sunlight immediately. 月光地带内有暗影植物被种下时，月光花有10%的概率立刻生产25阳光。
	Combat Training 战斗训练	Moonflower gains 50% more attack power and health (150% of initial).
	The Blessing of Luna 月神赐福	When a shadow plant is planted in the moonlight zone, Moonflower has a 20% chance to produce 25 sunlight immediately. 月光地带内有暗影植物被种下时，月光花有20%的概率立刻生产25阳光。
	Cell Activation 细胞活化	Moonflower gains another 50% more attack power and health (200% of initial).
	Ability Awaken 能力觉醒	Moonflower may be boosted when planted.
	Fighting Power 战斗能力	Moonflower gains another 50% more attack power and health (250% of initial).

Costumed (China only)

Moonflower now creates force fields that block zombies in 3x3 areas.

Strategies

When fully powered, Moonflower is undoubtedly a powerful sun generator, as she gives as much sun as Twin Sunflower, plus she can be planted more easily in the early game. It should be noted, however, that she will give sun more slowly when planted away from other shadow plants, and when one is eaten or moved, it can immediately lower the sun production of other Moonflowers, so watch out for zombies like Prospector Zombies, pterodactyls, or Zombie Parrots. Also, take note that Moonflowers bound by Octo Zombie's octopi or turned into a sheep by Wizard Zombie will have their boosting aura removed until they are freed. Placing a 2x2 clump of Moonflowers will instantly power them all up - and it only costs 200 sun.

Moonflower is also a vital plant if the player is considering planting the other shadow plants (Nightshade, Shadow-shroom, Dusk Lobber, Grimrose, Shadow Peashooter, and Murkadamia Nut), as Moonflower's shadow field greatly improves their performance. So if the player is considering making shadow plants their main offensives, plant Moonflowers on strategic tiles that make the aura reach the entire lawn.

However, Moonflower's greatest weakness is her poor Plant Food effect, which makes her a poor choice in the Endless Zone as the sun produced is not enough to quickly prepare a defense against the incoming horde. Using Gold Bloom with her would resolve this. Also, unlike Infi-nut, her force field is very weak and can only protect her lane. However, it, like Infi-nut's force field, cannot be burnt by Explorer Zombie's and Torchlight Zombie's torch. Excavator Zombie will have to destroy her force field before he can shovel her. Moonflower's force field will also effectively stop Fisherman Zombie's hook, preventing her from being pulled by him.

Balance changes

Update 5.7.1

• ▲ Toughness increased from 200 to 300 damage.

Audio

Sound	Description
	Producing sun
	Vocal effects when producing sun
	Creating Aura tiles & Plant Food effect

Related achievement

	The Shadow Family Complete a level with 20 powered Shadow Plants

Gallery

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In other languages

Please note that only official translations are used.

Language	Name	Description
English	Moonflower
Simplified Chinese	月光花	lit. "Moon Light Flower"
French	Herbe aux fous
German	Mondblume
Italian	Fiore di luna
Brazilian Portuguese	Dama-da-noite	lit. "Moonflower"
Spanish	Flor lunar

Trivia

• The wand she "holds" as her costume looks much similar to the Moon Stick used by Sailor Moon.
• Shadow plants that are powered have a similar color scheme to Shadow Flower from Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare, but without black shine.
• When a shadow plant was placed next to Moonflower, it takes a few seconds before getting powered.
• As a rare glitch, she could be chosen on Dark Ages - Night 14, but it was still prohibited on other Last Stand levels on the 4.4.1 version. As of the 4.5.1 update, this has just fixed.
  • The same glitch also applied in Sun Bombs levels but was also fixed.
• She is the second sun-producing plant in Plants vs. Zombies 2 that has a unique ability other than to produce sun, the first being Sunflower Singer from the Chinese version.
• She has a unique, scream-like sound effect when producing sun.
• She is the only sun-producing plant that appears in a conveyor-belt level, which are Modern Day - Day 34 and Modern Day - Day 44.
  • However, in these levels, she doesn't produce sun, except when the player feeds her Plant Food.
    • However, the sun will shrink into nothing and can't be collected.
• The design of her petals resembles a crescent moon.
• If she is planted as part of preparing defenses in Arena, she may not change color when powered up. After pressing 'Let's Rock' however, all powered up Moonflowers will change color.
• Despite being a sun producing plant, Moonflower doesn't belong to Enlighten-mint family because said plant is also a shadow plant. Shadow plants belong to Conceal-mint family.
  • However, in a Shine Vine Pinata, her seed packets can be found along with other Enlighten-mint family plants.

• Moonflower's description is a reference to how she boosts herself and other Conceal-mint when near a Conceal-mint plant.

• Her plant food looks much similar to Infi-Nuts plant food as it resembles a holographic shield.

See also

• Sun-shroom
• Shadow plants

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