Gem

For the version in Plants vs. Zombies Adventures, see Gems.''
 * ''Not to be confused with Diamond from Plants vs. Zombies.

In Plants vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time, Gems are used for boosting plants in the Zen Garden and for purchasing gem Premium Plants such as Ghost Pepper and Homing Thistle.They can also be used in the seed selection screen as an alternative way to boost and purchase gem premium plants.

How to obtain

 * Purchasing them with real-world money.
 * Randomly dropped by zombies.
 * Mystery Gift Boxes
 * Found in piñatas.

Trivia

 * In Plants vs. Zombies, it is a separate currency.
 * This currency was introduced with the Far Future update.
 * Sometimes there will be a glitch that every zombies in the level will drop a gem when killed, instead of a few zombies.
 * In Summer Bundle, there is a glitch that the gem will be replaced by "X" if the player does not get any sprouts yet.
 * Ghost Pepper, Homing Thistle, and Sweet Potato are currently the only plants that require gems to unlock.
 * Starting from version 2.9.1, gems can be used to buy sprouts.