Plants (PvZ2)

Number of plants
There is a total 35 plants from the first game, and 48 newly added plants totals to 83 plants in Plants vs. Zombies 2. The Chinese version, however, has 98 plants, due to 32 exclusive plants. The number of plants is ever growing due to PopCap Games's intentions to update the game and add more plants, worlds and zombies.

A few of the plants exclusive to the first game appear as cameos such as Pumpkin, Gatling Pea, and Flower Pot.

List of plants
Recharge time:
 * Fast - 5 seconds
 * Mediocre - 15 seconds (10 for Grave Buster, Twin Sunflower, Tile Turnip, Hot Potato, and Garlic)
 * Sluggish - 20 seconds (25 for E.M.Peach and 30 for Perfume-shroom)
 * Slow - 35 seconds (30 for Gold Leaf)
 * Very Slow - 60 seconds (45 for Electric Blueberry)

Damage rates:
 * Light - 0.25 to 1 normal damage shots (1/2x speed)
 * Normal - 0.25 or 1 normal damage shots
 * Moderate - 1.5 to 3 normal damage shots
 * Heavy - 4 normal damage shots
 * Huge - 27.5 to 50 normal damage shots
 * Massive - 60 or more normal damage shots

Toughness rates: International =
 * Typical - 6 bites from zombies (3 for Puff-shroom, 1 for Hypno-shroom and Sun Bean)
 * Elevated - 40 bites from zombies (60 for Endurian, 30 for Chard Guard, 24 for Celery Stalker, 12 for Garlic)
 * High - 80 bites from zombies
 * Very High - 160 bites from zombies

Notes
 * -| China =
 * All plants can be otherwise obtained with ten Puzzle Pieces, besides Grave Buster, which only requires one puzzle piece.
 * Red packets are dropped by the God of Wealth.
 * Stars are saved alongside the world it is attached to, meaning that, for example, Twin Sunflower may be obtained with stars that are obtained in Ancient Egypt. Exceptions are noted on a case-by-case basis.

Cameo appearances

 * Gatling Pea - Using Plant Food on a Peashooter or Repeater temporarily upgrades it into a plant that resembles the Gatling Pea.
 * Flower Pot - The plants in the Zen Garden are in Flower Pots.
 * Pumpkin - Pumpkin was on the Halloween Piñata Parties "Click to Play" Promo.

Trivia

 * Plants (excluding invincible and defensive plants) now take four bites before being eaten.
 * More plants start with the letter "S" than any other letter in the sequel.
 * Twin Sunflower, Winter Melon, and Spikerock are no longer upgrade plants. Instead, they can now be planted like normal plants.
 * They are the only upgrade plants from the first game to return.
 * However, Gatling Pea can be seen when Plant Food is fed to Peashooter or Repeater.
 * They, along with Imitater, are the only plants who have returned that have to be bought in Crazy Dave's Twiddydinkies in the first game.
 * The player can only use premium plants for free in Piñata Parties and in certain levels starting in Far Future.
 * Power Lily, Thyme Warp, and Electric Blueberry are the only plants that have a very slow recharge.
 * However, Electric Blueberry's is not truly "Very Slow." The aforementioned plants have a 60-second recharge, while Electric Blueberry's lasts 45 seconds.
 * Mushrooms no longer sleep in the day.
 * E.M.Peach, Endurian, and Electric Blueberry are the only plants in Plants vs. Zombies 2 of which their names start with the letter E.
 * Blover is the only plant from Far Future to return from the first game.
 * Starting with the 2.9 update, plants can be in the store for a limited amount of time.
 * Ghost Pepper was available from October 14, 2014 to November 4, 2014, then was made available again from October 21, 2015.
 * Sweet Potato was available from November 11, 2014 to December 18, 2014.
 * Sap-fling was available from December 3, 2014 to February 4, 2015, and costed USD $6.99 in the Sap-fling Restoration Bundle.
 * These three limited plants returned from March 11, 2015 to March 24, 2015.
 * Dandelion was available from March 24, 2015 to May 26, 2015.
 * Strawburst became available starting from July 29, 2015 to August 18, 2015.
 * Jack O' Lantern became available starting from October 21, 2015.
 * Ghost Pepper, Sweet Potato, Sap-fling, and Dandelion were made available from July 7, 2015 to August 18, 2015 for a permanently reduced price.
 * Tile Turnip can become the most expensive plant in the game, exceeding the sun limit if planted seven times.
 * As of the 2.9.1 update, all Day and Pool plants in Plants vs. Zombies have returned to the second game.
 * Gem-bought premium plants are not shared with other profiles.
 * Frostbite Caves, Lost City, Jurassic Marsh, Kung-Fu World, and Castle in the Sky are currently the only worlds that do not include returning plants.
 * Dandelion is the only plant based off the Chinese version to be released in the international version with different designs.
 * Since the end of August 2015, each week allows the player to buy one of the money-purchased premium plants for gems; however, they will be available only for a current profile.