Lord Bamboo

Lord Bamboo (竹员外; pinyin: zhú yuánwài) is a plant in the Chinese version of Plants vs. Zombies 2. It explodes the first zombie on contact, killing both itself and the zombie(s) in its area. It is a limited-time plant celebrating the Lunar New Year. As of April 4, 2015, it became no longer available.

To unlock this plant, the player could open red envelopes, which were obtained from Gods of Wealth, or by spending diamonds. To get both it and its costume, the player could answer nine questions correctly in the quiz game mode.

Almanac entry
Sun cost : 50

DAMAGE: Massive

AREA: Touch

RECHARGE: Slow

Lord Bamboo explodes the first zombie on contact.

Lord Bamboo lives in a big house in the west of Fireworks Town lonely. He looks ill, but he is, in fact, a loving old man who likes children. He will bring firecrackers to the children in town on Spring Festival, expects them can spend a happy new year. And what he wishes mostly is, his grandson, Bamboo Shoot, who went for learning skills faraway, could knock the door stepping the scraps of firecrackers...

After upgrading, Lord Bamboo splits after the first explosion, falling to the ground again, and causing explosions of single-tile damage on random tiles.

Plant Food
When fed Plant Food, Lord Bamboo will release a "carpet" of firecrackers on its lane, which will detonate shortly, killing or damaging the zombies stepping on it.

Costumed
With its costume, after feeding with Plant Food, the zombies that are damaged by the carpet will be bounced, and they cannot move for a short time.

Trivia

 * It resembles the Chinese firecrackers (爆竹, which are actually explosive bamboo).
 * It is the second plant in Chinese version of Plants vs. Zombies 2 that is based on bamboo, with the first being Bamboo Shoot.
 * According to its Almanac entry, Bamboo Shoot is its grandson.
 * It bears a small resemblance to Small Bamboo Cage.
 * Lord Bamboo's background in its Almanac is Big Wave Beach, even though it is not obtained in that world.
 * Sap-fling and Ghost Pepper also share this trait in the Chinese version.
 * Its idle animation resembles the one used for Pomegranate Machine Gun.
 * Lord Bamboo, Ghost Pepper, Sweet Potato, Sap-fling and Dandelion are the only plants that were avaliable for a limited time.
 * Sometimes, Lord Bamboo appears on special sales in the Store. It is unknown why since it was removed from gameplay.
 * Same thing happened with Ghost Pepper, Sweet Potato and Sap-fling in the international version, but it was during the Luck o' the Zombie Pinata Party events, being a bonus for the players.