Cattail

The Cattail is an upgradefor the Lily Pad. It costs $10,000 to buy from Crazy Dave's shop, and 225 sun on the lawn (plus the 25 sun from the Lily Pad that must be planted first). Its tail and name are based on the Typha latifolia, a perrennial herbacous in the genus Typha. Its face, however, is based on the domestic cat.

Usage
The Cattail has the damage and rate of fire of a Repeater. The spikes it fires are homing, and can hit zombies anywhere (except underwater). It attacks zombies closest to the plant, though it prioritizes Balloon Zombies, and it can attack Shield Zombies around their Shields. It is very helpful with Digger Zombies if they're in the back row, as it will kill them before they can move.

Strategy
Because a single Cattail can cover all six lanes, it makes a good early defensive plant. It also helps deal with Digger Zombies and Imps (it can shoot backward) as well as Balloon Zombies. Unfortunately, all your Cattails will usually fire at the same target (except under certain conditions), and when that target dies, spikes in the air are wasted. This limits the effectiveness of large numbers of Cattails. It's a good idea to use Cattails in the Survival Mode but not too many.

Almanac entry
Cattails can attack at any lane and shoot down Balloon Zombies too.

Must be planted on Lily Pads.

"Woof!" says Cattail. "Woof, woof, woof! Does this confuse you? Do you expect me to say "Meow" like a cat just because the word "cat" is in my name and I also look like a cat? That's not how things work around here. I refuse to be pigeonholed."

Trivia

 * The Cattail is the only water plant that is an upgrade.
 * A Cattail can be downgraded to a Lily Pad if you have a Pumpkin on it and try to dig up the Cattail, that's maybe because the Pumpkin might fall into the water, which could be useful on a Pool or Fog Survival Level when the Lily Pad chosen because of the importance of offensive plants in the Survival levels.
 * Bungee Zombies can downgrade a Cattail with a Pumpkin.
 * The Cattail is the only offensive water plant that can be protected by a Pumpkin because it sits on top of a Lily Pad.
 * The Cattail is the most expensive aquatic plant, costing 225 Sun.
 * During the ending credits of Zombies on Your Lawn, it is shown next to Laura Shigihara's name.
 * This could mean that its design is based on her, or that she likes the plant.
 * Cattails only attack the nearest zombie to your house.
 * When a zombie is defeated and the spikes from Cattail are still aiming for the same direction, it will not damage the Zombie behind the defeated one (unlike peas, which still hit the zombie behind).