Blooming Heart

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This item is available only during certain events, and cannot always be obtained in-game. However, it can still be used if you have already obtained it. It is currently not available.

For the version in Plants vs. Zombies Heroes, see Blooming Heart.

Blooming Heart is a special-edition lobbed-shot plant that was released for Valenbrainz 2016 in Plants vs. Zombies 2. She lobs hearts that deal more damage over time.

She returned in Valenbrainz 2017. Seed packets for her were also sold in the store for real money. The player could buy the huge bundle, including Blooming Heart and 120 seed packets, allowing this plant to reach level 4 immediately.

During Valenbrainz 2018, she returned again along with the Hot Date.

Origins

She is based on the lamprocapnos, or the bleeding heart. Her name is a portmanteau of "bloom," the name for one or more flowers on a plant, and "bleeding heart." The bloom could refer to how her damage 'blooms' with every hit, meaning that every hit she does is stronger than the last. The heart in her name refers to the fact that she lobs hearts at zombies.

Almanac entry

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		SUN COST 150			RECHARGE Fast

		TOUGHNESS Typical			DAMAGE Heavy

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Upgrades

Plant Food effect

When fed with Plant Food, Blooming Heart will throw big projectiles at every zombie on screen, by dealing 200 damage per shot initially, and increases by 40 damage per shot each time they hurt the same zombie. The maximum damage she can deal is 300 damage per shot.

Also, if a zombie is hurt by Blooming Hearts' Plant Food effect, it would bear more damage even when hurt through normal attack, which increases by 20 damage per shot each time.

Level upgrades

Level upgrades (China only)

Level	Upgrades	Description
	Absolutely Infatuated	There is a 10% chance that when it hits the zombie, a huge love mark will be formed. Blooming Heart will give priority to attack the zombie with that love mark in its lane.
	Combat Training	Blooming Heart gains 50% more attack power and health (150% of initial).
	The Eternity of Love	The effect of forming a huge love mark is increased.
	Cell Activation	Blooming Heart gains another 50% more attack power and health (200% of initial).
	Ability Awaken	Blooming Heart may be boosted when planted.
	Fighting Power	Blooming Heart gains another 50% more attack power and health (250% of initial).

Strategies

Blooming Heart draws great advantage in dealing large amounts of damage to strong zombies, and deals heavy splash damage when fed with Plant Food. She is well used in tandem with Shrinking Violet, as shrunken zombies are weaker and will take much more damage when Blooming Heart is used. However, take note that Blooming Heart's regular projectile does not deal splash damage. Thus, she is not a very ideal choice in Endless Zones, as when there are large hordes of zombies, Blooming Heart will not be able to handle all of them.

Blooming Heart is not a good choice in Dark Ages, as Jester Zombies will deflect her projectiles, Wizard Zombies will turn her into sheep before she manages to deal heavy damage, and Zombie Kings will keep turning Peasant Zombies into Knight Zombies, thus nullifying Blooming Heart's increased damage.

A great advantage is to use two or three Plant Food in large hordes for the effect of hearts growing in zombies for more damage. This can easily occur using Tile Turnip.

Gallery

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Trivia

• She, Sap-fling, Winter Melon and Dusk Lobber are the only plants that have catapulting appendages but do not have the suffix "-pult."
• Her idle animation involves her winking and blowing a flying kiss to her front, presumably at the zombies (based on her Almanac entry).
• According to her sprites, there are unused fire sprites and pepper silhouettes (which may indicate that, aside from Sap-fling, Blooming Heart may also have been based on Pepper-pult).
• She can sometimes start with maximum damage when planted. It is unknown if this is a bug, as her damage is supposed to increase with each projectile.

Specific to the Chinese version (China only)

• In the 1.8.0 update, she, along with Cactus made a cameo appearance in an advertisement before officially released.
• She, along with Caulipower were the only special-edition premium plants from international version to be world-obtained plants in Chinese version.
  • She is also the second premium plant from international version to be obtained by beating a level. The first is Fire Peashooter.

See also

• Lobbed shots