Boom Balloon Flower

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This item is only obtainable during certain events. However, it can still be used if you have already obtained it. It is currently not available.

Boom Balloon Flower
Boom Balloon Flowers spawn exploding balloons that can be placed anywhere on the lawn as traps for zombies.
Almanac statistics
Sun cost	350
Recharge	5 seconds
Damage	575 damage per shot (per balloon)
Toughness	300 damage per shot
Usage	Tap or drag from Boom Balloon Flower to move a balloon to a tile
Family	Bombard-mint
In-game statistics
Rarity (China)	Super-Rare
Unlocked	250 seed packets
Unlocked (China)	Collect 10 Super-Rare Puzzle Pieces
Costumes
Boom Balloon Flower's balloons are inflated with hydrogen and aerosolized kerosene. It's an anti-safety measure.

“	Plant Boom Balloon Flower to spawn draggable balloon mines.	”
—Penny

Boom Balloon Flower is a manually controlled plant in Plants vs. Zombies 2, introduced in the 8.8.1 update. Boom Balloon Flower is able to launch exploding balloons to any tile on the lawn the player aims them at.

These balloons can be stacked if the player targets the same square (maximum of three) and will explode when zombies get near them in a similar manner to Potato Mine. If there are multiple balloons on a single tile, it will deal more damage to a zombie upon explosion. Balloons will self-destruct after 90 seconds.

In the Chinese version, her damage is increased to 600 DPS (at level 1), but the time she takes to make balloons is also increased to 5 seconds.

Origins

Boom Balloon Flower is based on the Platycodon grandiflorus plant, commonly known as the Balloon Flower, a plant native to East Asia named as such due to its balloon-shaped flower buds.

Her Plant Food attack, "Doom Balloon" is based on Doom-shroom from the original Plants vs. Zombies, although its design is more reminiscent of its Plants vs. Zombies Heroes appearance.

Almanac entry

Note: The stats shown below only apply to Level 1.

Boom Balloon Flower		SUN COST 350 RECHARGE 5 SUN COST: 350 RECHARGE: 5 TOUGHNESS 300 DAMAGE 575 TOUGHNESS: 300 DAMAGE: 575 PLANT FOOD POWER Damage FAMILY Bombard-mint PLANT FOOD POWER: Damage FAMILY: Bombard-mint Boom Balloon Flowers spawn exploding balloons that can be placed anywhere on the lawn as traps for zombies. Usage: tap or drag from Boom Balloon Flower to move a balloon to a tile Boom Balloon Flower's balloons are inflated with hydrogen and aerosolized kerosene. It's an anti-safety measure.

Boom Balloon Flower

		SUN COST 350			RECHARGE 5

SUN COST: 350
RECHARGE: 5

		TOUGHNESS 300			DAMAGE 575

TOUGHNESS: 300
DAMAGE: 575

		PLANT FOOD POWER Damage			FAMILY Bombard-mint

PLANT FOOD POWER: Damage
FAMILY: Bombard-mint

Boom Balloon Flowers spawn exploding balloons that can be placed anywhere on the lawn as traps for zombies.

Usage: tap or drag from Boom Balloon Flower to move a balloon to a tile
Boom Balloon Flower's balloons are inflated with hydrogen and aerosolized kerosene. It's an anti-safety measure.

Upgrades

Plant Food effect

Plant Food animation

When given Plant Food, Boom Balloon Flower will spawn a giant Doom-shroom balloon named the "Doom Balloon", then she must recharge. The balloon will explode once it reaches the fifth column, dealing 875 (1300 in the Chinese version) damage to zombies and obstacles.

Bombard-mint effect

When boosted by Bombard-mint, Boom Balloon Flower's balloons will deal an additional 1425 damage per shot, and the Doom Balloon will deal an additional 1725 damage per shot.

Level upgrades

Level	Seed Packets	Coins	Upgrades
			Sun Cost	Recharge	Toughness	Damage		Firing Rate
						Normal*	Plant Food
1	0	0	350	5 seconds	300 dps	575 dps	875 dps	3.25 seconds
2	50		325		350 dps	625 dps	925 dps	3 seconds
3	100		300	4.5 seconds	400 dps	675 dps	975 dps	2.75 seconds
4	200		275		450 dps	750 dps	1050 dps	2.5 seconds
5	300			4 seconds	500 dps	825 dps	1125 dps	2.25 seconds
6	400		250		550 dps	925 dps	1225 dps	2 seconds
7	500			3.5 seconds	600 dps	1025 dps	1325 dps	1.75 seconds
8	600		225		650 dps	1150 dps	1450 dps	1.5 seconds
9	800			3 seconds	700 dps	1275 dps	1575 dps	1.25 seconds
10	1,000		200		750 dps	1425 dps	1725 dps	1 second

*Per balloon.

Mastery upgrade

• Chance to Boost
• Toughness Bonus

Level Upgrade (China only)

Level	Upgrades	Description
	Balloons Improvement 气球改良	Decreases the amount of time to generate a balloon by 1 second, and Boom Balloon Flower now costs 50 sun less.
	Combat Training 战斗训练	Boom Balloon Flower gains 50% more attack power and health (150% of initial).
	Second Improvement 二次改良	Doubles the effect of Improved Balloons.
	Cell Activation 细胞活化	Boom Balloon Flower gains another 50% more attack power and health (200% of initial).
	Ability Awaken 能力觉醒	Boom Balloon Flower may be boosted when planted.
	Fighting Power 战斗能力	Boom Balloon Flower gains another 50% more attack power and health (250% of initial).
	Balloons of Celebration 庆典气球	Has a chance to generate an 8th anniversary themed balloon that will automatically fly to the nearest zombie and explode, with the explosion having a bigger range than normal.
	Fighting Power 战斗能力	Boom Balloon Flower gains another 50% more attack power and health (300% of initial).

Balance changes

Update 8.8.1

• ▲ Sun cost for levels 4, 6, and 8 reduced from 375, 350, and 325 to 275, 250, and 225 respectively.

Strategies

Due to Boom Balloon Flower's high sun cost, it is advised to have a high sun production before you begin planting Boom Balloon Flowers.

Input-wise, Boom Balloon Flower is very similar to Banana Launcher, Missile Toe and Holly Barrier: the player controls when and where the plant would launch balloon mines at, and she can recharge her balloon mines after launching them. Unless for making a Power Tile combo, it is not wise to plant a lot of (more than ten) Boom Balloon Flowers and use them as the sole attack method due to their high recharge rate that could make the player too busy to spawn mines.

Compared to Banana Launcher and Missile Toe, Boom Balloon Flower's damage is lower, but due to her firing rate, her DPS at level 1 (176.92) is higher than theirs (60). Also, it is worth noting that just a level 1 balloon mine can kill a Conehead Zombie.

Boom Balloon Flower's balloons act similarly to Potato Mines. However, her balloons can stay afloat; this means you can place explosive balloons on areas where you usually cannot plant Potato Mines, such as planks and water in Pirate Seas, rising tides in Big Wave Beach, and trap tiles in Lost City. In the latter, the plant will serve as a perfect substitute for Turkey-pult, as Turkey-pult's tofu turkeys can trigger both the boulder and fire trap tiles when the turkeys walk over it, killing all plants in that lane, while the floating balloons prevent that from happening. Unlike the Potato Mine, her balloons can also damage airborne zombies.

Her Plant Food attack can be used to thin out all zombies and obstacles on the lawn. It is best to feed Plant Food to the plant when there are large hordes of zombies in multiple lanes. Her Doom Balloon should not be used as a last resort either, as it takes time for the balloon to reach the fifth column and the zombies may have reached the house before the balloon explodes.

Boom Balloon Flower's balloons can be planted on other plants, this means you don't have to shovel a plant when planting a balloon mine. Be aware that Boom Balloon Flower's balloon mines self destruct after some time (90 seconds) even without the presence of zombies, whenever they remain untouched for the duration of the level, this is commonly observed in 4 flag levels in Adventure Mode and Endless Zones. The balloons usually self-destruct after 2 full flags have passed.

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In other languages

Language	Name	Description
English	Boom Balloon Flower
Simplified Chinese	爆炸桔梗
French	Fleur boum-boum
German	Knallballonblume
Italian	Fiore pallone esplosivo
Brazilian Portuguese	Flor-Balão Bombástica
Spanish	Flor petaglobera

Trivia

• Before the 8.9.1 update, Boom Balloon Flower shared the same crosshair as Holly Barrier.
• Boom Balloon Flower is currently one of the few damage dealing plants that lacks Damage Pierce in its Mastery upgrades. Instead, she has Toughness Bonus, therefore she could get bruised even if she reaches Mastery 200.
• Boom Balloon Flower is currently the only plant to summon a cameo appearance of another plant with its Plant Food ability without actually turning into the plant itself.
  • Boom Balloon Flower is one of two plants outside of Plants vs. Zombies 3 to have an officially named Plant Food ability. The second one is Tiger Grass.
• At 350 sun, she is the most expensive seed packet plant exceeding that of Stickybomb Rice and Dartichoke.
• Unlike Banana Launcher, but like Missile Toe, the player cannot control multiple Boom Balloon Flowers at once. If the player tries this, the Boom Balloon Flowers they tapped while controlling the original Boom Balloon Flower will become stuck and unusable.
  • This can be fixed by either digging up the Boom Balloon Flower or by using Plant Food on her.
• Unlike Banana Launcher and Missile Toe, Boom Balloon Flower can be planted on minecarts. If the player tries this, the minecarts can no longer be moved.

See also

• Doom-shroom
• Banana Launcher
• Holly Barrier
• Potato Mine