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Cro-Magnolia is a colossal rare plant card in Plants vs. Zombies Heroes and a member of the PvZH Kabloom IconKabloom class. It costs 3SunPvZH to play and has 2StrengthPvZH/4HeartPvZH.

It does not have any traits, and its Plant Evolution ability gives all plants on its lane and the lanes adjacent to it, including it, +2StrengthPvZH.

Origins[]

Magnolia

Just like Steel Magnolia, it is based on the magnolia, a type of flower. Its petals also appear to be based on fossilized ferns, members of a group of vascular plants (plants with xylem and phloem) that reproduce via spores and have neither seeds nor flowers.

Its name is a portmanteau of "Cro-Magnon," a word used to describe the first early modern humans (early Homo sapiens sapiens) that lived in the European Upper Paleolithic, referring to its appearance and it being a Colossal Fossils card, and "magnolia," the real-life plant it is based on.

Its description is an allusion to its gentler face expression compared to Steel Magnolia, as well as the fossil patterns on its petals.

Statistics[]

  • Class: Kabloom
  • Tribe: Flower Plant
  • Traits: None
  • Ability: Plant Evolution: Plants here and next door get +2StrengthPvZH.
  • Set - Rarity: Colossal - Rare

Card description[]

In the secret groves of Hollow Earth, Magnolias evolved to shun steely stoicism, boasting blunt barbarity.

Update history[]

Update 1.22.12[]

  • Added to the game.

Strategies[]

With[]

Cro-Magnolia, like most Evolution plants, is best used when played on another plant. It is best to play Cro-Magnolia when there is at least one vital plant on either side of the plant that is going to Evolve. If you successfully Evolve it, Cro-Magnolia becomes a 4StrengthPvZH/4HeartPvZH with a great ability. Otherwise, it is just a plant with average stats.

Each hero can use this card effectively:

  • Spudow, due to his huge arsenal of high-health Team-Up cards, can lead to easily having 6 plants boosted, which can provide a big threat to his opponent if they do not have the right cards to deal with them. He can even play Steel Magnolia and then use it to evolve Cro-Magnolia, effectively giving all plants a boost of 2 health and strength.
  • Solar Flare can team this up with Power Flower and Briar Rose, or extra healing in terms of Power Flower, and possibly even boosting its strength to make it become a 5StrengthPvZH/5HeartPvZH with PvZH Strikethrough IconStrikethrough, while also being able to remove any zombie that hurts it if Briar Rose is on the field. She can also team it with an Evolved Elderberry for even more powerful results.
  • Nightcap can team it up with Threepeater, Shooting Starfruit or Tricorn for massive damage output. Assuming all attacking lanes are empty, Threepeater does 9 damage at once, Tricorn does 12 when non-Evolved and 18 when Evolved, while Shooting Starfruit does 20, which is enough to defeat his opponent at once. However, this is a late-game move due to the high cost of all three aforementioned plants.
  • Captain Combustible can use this plant to boost Potted Powerhouse's stats by 3~6 times while in his hand.

Against[]

A 4StrengthPvZH/4HeartPvZH plant that also boosts other plants for only 3SunPvZH is a very dangerous one to be on the field. However, it does have a weakness, which is Rocket Science. If Cro-Magnolia is played a bit later, Screen Door Zombie can nullify Cro-Magnolia's attack and destroy it. But either way, you still have the boosted plants to deal with. Since the plants will be boosted en masse, prioritize the most threatening plant.

Like most Evolution cards, you cannot do much against its ability, but you can try to remove as many plants as possible so Cro-Magnolia cannot activate it.

Gallery[]

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In other languages[]

Please note that only official translations are used.

Language Name Description
United States of America English Cro-Magnolia Portmanteau of "Cro-Magnon" and "magnolia"
China Simplified Chinese 石器木兰 "Stone Tool Magnolia"
Taiwan Traditional Chinese 克魯木蘭 "Cro Magnolia", with the "Cro" portion being transliterated
France French Cro-Magnolia Same as English
Germany German Cro-Magnolie Same as English
Italy Italian Cro-magnolia Same as English
Japan Japanese クロマニョリア English name transliterated into Japanese
South Korea Korean 크로마그놀리아 English name transliterated into Korean
Brazil Brazilian Portuguese Cro-Magnólia Same as English
Russia Russian Древняя магнолия
Spain Spanish Cromagnolia Same as English


Trivia[]

  • The pattern on its petals resemble plant fossils.
  • It shares animations with Steel Magnolia.

See also[]

V · E Plants in Plants vs. Zombies Heroes
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Rare
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Colossal Cro-Magnolia
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Common Snowdrop · Weenie Beanie · Snow Pea · Cattail · Smoosh-Shroom · Threepeater
Uncommon
Premium Iceberg Lettuce · Shellery · Rescue Radish · Spring Bean · Vanilla · Carrotillery
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Colossal Grave Mistake · Pear Pal
Triassic Primal Peashooter
Rare
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Galactic Cosmic Bean · Melon-Pult
Colossal Tricorn
Triassic Lily Pad
Super-Rare
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Galactic Laser Cattail · Bog of Enlightenment · Cool Bean
Colossal Jelly Bean
Triassic Rotobaga · Shrinking Violet
Legendary
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Galactic Shooting Starfruit · Dark Matter Dragonfruit
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PvZH Solar Icon Solar
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Common Bellflower · Sunflower · Mixed Nuts · Squash · Smashing Pumpkin
Uncommon
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Colossal Kernel-Pult
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Rare
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Galactic Cosmic Flower · Heartichoke
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Super-Rare
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Token Cards Astrocado Pit
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Unobtainable
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