Plants are living organisms that belong to the Plantae kingdom. They obtain most of their energy from sunlight in a process called photosynthesis. However, not all plants absorb energy via photosynthesis. They are the protagonists of Plants vs. Zombies 3 and the player's main defense against the undead assailants.
There is a total of 41 plants, 39 of which are useable in-game, with the other 2 having an alternate use.
List of plants
This section is incomplete at the moment but will be updated over time by anyone who wishes to.
Note: All statistics are representative of each plant's default level.
Default
These plants are available from the beginning of the game.
| Plant | Information |
|---|---|
  |
Description: Shoots peas straight down the lane. Straightforward! Unlocked by: Starting the tutorial Plant Food: Rapid Fire: Unleashes an overwhelming barrage of peas. Tacobility: Repeater: Fires extra peas with every shot. Sun Cost: 3 |
 |
Description: Blocks zombies, absorbing lots of attacks with his hard shell. Imperturbable! Unlocked by: Starting the tutorial Plant Food: Shell Shove: Knocks back and stuns all zombies directly in front of him. Tacobility: Juggernut: Gains a tough outer shell of metal armor. Sun Cost: 2 |
 |
Description: Rapidly punches zombies ahead and behind. Pugnacious! Unlocked by: Starting the tutorial Plant Food: Fists of Fury: Punches in all directions, hitting all zombies in a 3x3 area. Tacobility: Flaming Fists: Punches out short-range fireballs that hit multiple zombies. Sun Cost: 6 |
Devour Tower
These plants are unlocked by clearing floors of the Devour Tower.
| Plant | Information |
|---|---|
 |
Description: Shoots slowly, dealing heavy damage. Devastating! Unlocked by: Clearing floor 1, then completing your first stage of Zombie Outbreak. Plant Food: Bamboom: Fires a massive missile that explodes in a 3x3 area. Tacobility: Shrapnel: Explodes missiles into fragments that damage nearby zombies. Sun Cost: 7 |
 |
Description: Lobs seeds that explode in to fragments, prioritizing fliers as her targets. Lobs 3 seed at a time at flying zombies, but only 1 seed otherwise. Suppressing! Unlocked by: Clearing floor 1, then collecting her seed packet. Plant Food: Seed Strike: Lobs seed cluster bombs at random zombies. Each hit explodes more fragments in a chain reaction. Tacobility: Flaktastic: Explodes seeds into more fragments. Fragments now pierce multiple zombies. Sun Cost: 5 |
 |
Description: Lobs cabbages, hitting flying and non-flying zombies. Crisp! Unlocked by: Clearing floor 2, then losing to a Balloon Zombie on floor 3. Plant Food: Cabbage Patch: Lobs heavy cabbages at random zombies on the lawn. Tacobility: Cold Slaw: Chills zombies, slowing them with a chance to freeze them solid. Sun Cost: 4 |
 |
Description: Flings pine needles that pierce through multiple zombies. Pine-scented! Unlocked by: Clearing floor 2, then collecting her seed packet. Plant Food: Needlework: Sprays wide waves of extra-sharp needles. Tacobility: Looking Sharp: Pierces additional zombies and sprays fragments on impact. Sun Cost: 5 |
 |
Description: Lobs corn kernels, with a chance to lob butter that stuns zombies. Corny! Unlocked by: Clearing floor 3, then collecting his seed packet. Plant Food: Butter Barrage: Instantly lobs butter at many random zombies, damaging and stunning them. Tacobility: Extra Butter: Increases chance of lobbing butter and butter duration. Sun Cost: 5 |
 |
Description: Breathes waves of short-range fire, three lanes wide. Jaw-dropping! Unlocked by: Clearing floor 3, then collecting his seed packet. Plant Food: Dragonfire: Spits a short-range fireball that does heavy damage to all zombies in a 3x3 area. Tacobility: Dragonflight: Takes flight, increasing attack range and hitting flying zombies. Sun Cost: 7 |
 |
Description: Blocks zombies. Butters zombies that attack her, stunning them. Fattening! Unlocked by: Clearing floor 5, then collecting her seed packet. Plant Food: Drizzled Butter: Pours butter down her lane, pushing back nearby zombies and leaving butter puddles. Tacobility: Build Me Up: Gains layers of buttery armor, damaging zombies when she butters them. Sun Cost: 1 |
 |
Description: Lashes out with vines. Prioritizes hitting Obstacles, doing extra Shatter damage to them. Cinematic! Unlocked by: Clearing floor 5, then collecting her seed packet. Plant Food: Shatter Storm: Rapidly attacks all Obstacles on the lawn, doing heavy shatter damage. Tacobility: Twin Vines: Attacks with two vines at once, hitting the two closest enemies. Sun Cost: 3 |
 |
Description: Shoots stars in five directions, including backwards. Star-studded! Unlocked by: Clearing floor 6, then collecting his seed packet. Plant Food: Starburst: Fires a burst of stars in 5 directions. Tacobility: Pointed Stars: Fires more stars, with each star piercing multiple zombies. Sun Cost: 6 |
 |
Description: Hurts all zombies that walk over it. Does heavy damage to pushed Obstacles. Prickly! Unlocked by: Clearing floor 8, then collecting his seed packet. Plant Food: Get over Here: Sends thorny roots to damage zombies in this lane and pull them closer. Tacobilty: Spikerock: Does extra damage and gains rocky armor that protects against pushed Obstacles. Sun Cost: 3 |
 |
Description: Smashes the first zombie that gets close to him, along with any other zombies in the same tile, then disappears. Slammin'! Unlocked by: Clearing floor 8, then collecting his seed packet. Plant Food: Spring Training: Squashes a 3x3 area in front of him, doing massive damage. Tacobilty: Gourdgeous: Does double damage and works more times before disappearing. Sun Cost: 2 |
   |
Description: Barks at zombies, making them take extra damage from all attacks. Grows bigger over time, and barks get stronger. Chonky! Unlocked by: Clearing floor 9, then collecting his seed packet. Plant Food: Howling Mad: Unleashes a howl that stuns all zombies in both his lanes. Tacobility: Beware of Dog: Bites zombies as well as barking. His bite is worse then his bark! Sun Cost: 4 |
|
|
Description: Shoots chain lightning at zombies in this and adjacent lanes. Can hit flying zombies. Shocking! Unlocked by: Plant Food: Power Surge: Discharges sustained lightning for several seconds, doing heavy damage. Tacobility: Forked Lightning: Shoots more lightning bolts with each attack. Sun Cost: 6 |
 |
Description: Speeds up all 8 surrounding plants. Puckering! Unlocked by: 'Plant Food:' Lemon Zest: Massively speeds up all 8 surrounding plants for a limited time. Tacobility: Pucker Up: Stuns zombies that attack plants surrounding Lemon-Aid. Sun Cost: 8 |
 |
Description: Bounces a zombie back into an adjacent lane, then has to recharge. Adoratruffle! Unlocked by: Plant Food: Kerfuffle: Pushes all zombies from this lane back and into adjacent lanes, damaging them. Tacobility: Muffle: Recharges faster and stuns zombies that she bounces. Sun Cost: 1 |
|
|
Description: Blocks Zombies. Pulls nearby zombies from adjacent lanes. Irresistable! Unlocked by: Plant Food: Irresistable: Pulls all zombies towards her from this lane and adjacent lanes, stunning them. Tacobility: Fatal Attraction: Explodes when destroyed, damaging all zombies in a 3x3 area. Sun Cost: 3 |
 |
Description: Unlocked by: Plant Food: Tacobility: Sun Cost: 1 |
 |
Description: Unlocked by: Plant Food: Tacobility: Sun Cost: |
 |
Description: Unlocked by: Plant Food: Tacobility: Sun Cost: |
 |
Description: Unlocked by: Plant Food: Tacobility: Sun Cost: |
 |
Description: Unlocked by: Plant Food: Tacobility: Sun Cost: |
 |
Description: Unlocked by: Plant Food: Tacobility: Sun Cost: 0 |
 |
Description: Unlocked by: Plant Food: Tacobility: Sun Cost: 7 |
|
|
Description: Unlocked by: Plant Food: Tacobility: Sun Cost: |
|
|
Description: Unlocked by: Plant Food: Tacobility: Sun Cost: 10 |
|
|
Description: Unlocked by: Plant Food: Tacobility: Sun Cost: 3 |
|
|
Description: Unlocked by: Plant Food: Tacobility: Sun Cost: 2 |
|
|
Description: Unlocked by: Plant Food: Tacobility: Sun Cost: 6 |
|
|
Description: Unlocked by: Plant Food: Tacobility: Sun Cost: 5 |
|
|
Description: Unlocked by: Plant Food: Tacobility: Sun Cost: |
|
|
Description: Unlocked by: Plant Food: Tacobility: Sun Cost: 3 |
|
|
Description: Unlocked by: Plant Food: Tacobility: Sun Cost: 6 |
|
Description: Unlocked by: Plant Food: Tacobility: Sun Cost: 10 |
.png){kind=link}
.png){kind=link}
Club Plants
These plants are unlocked by purchasing their seed packets with Caps.
| Plant | Information |
|---|---|
 |
Description: Pushes zombies attacking Garlic to adjacent lanes. Pungent! Unlocked by: Purchasing his seed packets with 60 Caps. Plant Food: Bad Breath: Shuffles zombies in front of Garlic to adjacent lanes, damaging them over time. Tacobility: Garlic Drone: Blocks flying zombies and gains armor. Vimpires that bite Garlic are instantly destroyed. Sun Cost: 1 |
 |
Description: Fires flaming peas down her lane, which damage other zombies in the same tile as her target. Roasted! Unlocked by: Purchasing her seed packets with 120 Caps. Plant Food: Flamethrower: Spits a stream of fire, damaging all zombies in her lane. Tacobility: Spreading Flames: Fires more peas that do more damage, causing fiery explosions in a 2x3 area. Sun Cost: 5 |
 |
Description: Bites zombies at close range. When Hydrangea takes damage, she grows another head, increasing her attack speed. heady! Unlocked by: Purchasing her seed packets with 240 Caps. Plant Food: Feeding Frenzy: Pulls nearby zombies close and unleashes a devastating series of bites. Tacobility: Regeneration: Grows another head and heals herself over time. Sun Cost: 3 |
Other Plants
| Plant | Information |
|---|---|
 |
Description: Passively generates sun, 1 sun every 3 seconds. |
 |
Description: You get 1 Cherry Bomb a level that can be planted anywhere to instantly blow up zombies in a 3x3 radius. |
Cherry Bomb: Used in its own slot for Instant-use plants.
Star Tree: A character that gives awards for collecting stars.
Magic Beans: A character that follows the Plants team after certain floors on the Devour Tower are completed.
Cameos
Repeater: Used as Peashooter's Tacobility upgrade.
Winter Melon: Used as Melon-Pult's Tacobility upgrade (presumably when the model is added)
Marigold: Used as a loading icon