Removed plants
These plants were once in the codes for Plants vs. Zombies: All Stars but removed in later versions.
Lychee Bomb (荔枝; pinyin: lìzhī)
Had an unknown purpose. Can still be seen on a certain screen in the game.
Liontail (狮尾草; pinyin: shī wěi cǎo)
The original upgrade of Dogtail.
Plant Food upgrade
Fatal Blow: Shoots spikes to the enemy with lowest health. It required Brave Plant Food to activate.
Magical Dragon Grass (神草龙; pinyin: shén cǎo lóng)
The original upgrade of Snapdragon.
Plant Food upgrade
Magical Dragon Spray: Rushes to the first enemy in its lane and sprays fire in a 3x3 area. It needed Brave Plant Food to activate.
Tropical Cannon (热带炮; pinyin: rèdài pào)
Had an unknown purpose, aside from being the upgrade to Coconut Cannon.
Pea Pod
Pea Pod was originally in the game, but it was removed.
Three-Headed Pea Pod
The upgrade to the Pea Pod.
Five-Headed Pea Pod
The upgrade to the Three-Headed Pea Pod.
Snow-shroom (白雪菇; pinyin: báixuě gū)
An unknown plant originally in the game. Evolved into Frost-shroom and further evolved into Ice-shroom.
Frost-shroom (冰霜菇; pinyin: bīngshuāng gū)
The upgrade to the Snow-shroom and the downgrade to Ice-shroom. Unknown what it did
Ice-shroom (冰川菇; pinyin: bīngchuān gū)
Upgrade to the Frost-shroom. Unknown what it did.
Gallery
Unused plants
These plants are unused in the code, and it is unknown what most of them do. However, it is known that Apple and Pear shoot lasers.
- Aloe Vera
- Apple: uses same design as unused apple plant from Plants vs. Zombies (without bite)
- Artichoke
- Bamboo-shoot
- Banana
- Bitter Melon
- Blueberries: uses same design as unused blueberries plant from the original Plants vs. Zombies
- Cabbage-pult
- Canta-pult: based on the cantaloupe, a variety of the muskmelon (Cucumis melo); uses same design as Melon-pult and Winter Melon
- Cauliflower: based on plant of the same name: has similar face face as Puff-shroom, Scaredy-shroom, and Sea-shroom
- Chili Bean
- Chomper
- Cuke
- Durian
- Eggplant
- Fire Gourd
- Garlic
- Gloom-shroom
- Grave Buster
- Heavenly Peach
- Iceberg Lettuce
- Imitater
- Infi-nut
- Iron Palm
- Kiwi
- Morning Glory
- Onion
- Orange
- Orchid Cactus: based on plant of the same name in the genus Epiphyllum, also known as the climbing cactus or leaf cactus
- Pear: design later used for Pair of Pears, Pear Pal, and Pair Pearadise
- Pepper-pult
- Pineapple
- Pitcher Plant
- Pomegranate
- Power Lily
- Rafflesia
- Sea-shroom
- Shaggy Ink Cap:
- Split Pea
- Spring Bean
- Squash
- Starfruit
- Sugar Cane
- Tangle Kelp: uses the same design from the original Plants vs. Zombies
- Threepeater
- Tomato
- Umbrella Leaf
- Water Dragon
Gallery of unused Plants
Gallery of unused Puzzle Pieces
Concept designs
Some official artwork of certain plants was released before they were released, but had their design changed when they were added to the game.
Bungee Zombies
The Bungee Zombie and its Great Wall variant were seen in an advertisement.