

The player should plant only two Planterns in a level, place him near the pool on the fourth row to the right side of the lawn. It is a good idea to put Planterns behind defensive plants such as Wall-nuts or Garlic, or inside a Pumpkin, to prevent them from being eaten if you can. The latter however can be used in a harder but more practical way. He is a more easy-to-use and a more sun-saving alternative than the Blover. In Vasebreaker, he is used to reveal what the vases contain within a 3x3 range. If Planterns are planted one square into the foggy area in the rows on either side of the Pool, all of the fog will disappear aside from some scraps of it in the corners of the screen. Plant him within the foggy area on the right side of the screen to reveal the enemy.

The only purpose of Plantern is to illuminate areas of Fog in the fog levels and It's Raining Seeds. Other plants eat light and excrete oxygen Planterns light up an area, letting you see through fog. Because he is not a mushroom, he does not need to be planted in the Mushroom Garden to grow. Technically, like the Grave Buster, the Plantern is not actually a Night plant. He can be planted anywhere, but is only used for his real purpose in the Fog and Vasebreaker levels. Plantern is obtained in the Fog area, specifically after beating the first level, and will illuminate and disperse a large area of fog (5x7), allowing the player to see approaching zombies and their own defense within the cleared radius.

