Dried Kelp

Dried Kelp is the sixth and final plant obtained in Underwater City in Plants vs. Zombies 2. Dried Kelp is obtained after completing Day 27.
When placed underwater or on water (i.e. Big Wave Beach water, puddles or on Aqua Vine), Dried Kelp will shoot piercing seaweed bits at a rapid rate, dealing 20 damage for each seaweed bit and can pierce up to 3 zombies. However if Dried Kelp keeps shooting, she will overheat, rendering her unable to attack for several seconds.
When placed on land, Dried Kelp will become dried (hence the name), Dried Kelp will shoot a large seaweed bit at a slower rate, dealing 50 damage. The seaweed bit will also split if it hits a zombie, dealing damage in a 2×3 area around the targeted zombie, with one attack for a single tile. The split attack also pierces zombies in 2x3 area. Additionally, Dried Kelp will increased her health to 1500 damage when on land.
== Origins ==
She is based on kelp, large brown algae seaweed that make up the order Laminariales with long, stringy leaves that have been known to tangle small fish.
Her name, along her dried form when planted on land is likely a reference to kombu, the Japanese word for dried kelp.
== Almanac entry ==
== Upgrades ==
=== Plant Food effect ===
When given Plant Food on water, Dried Kelp shoots 120 piercing seaweed bits in front of her in a spread. If given Plant Food on land, Dried Kelp shoots 6 large seaweed bits in a straight lane, knocking back any zombie hit by them one tile as well as split to damage additional zombies.
=== Spear-mint effect ===
When boosted by Spear-mint, Dried Kelp deals an additional 150 damage for piercing seaweed bits and 270 damage for large seaweed bits.
== Strategies ==
Overall, Dried Kelp is a good attacking plant if you need her. She can be a last resort plant in drier areas due to her increased health, however her underwater usage is good too, due to her rapid attack speed on top of piercing up to 3 zombies like Cactus. However, the underwater ability is limited to Underwater City, Big Wave Beach and levels with puddles featured unless one have Aqua Vine unlocked.
== Gallery ==
File:DriedKelpHD.png|HD Dried Kelp
File:Dried KelpHD.png|HD Dried Kelp (old)
Category:Attacking plants
Category:Piercing plants
Category:Underwater plants
Category:Straight-shooting plants
Category:Spear-mint Family plants