Glowing Bulb

The Glowing Bulb is a special light-producing plant in Plants vs. Zombies: The Final Showdown, similar to Planterns. However, Glowing Bulb lights up the entire screen on its own, therefore taking up less space than Planterns or Bright-shrooms. The downside to lighting up this area is quite significant however.
Aside from possessing an Ultra Slow recharge, therefore taking over two minutes to replace if it's killed quickly, it constantly requires sun to power itself. It will drain 5 sun every two seconds and will stop working if you run out of sun entirely. Over the course of a minute, it will cost 150 sun to run, thus making it costly in the long-term.
It is introduced after beating Night 9 of Hidden Base.
Made by Milesprower2.
==Origin==
His name comes from "glow", as in a steady light, and "bulb", which has a dual meaning of both a part of a plant usually found underground, and a shortened version of "light bulb".
==Appearance==
A green plant bulb half hidden in the ground similar to Potato Mines, with small, black eyes. When active, its eyes will turn yellow and it will have a massive aura of light around it, much brighter than Planterns.
==Almanac Entry==
Glowing Bulb
Drains 5 sun every two seconds to power itself, but lights up the entire screen. Of course, if you run out of sun, it stops working.
Range: whole screen
Special: lights up the whole screen but constantly drains sun
Plant Food effect: one minute of free lighting
Glowing Bulb's costs may seem steep, but he assures us that at least 20% of the sun you spend goes to lighting up the room.
Cost: 25
Recharge: ultra slow
==Plant Food==
For one minute, it will light up the screen completely for free.
Honestly not very useful since you can produce at least 150 sun (the cost for one minute of lighting) by feeding Plant Food to most sun producers.
==Strategies==
The Glowing Bulb is extremely effective if you have sufficient sun production in a longer level, however it can be ineffective for early lighting when sunlight is sparse. It's best to build up some reserves before planting the Glowing Bulb, and then keep around 50 sun spare at all times so you never run out and let the Glowing Bulb lose power.
If you need to light up the screen early on, when the Glowing Bulb is less effective, Bright-shrooms are a good choice due to being completely free.
Lastly, you need to make sure that you keep the Glowing Bulb completely protected from zombies as it the recharge makes it difficult to replace. Since it can light up the entire screen regardless of location, placing it far left (with Umbrella Leaves to block Spy Zombies attacking it in Hidden Base) is the best way to go about keeping it safe.
==Other==
Category:Plants made by Milesprower2
Category:Light Plants
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