Magenolia

Magenolia is a straight-shooting Plant in the game Plants vs. Zombies: Suburbia Defenders. It is unlocked after beating Day 21 of Flowery Meadows, and charges up powerful energy balls that grow stronger over time.
Every 3 seconds, Magenolia summons an energy ball that orbits around it and gets stronger over time. Magenolia can have up to 3 energy balls orbiting around itself, and stops producing them once there are three orbiting around it. These energy balls do 2 nds of damage normally and increase by 1 nds every 3 seconds, capping at a total of 10 nds. They also get new abilities every 4th charge, becoming even stronger.
After 4 charges, energy balls gain the ability to deal 25% damage as Splash Damage to all other Zombies on the tile. After maxing out at 8 extra charges, energy balls also gain the ability to pierce through up to 4 Zombies, greatly increasing crowd control capabilities.
When tapped, Magenolia will quickly fire the strongest stored ball of energy down the lane. Otherwise, if Zombies come within 3 tiles of Magenolia, it will rapidly expel the stored energy balls down the lane at a rate of one ball per second until there are none left or there are no Zombies nearby.
==Origins:==
Magenolia is based on a mage, a magician or other person learned in magic who uses or practices magic derived from supernatural, occult, or arcane sources. Its appearance is based on a stereotypical wizard, holding a staff and wearing a pointed hat with a whitish beard.
== Overview ==
Although Magenolia doesn't really impact your defenses at first, it is a great last-resort Plant capable of clearing out heavy crowds with ease. Although Magenolia's energy balls are very weak at first, their ability to grow more powerful makes them incredibly strong and definitely worthwhile if you just give them a bit of time to charge. Because Magenolia only normally fires when Zombies get near it, it is recommended to place them near the front of your defenses to deal with any Zombies that start getting too close, or near the back to make the most use of the manual activation.
==Genetic Levels==
Genetic Level	XP 	Coins	Upgrades	Upgrades 	Upgrades 	Upgrades 	Upgrades 	Upgrades 	Upgrades
Genetic Level	XP 	Coins	Sun Cost	Recharge(Sluggish)	Charge Time	NDS per charge	Max Damage	Attack Range	
1 	N/A	N/A 	325 	20 seconds 	3 seconds 	1 nds 	10 nds 	3 tiles 	
2 	3 	2,000	400 	25 seconds 	5 seconds 	2 nds 	20 nds 	4 tiles 	
3 	5 	4,000	450 	30 seconds 	7 seconds 	3 nds 	30 nds 	5 tiles 	
== Almanac Entry ==
==Plant Food:==
When Magenolia uses a Plant Food, Magenolia summons three giant balls of energy that fly down the lane, dealing massive damage to all Zombies they hit.
Power Mint Abilities:
===Enchant-mint===
When boosted by Enchant-mint, Magenolia's energy balls apply random effects to Zombies they hit and Magenolia charges up energy twice as fast.
== Strategies ==
When using Magenolia, it is recommended to use it as a last resort against approaching Zombies, not as the main attacker. Because the energy balls only become powerful if you let them charge up, it is a good idea to use knockback Plants to keep weaker Zombies away and allow Magenolia to focus on stronger Zombies or larger groups. Alternatively, you can plant them near the back of the lawn and use the when-tapped ability to keep Zombies at bay, although this requires more focus and may be harder for players who don't like manually activating their defense. When upgraded, Magenolia's maximum power greatly increases, at a cost of charging energy slower and costing much more. It is recommended to upgrade Magenolia for use in longer levels, allowing it to charge up and wipe out strong enemies with ease. 
==Trivia==
*Its appearance uses sprites from Dazey Chain, Elderberry, and Pumpkin Witch.
*It is Bobert's first Plant that can be manually-activated by tapping on it. 
*Magenolia was originally called Wizinnia and would zap Zombies with shrinking bolts of lightning, but this was changed because Bobert didn't like the name and the ability seemed too powerful. 
== Gallery ==
Magenolia.png|Magenolia on a transparent background
Magenolia Grass.png|Magenolia on the lawn
Magenolia Packet.png|Magenolia's Seed Packet
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