What plant explodes and damages all zombies in a 3x3 area?

What plant explodes and damages all zombies in a 3x3 area? Cherry Bomb does. It is one of the original daytime plants in Plants vs. Zombies and serves as an instant area-of-effect attack.

When planted, Cherry Bomb detonates almost immediately, damaging every zombie within the surrounding 3x3 grid. That makes it useful when several lanes are threatened at once, especially during dense waves or when powerful zombies are grouped together. Its high sun cost and relatively long recharge prevent players from using it continuously.

Cherry Bomb is sometimes confused with Jalapeno, another explosive plant. Jalapeno burns every zombie across one complete row, while Cherry Bomb affects a square area covering three rows and three columns. Potato Mine is also explosive, but it must arm itself and activates when a zombie steps on it.

The plant’s design is a literal pair of cherries with fuse-like stems, fitting the series’ playful approach to turning familiar plants into defensive weapons. Its area attack also makes it a useful emergency tool when normal shooters cannot eliminate a crowd quickly enough.