Plants vs Zombies 2 - Penny's Pursuit - Money Plant Showcase - Gold Bloom - Sept 2023

Gold Bloom seeds were offered from September 27, 2023 through October 4, 2023.

Gold Bloom is a member of the Enlighten-Mint family.
Gold Bloom costs 0 Sun.
When planted, Gold Bloom drops 375 Sun.
Gold Bloom has a 75 second recharge. (-2 to -5 seconds per level.)

Commentary:
What can you say? Gold Bloom lets you start every level with an additional 375 Sun. This can be used in Arena League or during Penny's Pursuit to give you an added boost. Or you can even use starting plant food to make this even more potent. What about using Imitater to duplicate Gold Bloom? There is a lot to like about this.

That said, Gold Bloom is a Sun boost. It is an instant plant which means Gold Bloom should not be your only Sun producer on a level. You should take another Sun producer which means you are dedicating two (2) slots to Sun producers which leaves one (1) less slot for zombie eliminating plants. This may or may not be a concern. However, on levels where one can only select five (5) or fewer plants, this can be a problem.

Bottom Line:
Gold Bloom does not really have an equal - only Solar Sage comes close. However, Gold Bloom is a money plant. The player needs to decide if Gold Bloom is worth the real world cash needed to unlock this plant.

Level 1 - Difficulty 🌶️🌶️🌶️ - Bonus 2 of 2
Survive the zombie attack.
Chosen Perk is Iced Out - Ice Blooms on conveyor belt.
Survive and protect the endangered plants - Peashooters on column 7
Fill a horizontal row with plants. (All 9 tiles must have a plant on it.)

Level 2 - Difficulty 🌶️🌶️🌶️ - Bonus 1 of 2
Survive for three (3) minutes.
Chosen Perk is SHIELDS
Score to beat: 1,000,000 / 2,500,000 / 5,000,000
Shrink zombies not offered / 50 / 100 times.

Level 3 - Difficulty 🌶️🌶️🌶️ - Bonus 0 of 2
Survive the zombie attack.
Chosen Perk is Ice Bloom
Survive and protect the endangered plants - Snapdragons on R24C3 / add Magnet-shroom on R3C3 / add Magnet-shroom on R15C3
Do not lose more than not offered / 6 / 4 plants
Wintermelon and Bonk Choy on carts. Garlic pushes to middle.
conveyor belt

Level 4 - Difficulty 🌶️🌶️🌶️ - Bonus 2 of 2
Survive for three (3) minutes.
Chosen Perk is SHIELDS
Score to beat: 2,500,000 / 4,000,000 / 6,000,000
Destroy not offered / 30 / 30 Gravestones.

Level 5 - Difficulty 🌶️🌶️🌶️ - Bonus 0 of 2
Survive the zombie attack.
Chosen Perk is Ice Blooms on conveyor
Survive and protect the endangered plants - Iceberg Lettuce on column 1
Freeze zombies not offered / 100 / 200 times.

+Timestamps
00:00 Level 1 - Difficulty 3
02:04 Level 2 - Difficulty 3
04:21 Level 3 - Difficulty 3
07:05 Level 4 - Difficulty 3
09:15 Level 5 - Difficulty 3