Dave's mold colonies

Four tiles with Dave's mold colonies on them

Dave's mold colonies are green chunks of mold in Plants vs. Zombies 2 that appear on certain tiles. They only appear in levels where one of the requirements is to not plant on them. In the current version, it is impossible to plant on them so they cannot directly cause the loss of a level. However, before the 1.7 update, they could be planted on, which would result in the loss of a star received from not planting of them.

Appearances

Ancient Egypt

• Day 13
• Day 19
• Day 22

Big Wave Beach

• Day 9

Lost City

• Day 30

Jurassic Marsh

• Day 26

Piñata Party

Appearances before the 1.7 update

Ancient Egypt

• Day 1, Star 2
• Day 4, Star 1
• Day 6, Star 2
• Day 9, Star 2

Pirate Seas

• Day 1, Star 1
• Day 3, Star 2
• Day 6, Star 3

Wild West

• Day 1, Star 2
• Day 3, Star 3
• Day 4, Star 1
• Day 7, Star 2
• Day 9, Star 3

Gallery

Mold colonies celebrating after successfully completing the level.

Mold colonies when a plant is about to be planted on them.

HD mold colony.

HD Mold.

A glitch in earlier versions when the player uses Plant Food on a Chili Bean or Potato Mine, where if one lands on the mold, they will not disappear.

Mold Colonies in Piñata Party.

Sprites of mold colonies alongside various environment modifiers

Mold Colonies on an aura tile emitted by Moonflower

Trivia

• In earlier versions, plants which multiply themselves under Plant Food (such as Potato Mine and Chili Bean) could land on a mold colony and not disable the challenge.
  • In newer versions, it is impossible for them to land on a mold colony. If there is no room left on the lawn other than on mold colonies, they simply will not spawn.
• When the player completes a level with them, the mold colonies will start jumping. The player will hear a squishing sound while the mold colonies are jumping.
  • They can also hide if the player hovers a plant over them.