Nightshade (ThatToasterGuy)

The Nightshade is the fifth and final non-premium plant obtained in the Roman Empire. The Nightshade fires poisonous berries at a slow rate that poison zombies in a 3x3 area.

Suburban Almanac Entry
“Oh yes, I promise you beauty. I pledge you eyes that can absorb the world. All it will take is one kiss on your pale forehead.”

Strategies
Avoid wasting a large amount of sun and space on Nightshades. Enough Nightshades should only be used to sustain the poison status effect across all or most of the rows. Any more Nightshades would mostly be unnecessary. It is also recommended to infect zombies as soon as possible to ensure maximum damage.

In the Roman Empire, the Nightshade can counter the healing effects of the Zombie Physician. It may be ideal to place Nightshades ahead of elevators so that they can focus on the main incoming zombies, in particular the very strong Legionary Zombies and the Zombie Physicians. Both zombies coupled together can be particularly dangerous.

Trivia

 * Nightshade is a family of flowering plants that includes tomatoes and potatoes.
 * This plant in particular is based off the notorious 'deadly nightshade'.
 * One of the symptoms of deadly nightshade poisoning is widened eyes. The berry was used in Italy to widen eyes to make women more beautiful. This is the reason for the word 'belladonna' in its scientific name 'atropa belladonna'. Belladonna in Italian means beautiful lady.
 * The "promise of beauty" and "eyes that can absorb the world" are a reference to this.
 * The last sentence in the almanac entry is a reference to John Keats' poem Ode on Melancholy.
 * The Nightshade presumably has five eyes, but only four are visible.
 * Its eyes give it the appearance some form of beast.