Nutmag

Nutmags are delayed fiery defensive nut plants that take a while to arm themselves.

Overview
When planted, Nutmag initially appears as a small fissure in the ground. This fissure does virtually nothing, aside from clearing fog in a 3x3 area. After 10 seconds, however, Nutmag will burst out of the crack in the ground. This deals 20 damage in a 3x3 area to all affected zombies. Afterwards, Nutmag acts as an Endurian, dealing 0.5 damage points to zombies in contact, as well as sustaining 45 normal damage points.

Nutmag out of the ground clears fog in a 4x4 radius.

Once eaten, Nutmag will dissipate into a small puddle, which is exactly the same as Lava Guava's lava pool.

Like most other fire plants, Nutmag will thaw frozen plants around him. He's also impervious to fire attacks or freezing winds, and his fire damage thaws slowed zombies.

Nutmag also has the added side effect of being slightly amphibious. However, planting him directly in a water tile turns the tile into a ground space.

Since Nutmag burrows into the ground for his first stage, he cannot be planted on any shallow surfaces, such as planks and pads.

Nutmag is based off of the nutmeg. His name is a portmanteau of "nutmeg" and "magma."

Plant Food Ability
When using Plant Food on Nutmag, he will spew lava bubbles at zombies. These bubbles turn into Lava Guava-esque puddles when they land, and they also char any zombies where they initially hit. If Nutmag has not been armed yet, then this will arm it. Nutmag will also regain its health.

Strategies
Similar to Potato Mine, Nutmag has a faster starting recharge. This allows Nutmag to be used in a similar fashion, but its 100 sun cost may prevent that. To counteract this, plant a Gold Bloom or other fast sun-producing plants.

Nutmag's delayed reaction may make it a bad plant when you need to quickly stop the approaching zombies, especially in dire situations.

Nutmag is also stronger and more expensive than Lava Guava. This makes the two useful in different situations.

Nutmag's fiery deposition also makes it a good defensive choice in icy worlds, such as Frostbite Caves.