Players discuss alive and dead plants, especially around lightning, but the exact state rules are not described in the public official material. Do not remove a struck plant until you have inspected its remaining actions and value.
State comparison checklist
Field
Alive plant
Dead or struck plant
Status
Appearance
Capture color, effects, size, state label.
Capture every visible change.
Needs in-game comparison.
Growth
Observe whether indicators continue.
Wait only if the account can afford the risk.
Needs in-game comparison.
Actions
List harvest, sell, remove, or other prompts.
List which prompts remain or change.
Needs in-game comparison.
Value
Record display and actual proceeds.
Record display and actual proceeds.
No reliable public values.
Test without losing the farm
Use an affordable seed and keep money for another cycle. Record an alive control at the same planned harvest point. If lightning creates a different state, compare the two without adding fertilizer or another upgrade.
“Dead” may mean no growth, changed value, a different harvest result, or only a visual state; none is assumed here. If the plant cannot be interacted with, rejoin once and record whether it persists before reporting a bug.
Use Lightning for event observations and Harvesting for collection checks.
Needs in-game testing: official state names, lightning relationship, continued growth, available actions, displayed value, proceeds, removal, and persistence.