¨&&¨&¨&¨&¨ ¨¨¨&&¨¨&&¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ ¨¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ ¨&&¨&¨&¨&¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ ¨¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ ¨&&¨&¨&¨&¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ ~~~~~~~~~~~ ¨¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ $$ $$ ¨&&¨&¨&¨&¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ * BLU3 F1R3 * ¨¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ $$ $$ ¨&&¨&¨&¨&¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ ~~~~~~~~~~~ ¨¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ ¨&&¨&¨&¨&¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ TH3 ¨BLU3 F1RE¨ 1S 4 C4RN1VOROUS PL4NT ¨¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ L1VING MOSTLY 4T TH3 W3STERN 4LVAR (BUT ¨&&¨&¨&¨&¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ 1T H4S SPR34D TO 4 F3W OTH3R PL4C3S, ¨¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ MOSTLY ROCKY CO4STS). ¨&&¨&¨&¨&¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ ¨¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ TH3 PL4NT 1S 4 D3NSE N3TWORK OF ¨&&¨&¨&¨&¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ GR3EN-BROWN T3NT4CLE-L1K3 ROOTS, WH1CH ¨¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ 1S OFT3N C4LL3D "R4T'S T41L" B3FORE ¨&&¨&¨&¨&¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ BLOOM1NG. 1N L4T3 JUN3, 1T QU1CKLY ¨¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ SPROUTS F3ELERS, T3N TO TH1RTY ¨&&¨&¨&¨&¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ C3NT1METERS H1GH, F1LL3D W1TH PURPL3 ¨¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ H41RS - TH1S 1S TH3 BLU3 F1R3. TH1S ¨&&¨&¨&¨&¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ ST4G3 L4STS FOR ON3 OR TWO W3EKS, ¨¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ D3PEND1NG ON FOOD 4CC3SS, W4T3R, ¨&&¨&¨&¨&¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ CL1M4T3. ¨¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ ¨&&¨&¨&¨&¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ OFT3N 1T'S NOT CL34R HOW F4R TH3 PL4NT ¨¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ H4S SPR34D UNL3SS 1TS 1N TH3 F1R3 ¨&&¨&¨&¨&¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ ST4G3. SUDD3NLY, 4S 1F OV3RN1GHT, WHOL3 ¨¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ F13LDS C4N B3 TURN3D 4BLAZ3 (W1TH TH3 ¨&&¨&¨&¨&¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ S4M3 1NDIVIDU4L PL4NT, 4S W3LL)! 1N TH3 ¨¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ BLOOM1NG P34K, 1T'S NOT UNUSU4L FOR TH3 ¨&&¨&¨&¨&¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ WHOL3 4LVAR TO B3 CONN3CTED NORTH-SOUTH. ¨¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ ¨&&¨&¨&¨&¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ *$$~~~~~$$* ¨¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ ¨&&¨&¨&¨&¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ F1FTY W3EKS OF TH3 Y34R, WH1L3 1N R4T ¨¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ ST4G3, TH3 BLU3 F1R3 F3EDS ON TH3 STON3 ¨&&¨&¨&¨&¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ 1TS3LF V14 4 SLOW CH3M1C4L 4TTR1TION. ¨¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ TH1S 1S 3NOUGH TO K3EP TH3 ROOTS 4L1V3, ¨&&¨&¨&¨&¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ BUT 4LL GROWTH 4ND PROCR34T1ON MUST ¨¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ H4PP3N DUR1NG TH3 TWO W3EKS 1N JUN3. ¨&&¨&¨&¨&¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ ¨¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ NOW TH3 PL4NT F3EDS ON B1RDS; TH3 ¨&&¨&¨&¨&¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ S3M1STIFF UPR1GHT F3ELERS LOOKS L1K3 4N ¨¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ 3XTENS1ON OF TH3 S34, 4ND B1RDS 4R3 ¨&&¨&¨&¨&¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ TR1CK3D 1NTO L4ND1NG OR D1VING 1NTO 1T. ¨¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ TH3Y 4R3 QU1CKLY P4RALYZ3D BY TH3 ¨&&¨&¨&¨&¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ PO1SON ON TH3 PURPL3 H41RS, 4ND ¨¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ D3VOURED OV3R 4 P3R1OD OF HOURS. ¨&&¨&¨&¨&¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ ¨¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ PROCR34T1ON C4N H4PP3N S3XU4LLY V14 ¨&&¨&¨&¨&¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ SPOR3S (CRYPTOG4M1A) OR 4S3XUALLY WH3N ¨¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ TH3 ROOTS 4R3 CUT, D1VIDING 4N ¨&&¨&¨&¨&¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ 1NDIVIDU4L 1NTO TWO. ¨¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ ¨&&¨&¨&¨&¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ ¨¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ ¨&&¨&¨&¨&¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ ¨¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ ¨&&¨&¨&¨&¨