.....»§@¶¶ ¶¶@§».....
.,»*§@@¶@# #@¶@@§*»,.
.,»*§@@¶¶¶ ¶¶¶@@§*»,.
.,»*§§@@¶@ @¶@@§§*»,.
.,»*§@@¶@# #@¶@@§*»,.
.,»»»»»§§@ »»»»»»»»»»» @§§»»»»»,.
.,»*§@@¶@@ §§ §§ @@¶@@§*»,.
.,»*§§§§@¶ * 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. @@@@**,,..
....,*§@@@ @@@§*,....
.,»*§@@¶¶¶ ¶¶¶@@§*»,.
.,»*§@@@## ##@@@§*»,.
....»»§§@¶ ¶@§§»»....
.,*§@@¶@## ##@¶@@§*,.