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¨¨¨&&&¨¨¨¨ * BLU3 F1R3 * &&&&&&&&&¨
&&¨¨&¨¨&&¨ $$ $$ &&&&&&&&¨¨
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&&&&&&&&&& &&&&&&¨¨&&
&&&&&&&&&& 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. &&&&&¨¨&¨¨
&¨¨&&&&&&& &&&&¨¨¨¨¨&
¨¨¨¨&&&&&& &&&¨¨&&&¨¨
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