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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). ¨¨§¨§§¨§§¨
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§§¨§¨¨§¨§¨ 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. ¨§§¨¨§¨¨§¨
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¨§¨§¨§§¨§¨ 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. ¨§§¨¨§¨¨§¨
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¨§¨§¨§§¨§¨ /††~~~~~††/ ¨§§¨¨§¨¨§¨
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¨§¨§¨§§¨§¨ 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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