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¨¤¤¨¤¨¤¨¤¨ L1VING MOSTLY 4T TH3 W3STERN 4LVAR (BUT ¨¤¨¤¨¤¨¤¨¤
¨¨¤¨¤¨¤¨¤¨ 1T H4S SPR34D TO 4 F3W OTH3R PL4C3S, ¨¤¨¤¨¤¨¤¨¤
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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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¨¨¤¨¤¨¤¨¤¨ 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. ¨¤¨¤¨¤¨¤¨¤
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¨¤¤¨¤¨¤¨¤¨ 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. ¨¤¨¤¨¤¨¤¨¤
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¨¤¤¨¤¨¤¨¤¨ PROCR34T1ON C4N H4PP3N S3XU4LLY V14 ¨¤¨¤¨¤¨¤¨¤
¨¨¤¨¤¨¤¨¤¨ SPOR3S (CRYPTOG4M1A) OR 4S3XUALLY WH3N ¨¤¨¤¨¤¨¤¨¤
¨¤¤¨¤¨¤¨¤¨ TH3 ROOTS 4R3 CUT, D1VIDING 4N ¨¤¨¤¨¤¨¤¨¤
¨¨¤¨¤¨¤¨¤¨ 1NDIVIDU4L 1NTO TWO. ¨¤¨¤¨¤¨¤¨¤
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