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¨&&&&&¨¨¨¨ ¨¨&¨&¨&¨¨&
&¨¨¨¨&¨¨¨& ¨&&&&&&¨&&
&¨¨¨&&¨¨&¨ &¨¨¨¨¨&&¨¨
&¨¨&¨&¨&&¨ &¨¨¨¨&¨&¨&
&¨&&&&&¨&¨ ~~~~~~~~~~~ &¨¨¨&&&&&¨
&&¨¨¨¨&&&& ** ** &¨¨&¨¨¨¨&&
¨&¨¨¨&¨¨¨¨ * 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. ¨&&¨¨¨¨¨¨&
¨&&&&¨¨¨&& &¨&¨¨¨¨¨&&
&¨¨¨&¨¨&¨¨ &&&¨¨¨¨&¨&
&¨¨&&¨&&¨¨ ¨¨&¨¨¨&&&¨
&¨&¨&&¨&¨¨ ¨&&¨¨&¨¨&&
&&&&¨&&&¨¨ &¨&¨&&¨&¨¨