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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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&,&,&,&,&, 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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