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.