Blue flowering

When the fields grow blue, hunger soon follows.

The blue flowering is a feared disease among the fields of lentils grown as a staple food in Darta.

Transmission & Vectors

This disease is transmitted through the air, via small particles from the mother flower. The particles are very similar to pollen and floats on the winds, carrying it far and wide. The particles find a host to latch onto, in most cases this host is the lentil plant grown as staple food in Darta.

Symptoms

As the particles latch onto the lentil plant, it changes the flowers' growth. They bloom quickly and with a blue coloring instead of the usual yellow. More and more flowers sprout from the plant, directing more energy and nutrients to them instead of the lentils.

Treatment

To work against a dying field of plants, one must be quick to prune the flowers. Just cutting them off will do, though to prevent further spread it is important to close the flowers and/or wrap them in something before cutting them off. The particles in these blue flowers can keep transmitting the disease further, and by touching them you disturb the particles and help send them into the air.

Prognosis

When a plant is infected and not pruned in time, the flower will steal energy and nutrients from the growth of the lentils, making the harvest much smaller. They also slightly change the taste and the lentils becomes more bitter with a slight blue-ish tint.

Affected Groups

The blue flowering mostly affects the yellow lentil plant. It has been reported to affect other kinds of lentils as well as some grains and berry bushes.

Cultural Reception

As lentils is a staple food in Darta, many problems arise the years when this disease is active and spreading. Times of famine has plagued the land following the bloom, and blue flowers are generally not seen in a good light.

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Origin

Natural

Cycle

Short-term

Rarity

Rare