No flower better signals the start of spring than crocuses, early bloomers that come in Easter egg colors such as purple, lavender, orange, pink, and yellow. Crocuses are perennial, flowering bulbs that are built for toughness. As you can see, the plants are able to endure frost and even snow because their flowers and leaves are protected by a waxy cuticle. That"s why the first blooms you see in spring are often crocuses. They can grow in a variety of environments, even in the high elevations of the alpine tundra above the tree line.
Spring awakens
Today in History
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Northern coast of Colombia
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In the Navajo Nation for Code Talkers Day
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The monsoon arrives in the desert
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National Park Week: Haleakalā National Park, Hawaii
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Mercury in retrograde
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Jaguar in the Pantanal wetlands
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Golden jellyfish in Jellyfish Lake, Palau
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Have fun storming the castle
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Greetings from Asbury Park
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Is there a bug-egg emoji for this?
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World Reef Day
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Great cormorants
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Pollinator Week
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Whales in winter
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Room at the top?
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Irohazaka Road in fall, Nikko, Tochigi, Japan
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And you thought moths were boring
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Ahh-tumn
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Horsetail Fall, Yosemite National Park, California
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Anshun Bridge, Chengdu, China
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World Teachers Day
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Celebrating Panama s independence
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Drop in on International Surfing Day
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Burns Night
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An historic forest
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San Francisco’s City Hall illuminated by the iconic colors of Pride
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Fall for Chile
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Entoloma hochstetteri mushroom at Lake Mahinapua, New Zealand
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Falling for Tennessee
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Put your flippers in the air…
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