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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It s aboat time for the Barcolana
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World Elephant Day
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Why’s it called a spelling ‘bee,’ anyhow?
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Super sandy Sweet 16
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Nakupenda Beach Nature Reserve, Zanzibar, Tanzania
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A personal collection becomes an institution
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Flag Day
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Crescent-tail bigeye fish, Great Barrier Reef, Australia
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European hedgehog in Sussex, England
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Art over Amalfi
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Ubud, Bali, Indonesia
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International Whale Shark Day
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Earth Day
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Whooper swans in Lake Kussharo, Japan
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International Surfing Day
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Wildebeests in Maasai Mara, Kenya
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Weaverbird nests at Kenya’s Samburu National Reserve
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Yosemite National Park turns 132
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Union Square, Manhattan
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Prasat Phanom Rung temple ruins, Thailand
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Laguna de Torrevieja, Spain
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A medieval Moorish gem
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The borrowed days are here
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Pi Day
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Westerheversand Lighthouse
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Polar bears
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Chapel on the rock
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Daylight saving time begins
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Cosplay strongly encouraged
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In search of a ‘great’ pumpkin
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