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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Red-leaf hunting in Japan
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What happened to these clouds?
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Traveling warblers
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Sea Otter Awareness Week
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Azaleas blooming on Hwangmaesan Mountain, South Korea
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King of the dinosaurs
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Flooded crypt, Basilica of San Francesco, Ravenna, Italy
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The town of Pienza in Tuscany, Italy
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Halo around the sun
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Smoking nights in Austria
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Humming along
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Naxos in the Cyclades Islands of Greece
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Tasmans Arch, Tasmania, Australia
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Don t forget—it’s World Elephant Day
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Sandhill cranes, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge
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Þorrablót, Icelandic midwinter festival
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The Elbe in Dresden, Germany
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World Population Day
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Art in the chapel
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Staring down winter
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It s Star Wars Day
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La Rocque Harbour, Island of Jersey
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Life carries on, rising from a ship s skeleton
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Male kori bustard, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
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Tulips at Emirgan Park in Istanbul, Türkiye
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Abraham Lake, Alberta, Canada
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Martinique
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Bellissima!
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Drop in on International Surfing Day
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Who s there? The largest owl in the world
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