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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World Rivers Day
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Wild garlic in bloom at Hainich National Park, Germany
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Squirrel Appreciation Day
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Happy Fourth of July!
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Elbphilharmonie concert hall in Hamburg, Germany
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International Tea Day
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Ring of fire solar eclipse
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International Tiger Day
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World Theatre Day
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Earth Science Week
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Presidents hear the echo of history
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Brown bears in Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, Alaska
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Things are looking up
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Talampaya National Park, Argentina
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Smoking nights in Austria
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Avalanche Lake Trail at Adirondack High Peaks, New York
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Corona Arch near Moab, Utah
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Quilts as high art
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Grand Canyon National Park anniversary
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Siblings Day
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Happy Diwali!
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Greetings from Asbury Park
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International Archaeology Day
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And to think that I saw it in Cappadocia
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Guilin and Lijiang River National Park, China
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Moeraki Boulders, South Island, New Zealand
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Indigenous Peoples Day
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National Moth Week
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Pollinators: not to be sneezed at
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Groundhog Day arrives—beyond a shadow of a doubt
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