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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Summer solstice
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Anniversary of Bryce Canyon National Park
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Lizard of mystery
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World Wildlife Day
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J.R.R. Tolkien Day
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Moai statues on Easter Island, Chile
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World Nature Conservation Day
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World Theatre Day
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Mont-Saint Michel during high tide, Normandy, France
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Happy Easter from the ‘peeps’ at Bing
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Anniversary of National Park Service
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Coral Reef Awareness Week
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Tigh Mor Trossachs on Loch Achray, Scotland
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Too awesome to be a planet
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Tower Bridge, London, England
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The ‘Night of Nights’
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Crown Fountain by Jume Plensa at Millennium Park in Chicago
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Bowling Ball Beach in Mendocino County, California
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International Day of Forests
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It s National Mushroom Month!
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Lights, camera, Sundance
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A look at Uranus, seventh planet from the sun
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Fly me to the moon
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We re gonna need a bigger birdhouse
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Ancient groves in Australia
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Sanday Island and the North Sea, Scotland
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A Great view from above
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International Surfing Day
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Pretty in pink, and purple, and red…
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Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch on the institution s 175th anniversary
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