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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Hiking the High Trestle Trail
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Cherry blossom season in Tokyo
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Quebec City for Winter Carnival
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Huntington Beach Pier, California, at sunset
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Welcome to the Hoh
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Arches National Park, Utah
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A holiday beacon of light
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World Sea Turtle Day
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Rethymno, Crete, Greece
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Native American Heritage Day
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A delta in the Venetian Lagoon, Italy
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World Environment Day
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Best. Holiday. Ever.
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Don’t look down
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A star is borne by seaweed
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Christmas Eve
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World Giraffe Day
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Groovy!
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Train crossing the Tadami River in Japan
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National Lighthouse Day
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In the Navajo Nation for Code Talkers Day
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Panda Day
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In praise of bogs, swamps, and marshes
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Ansel Adams birthday
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These patterns tell a story
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Beavers Bend
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A Eurasian lynx in Siberia
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The Cordillera de la Sal in the Cordillera Domeyko Range of Chile
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