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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International Day of the Worlds Indigenous Peoples
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Dark Sky Week
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Hezké svátky
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Fall colors below Mount Sneffels near Ridgway, Colorado
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Dreaming of the Tyrrhenian Sea
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Happy birthday to Crater Lake National Park
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Total solar eclipse
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On this shore, history was made
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Of moles and liquid nitrogen
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Golden jellyfish in Jellyfish Lake, Palau
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Sandhill cranes, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge
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Royal Alcázar of Seville, Spain
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International Day of Color
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Memorial Day
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St. Paul Winter Carnival
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Cumberland Island National Seashore
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On a Healing Field for Veterans Day
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Kelp buddies
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