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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Grand Canyon National Park turns 105
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Noctilucent clouds
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Christmas Tree Point Road and Twin Peaks, San Francisco
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Do spirits haunt the Gardens of Versailles?
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Celebrating Yi Peng
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Przewalskis horses
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The monsoon arrives in the desert
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Is that a face in the sand?
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Headed to the High Country
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National Bird Day
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International Womens Day
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A spectacle unlike any other
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Giving Tuesday
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Bluebells in Hertfordshire, England
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National Trails Day
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50 years of the Endangered Species Act
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Trevi Fountain, Rome, Italy
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Amur leopard cat, Russia
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Saffron in bloom
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Uncommon clouds are gathering
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The River Thames, London, England
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The Girl Scouts celebrate 110 years
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International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend
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Aqueduct, Arkadia Park, Poland
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It s only Wednesday
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International Whale Shark Day
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Festival of British Archaeology
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Quilts as high art
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Great white egret, Upper Bavaria, Germany
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Common raven
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