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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1934 Labor Day parade, Gastonia, North Carolina
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A rest stop for the birds
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La Geria wine region, Lanzarote, Canary Islands
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Summer winds down in the Southern Hemisphere
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Falling for Rioja
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Balloons and camels are two ways to catch a ride here
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Happy Diwali!
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Happy Halloween!
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Nesting season for the leatherbacks
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Martin Luther King Day
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Let the Highland games begin
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Women s History Month
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Roman theater of Cartagena, Spain
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Beethoven s 250th
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Giving Tuesday
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Dalyan, Turkey
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A tree of many memories
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Womens History Month
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Ring of Brodgar, Orkney, Scotland
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Keep calm and drive on (slowly)
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Seventeen arches at sunset
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Do spirits haunt the Gardens of Versailles?
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Beech trees and wild anemones, Jutland, Denmark
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Antarctica Day
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Natural Bridges State Beach in Santa Cruz, California
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No, it s not a leaf. Happy Look-alike Day
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Svolvaer, Lofoten Islands, Norway
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Happy International Day of Forests!
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Christmas Bird Count
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High tide at the walled city
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