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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Black History Month
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Union Square, Manhattan
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Scottish Blackface sheep, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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World Dolphin Day
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Last day of National Park Week
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Sailing across the ice
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Isla del Pescado on the Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia
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Palouse farmland, Washington state
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Penguin Awareness Day
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Chocolate Hills
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Prague, Czech Republic
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International Literacy Day
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American bison
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Martinique
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Endangered Species Day
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International Day of Forests
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The fantastic winter fox
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American bison, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
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Castle Day in Japan
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Happy International Astronomy Day!
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Groundhog Day
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Bear cubs roughhouse on Siblings Day
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Does this chameleon look a little insecure?
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Headed to the High Country
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A young bull moose in Denali National Park, Alaska
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A wetland in Västmanland, Sweden
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Jane’s Carousel delights
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Nothing plain about it
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National Moth Week
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Longtailed widowbird at Rietvlei Nature Reserve, South Africa
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