Flowers Surviving the Cold – Check Out These Pictures!
By Jill Brooke
Flowers are teachers.
They teach us to be adaptive – even in cold weather. As 80 % of the United States is freezing or experiencing frigid cold weather, thought we could gather some beautiful images of flowers in ice.
Many plants have developed methods to survive sub-freezing temperatures. The first of course is dormancy. Here flowers and plants conserve resources by entering into a period of rest or what is called by experts as “metabolic inactivity.”
As the days shorten and the cold sets in, many plants become “hardened.” Water is pumped out of plant cells into the roots and any remaining sap, which is a sugary solution, often acts, says experts, as a sugary solution. Call it anti-freeze.
Plants can also modify their life cycles, or rate of growth, to deal with the changing seasons and lack of moisture. Plus there are many flowers that actually need and want the cold to activate their systems to produce flowers in spring and summer. They include pansies, Johnny jump-up, violets, tulips, daffodils, camellia, crocus and even primrose. Of course, all the nourishment from the cold is not reflected in active blooms.
The following photographs from Pixabay artists capture the moment when an unexpected snow created wintery beauty. I have also included an image from Shiinoki Shunsuketo who does stellar work in partnership with the uber-talented Azuma Makoto. Hope they inspire you to see beauty in all the seasons.
