Plants Are So Confused By This Month’s Warm Weather (Now With Even More Photos!)

Reader-submitted images of disoriented flora around the world

By Katie Peek | Published Dec 24, 2015 2:42 AM EST

Environment

a blooming cherry tree branch with a brick house in the background — This tree, in a *Popular Science* editor's Baltimore yard, was doing its very best impression of spring on December 18. Katie Peek / Popular Science

High-temperature records are breaking all around the globe, thanks to a super-warm December. We asked readers to send images of the warmth’s effects in their area. Here are the best—photographs of plants around the world, confused by the weather and blooming out of season.

Got addled vegetation near you? Send a photo to letters@popsci.com—or tag us on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram—and we’ll add it to the gallery.

cherry blossoms with brick buildings and a street in the background

Tree Blooms In Mid-December On Yale Campus

I took this photo on December 16 on Grove Street, New Haven, Conn., on the Yale campus.

Confused Daffodils

While we were waiting for the bus, the kids asked what these “spikes” were and that they looked like the daffodils that pop up in the spring. That prompted a little discussion about weather and science. Alas, it’s snowing and cold now in Cleveland, Ohio so I’m just hoping these will survive the elements!