public boolean isFlowering(){
		
		GregorianCalendar now = new GregorianCalendar();
		
		for(GregorianCalendar[] range : bloomRanges){
			if (now.compareTo(range[0]) > 0 &&	now.compareTo(range[1]) < 0){
				return true;
			}
		}
		return false;
	}