Alberto wrote, > Jane, the leaves in your superb image of the mystery > Sternbergia looks a lot like in fischeriana. Does the flowering date coincide? Yes, they do look like S. fischeriana, which I have but have not flowered yet. However, my reference books state that S. fischeriana flowers in spring, and this mystery plant flowered in October. Also, S. fischeriana is described as having "starry" flowers with "narrow" petals, whereas the mystery plant had a flower form not much different from a rather small S. lutea. I suppose it is possible that there are forms of S. fischeriana that flower in fall, since it is a little-known plant. Certainly there are a couple of Crocus species that have both autumnal and vernal flowering forms. Who has flowered S. fischeriana, or seen it in flower in the wild? Thanks, Jane McGary