Jane McGary mentioned Crocus alatavicus. I grew this for awhile about twenty years ago. Out of curiosity, I Googled Crocus alatavicus to see what was out there. One image I saw showed a flower with very narrow tepals with a light violet flush at the base. Superficially, it looked nothing like the Crocus alatavicus I grew; that plant had white flowers with very broad tepals which opened flat. The flowers were notably larger than those of C. korolkowii. I have photos of this. Here's the link to the image I mentioned: http://funet.fi/pub/sci/… liopsida/iridaceae/crocus/index.html Jim McKenney jimmckenney@jimmckenney.com Montgomery County, Maryland, USA, USDA zone 7, where we're struggling to cope with an inch of snow. My Virtual Maryland Garden http://www.jimmckenney.com/ Webmaster Potomac Valley Chapter, NARGS Editor PVC Bulletin http://www.pvcnargs.org/ Webmaster Potomac Lily Society http://www.potomaclilysociety.org/