We are accustomed to seeing seedlings at a little distance from the parent (or a long distance if ants are involved). I wonder if crocus seedlings are not being recognized because the seedpods are formed underground and some of them remain underground. The seedlings then would be grouped right around the parent corm and would look like vegetative increase. Diane Whitehead Victoria, British Columbia, Canada maritime zone 8, cool Mediterranean climate mild rainy winters, mild dry summers