Crocus to identify? Post them here....

[Sinchets]

No, forget it. Yours has yellow in the throat.

Thanks, Lesley, I was just about to ask if yours had any yellow in the throat. 
Thanks, Ibrahim.

[Graeme Strachan]

I bought some crocus malyi bulbs last year and one "stray" corm has been sent by mistake. It opened up when I took it inside today and has flowered much earlier than the rest.
Is anyone able to identify it? (All 3 photos are of the same crocus)

             thanks

                  Graeme

[Armin]

Graeme,
it resembles a form of C. etruscus.

[Lesley Cox]

Tony, would you like a few small corms of my C. b. alexandri? I've sent some to Thomas, I think successfully, 2 or 3 years ago. When they flowered was when he noticed they weren't what I thought they were.

Simon, I'm collecting seed at present (among the bumble bees) of the Salvia microphyla so will send very son, also Lathyrus laxiflorus which should do well in your dryer parts. A lovely thing.

[mark smyth]

It is Lesley. Photo taken today in my garden

[mark smyth]

The purple/blue one in my photo is a tommie

[Graeme Strachan]

Armin,
         Thank you very much for identifying my "unknown" crocus. I'll stick a new label beside it.

                   regards

                       Graeme

[Armin]

Graeme,
C. etruscus is one of the easy and early flowering species.
It seems this species quite often appear as "impurity" in crocus orders...
I made repeated times this experience.

Mark,
your clump of C. malyi is nice. Mine are snow covered...

[mark smyth]

Thanks Armin. All my Crocus grown outside are excellent this year because we havent had rain for two weeks and it will continue for another week. The high over the UK and Ireland is very welcome

[maggiepie]

I have no idea what this crocus might be, am sure it is something common but would like to know the name if possible.
I bought some bulbs half price  a few months ago and planted them in pots and left them in my unheated sunroom.
Yesterday it occurred to me that they probably wouldn't flower this year as they might not have had enough cold, I went into the sun room and there it was.
Couldn't believe it.
The flowers are scented.

[Maggi Young]

Helen, I think your pretty crocus are 'Snowbunting' see here:
http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=5060.msg138199#msg138199

[Armin]

Helen,
your unknown crocus shows the main characteristics of cv. C. chrysanthus "Snow Bunting".

However, your samples show unusual 9 & 10 stripes Typical are 5-7.
I'm not sure this is within the variation and is a permanent feature or it is a different hybrid...
But very attractive.

Please check if it has a yellow center and black tipped lobes of the anthers.

[Lesley Cox]

I doubt if the majority of crocuses need much cold to flower Helen, otherwise I'd not get many flowers at all. And they do very well for me.

[maggiepie]

Maggi, I think you are right, although the pic Thomas posted seems to have a bit more colour.

Armin,  here's a pic of the centre.
They've closed up for the night.

[maggiepie]

Lesley, that's handy to know. I thought they were like tulips and required a certain amount of cold to flower.