Crocus chrysanthus corms

Crocus chrysanthus, known in English as "snow crocus" and in French as crocus de printemps, are bulbous perennials native to Eurasia. A variety of cultivars are available, in colours ranging from white (e.g. 'Snow Bunting', pale lavender blue (e.g. 'Blue Pearl', and pale yellow (e.g. 'Romance') to dark purple (e.g. 'Lady Killer') and bronze ('Zwanenburg Bronze').

Of course at this stage they all look pretty much the same. The top photo shows 'Romance' (light yellow blooms) and the bottom photo shows 'Blue Pearl' (very pale blue).

Crocus flower!

Crocus is a genus of flowering corms native to Eurasia and north Africa. Most of them bloom in the early spring, in yellow, white, mauve, or purple.

Yesterday, after posting that nothing was in bloom in my area except for those snowdrops I've posted about three times already, I discovered this lovely little crocus blooming just down the street from me! (Sorry the picture is so small; I didn't want to trespass on someone else's garden so I had to photograph from a distance and use the zoom lens.)

Although I am very happy to see the crocuses are coming up, I'm also a bit sad because last year I'm sure my winter aconite was blooming before the crocuses, and I don't see it coming up. I'm afraid I may have killed it. Drat.