Jane So difficult to help without a picture! I have posted on the wiki a picture of a crocus that I grow which seems to fit your description. http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/files/… It may be nothing like your plant BUT it is one that I have twice received mislabelled as something else - a natural imposter! This plant is - I believe - a form of Crocus vernus ssp albiflorus. When it first flowered I thought it unusual with its curious markings which are most prominent on the insides of the petals. I showed it to Alan Edwards who has seen many Crocus in the wild and he thought it unremarkable. It is not horticulturally very special but does grow OK outside and sets lots of seed every year. If it is your mystery Crocus do let us know! Tony Goode. Norwich UK
