It's true that Crocus kotschyanus lacks the color and/or size of some other fall crocuses. Here in the Pacific Northwest it survives where other crocuses disappear, and I think this reflects its tendency to pull down deep in the soil, past the point where voles would encounter and eat it. (C. ochroleucus has the same strategy.) The one I have listed as "JRJK" (collectors' initials, I assume) came from Hoog & Dix some years ago. It is the most reliable bloomer here, although 'Reliant' (a slightly smaller flower) is also good. I think this species does well if kept almost entirely dry in summer, but it certainly can tolerate the small amount of summer moisture it gets in my big bulb border, which is dotted with its flowers these days. Also in flower in the garden today are C. goulimyi, C. speciosus, C. serotinus, and C. niveus. In the bulb frame I also see C. mathewii, C. oreocreticus, C. boryi, and some others I don't remember at the moment. C. hermoneus, C. moabiticus, and C. ochroleucus, all from the Near East, will bloom later. This year I put a lot of the crocus pots in the frame under wire screen to keep field mice out of them. It's ugly, and sometimes the flowers don't find their way through the mesh, and I can't read the labels or weed the pots easily, but I figure it's worth it. Jane McGary Northwestern Oregon, USA