A Gardeners Forum Forums General Discussion The Plants and Flowers Forum Mystery Plants? What do you think this is?

This appeared this march in an area where I only have bluish Crocus.
What does also always come up there in the summer is those Wild Violas, or Johnny jumpups? I think they are called, the coloring inside these looks like the Violas.
It is totally different shaped than any crocus I have had. And I planted nothing new there.
IT looks like a freak, but gorgeous. What do you guys think?

looks like an iris

Miniature Iris.

I would think that's miniture iris too...

dutch iris? I'm guessing Iris reticulata: they grow from tiny bulbs which look like an elongated crocus corm

iris from me too! kenny's probably got the right kind on there!

OK BUT How did it get there, and the leaves are just the same as the Crocus, I have never planted anything there the same crocus have come up every year for the past nine years, and its in the exact same spot where the Crocus always come up.
Its really odd. REALLY odd! LOL

Species iris are often small like that. And they set seeds. And the birds share the seeds. The leaves were there, hiding in amongst your crocus leaves.

birds bring wonderful gifts and bulb plants will grow from seeds.

louisiana Iris?

Really I never thought of birds dropping seeds like that. I suppose so.
Now to see if it comes back next spring! Thanks guys.

Not Dutch Iris (Iris hollandica)...they grow much taller. But I agree with Iris reticulata, aka. Miniature Iris.