Merendera sobolifera (Colchicum soboliferum)

In late winter and earliest spring the curious, rhizome-like corms of this little cutie send up crowds of inch-wide, pale-pink star-flowers, making it an ideal candidate for an alpine trough, sand bed, or any other niche with moderately dry soil in summer. Steppe/Montane; Caucasus to N Iran. Zone 6.