Re: Turkish "germanica"

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My seedlings from Heronswood (I have two) which were grown from seed collected in Turkey are actively growing, and one is blooming; however, all I can tell is that it has deep purple flowers (probably).  The plants are starting their third season, and I had high hopes for blooming from the larger of the two.  However, it has produced a little deformed conical glob with bare remnants of leaves in a stumpy cone arrangement that is two inches tall and one inch wide.  Color started showing at the tip of this affair about two weeks ago, but a flower finally opened (sort of) today.  There is one small deformed flower sticking out of the top that is about 2 inches long with parts not really recognizable, but it is a rich deep purple.  There is a second "flower" about 1 inch long sticking out of the side of this telescoped inflorescence.  So, I won't be deciding which species it really is this year, but I do have a pretty good indication of the flower color.  Luckily it is sending up a normal fan from the side, so it is probably going to live on.  The smaller seedling is still just one small fan from one small unbranched tuber, but hopefully it will take off this year.
Dave