Our house we bought last summer was obviously owned at one time by someone who loved gardening. Then it became a rental unit for 4 years until our purchase, and thus the gardens all became wild and overgrown. We are not avid gardeners, just do enough to keep it looking nice. The section next to the carport was whacked down by my husband who plans to put down gravel and park his truck and construction trailer there. Crocuses have popped up. I'd like to save them before the gravel comes. Can I replant them while in bloom? Or do I wait until they die? Also a myriad of other plants springing up in a garden next to the house. I thought they might be crocuses too due to the leaves, but no flowers yet. Maybe they're daffidils or tulips? Or late crocuses?
If you have time before the gravel arrives to let their life cycle run it's course that would be great but they can be moved before then if needed. I would suggest putting them into pots at first. Put some potting soil in the bottom of the pots, dig up as much of the soil with them that you can, less chance of damaging the roots and pot them filling in around them with more potting soil. That gives you time to figure out what they are and find an appropriate place in the yard for them. Good luck I really hope you can save them.
You can replant your crocus in flower, they may drop the flower bu t they should be ok as long as you do not damage the leaves and the roots. The old corm dies off and a new one is formed. Give them a good drink first and after. Plant at the same depth or a little deeper as they were originally.
