Beginner Gardening: Help Identifying Corm - Autumn , 1 by mariaerosselle

mariaerosselle wrote:
Two years ago I noticed pretty green grass with white stripes through the center. I had no idea what it was and my husband thought it was a weed so he started pulling them out. They have never bloomed and in the 9 years my husband has lived here he has never seen them bloom either. The corm has a paper like tunic with not many fibers that might be because conditions have been very dry and my soil is not the best, some of the bulbs planted 9 years ago have been rotting like crazy.
Anyway, I need to know if they are crocuses. The leaves come up in early autumn and die back in early winter. Any ideas?