They're blooming in Davis, too, and have been for about 2 weeks. Appears as if I'll have another 2 to 3 weeks of bloom...I grow mainly hybrids We're in the Sacramento Valley, about as different climatically from Mary Sue's near coastal location as one gets in California. In July we weathered more than 11 days in excess of 100 F (40+ C), topping out at 113 F. No rain of course, but most have been irrigated along with other geophytes. Roy