I have been reading a lot about South African bulbs, and references say that some species bloom better after fire. I know that a number of other SA plants: restios, proteas, etc., require fire for seed to germinate, but is it a similar requirement for some of the bulbs? Or are bulbs more abundant after fire simply because competing brush is cleared? I'm curious about this, because I want to know if the lack of fire in a garden environment (hopefully!) means that some of these bulbs won't grow successfully for the gardener. If anyone has insight on this, I'd appreciate it. Thanks! Mary Gutierrez Seattle