named mystery bulb
Ina Crossley (Tue, 03 Aug 2010 20:43:28 PDT)

And here it is flowering, as named by Mary Sue and Paul, Onixotis stricta.

http://flickr.com/photos/plantlover/…

Ina Crossley, in the wet winter season in Auckland. A day to shut the
door and the windows and do no gardening.