Ina Crossley Auckland New Zealand zone 10a wrote "Babianas (which I am growing more of now, as they flower before the Zephyranthes and Habranthus), Moraea, Tecophilaea, and others." So your August down under would be like my March here. Just look at all that moss! You do get rain. Who is cuter, that blue cow or the big yellow daffodil? Nice to see some Spring. Here (the other side of the globe) this week the only bulbs blooming are the start of the Amaryllis belladonna and the finish of the Agapanthus praecox. And Tulbaghia violacea has been blooming all summer. - Gastil zone 9b or 10a depending which data are averaged