"Are there any West Coast bulbs known to delay root growth until late winter and the resumption of leafy growth?" I would interpret this question as asking if CA geophytes exhibit growth of leaves and roots contemporaneously versus only root growth with fall rains followed by leaves in the spring. In my experience CA bulbs from coastal and southern areas sprout later than South African and Mediterranean bulbs but still near the start of the rainy season (Nov-Dec vs. Oct-Nov). This includes F. affinis from Santa Barbara Co. Bulbs at higher elevations (Sierra Nevada e.g.) may grow roots after fall rains and then be 'spring loaded' to sprout quickly in the spring, like tulips and other cold climate species. Refrigeration can help but these plants really want to put out a set of roots in the fall, which would necessitate potting them up, watering in and then refrigerating for a month or two. This seemed to work for me recently with Paris luquanensis but refrigerated space quickly becomes a limitation. Dylan Hannon Los Angeles