This has been a great year for Watsonias here in coastal Northern California. We are in a multiple year drought, but they didn't flower well in the previous dry years. I grow a number of species planted in the ground and although a couple bloom each year, some don't bloom for years on end even though they produce leaves. But this year they are all blooming well and others planted about in the community are as well. I know that some species only flower well after a fire, but I'm curious what it is about this year that has triggered a change. We have gotten a little more rain than we did last year, but most of it came in two "atmospheric rivers" early in the rainfall season that dumped a lot of rain at one time. Since then we haven't had much, but enough to keep the barrels that collect water from the roof full so we can use that water to water plants. The ground is unusually dry. We are only supposed to water otherwise two days a week and then only for ten minutes and only at night or early morning. We also are using lots of gray water (shower, kitchen, washing machine) besides what we have been collecting from the roof. Any one wanting to speculate on why this year is different? More light with fewer storms? Rainfall at different times of the season? Are others experiencing more flowers with Watsonia this year in other parts of the state? We also had a nice Sparaxis and Tritonia season so I guess there are some plants that like less water than we usually get. Mary Sue