Update on Ledebouria Socialis

They are back... And they are really tough plants.
I've been watering them since the last time. The Ledebouria socialis, also known as Silver squill or violet squill, are growing like mad. They have grown leaves and their flowers are still here. I wonder how much time they'll take before releasing the seeds.

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Drought Scheme for Bulbs?

Today, while walking around in the garden and thinking about the second part of the reduce your gardening costs article, I noticed something very strange. I had some bulbs(Anyone can ID them for me?) in a dry place and they were flowering. They hadn't been watered since at least six months. The bulbs had only flowers but no leaves. The weather is quite hot now.

flowering bulbs

Is it some kind of drought emergency scheme that the bulbs have? In case of severe lack of water, do they just make seeds and spread themselves?

Another specimen of same plant that has been correctly watered

close view of the leaf

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