California Gardening: California Backyards, 1 by KaperC

KaperC wrote:
Fancy seeing you here! Just got the photos.

I'm posting a couple of photos I did NOT take while I was visiting my sis in OR. She got these after I left, risking being melted in the heat wave that chased me out of town. So, this first plant looks a little droopy. It is absolutely gorgeous - can anyone tell us what it is? I brought home lots of corms of the yellow variety (the bumblebees chased me off the red one!) and I should be able to bring a few to the RU.

Any guesses? The plants in the foreground are different than the big one.