...a little sad. I did hear that some others in socal are also seeing a poor blooming this spring. Maybe due to a combination of milder and wetter "winter" this year.
I wonder if these can be alternate "bearing" from year to year as well.
This year:
I recall last year being much colder... not sure if that had a significant impact!
...these are probably, var boreale with the upright spikes and keiki forming habits.