That's far from the healthiest C. madidum I've seen. Any idea what happened to it?

You got the point, that's exactly why I showed it. No active new roots, one leaf (barely) and no new growth. It was a backbulb like division bought for next to nothing. Instead of making a new growth and going down the road of enlarging to become a healthy plant, it made a bloom. That's called a desperation bloom. It's in fear of dying and makes a last contribution to the survival of the species.

The correct thing to do would have been to remove the stalk so it does not waste energy on blooming when it should be growing. I allowed it to bloom in order to take the pictures of this situation and have since removed the flowers. Hopefully now it will concentrate on making new leads.

Nick