More like 'eternal' than 'perennial' when they're happy. They spread by seed or sharply-pointed runners which will easily go through the bulbs of other more-preferred species. And their older bulbs can go down 12" or more, like a string of beads. Do brilliantly in a sandy/silty soil. Don't mind shade but you'll get more leaves than flowers. Calistoga is not kidding. They're delightful - in someone else's garden.

Probably offsets.... That's how one clump of Glads becomes 2+ =) The bulbs split off into offsets which are smaller, but will grow in time.

I haven't looked up hippeastrum. I thought of amaryllis but highly doubt it bc the blooms on this bulb didn't match any amaryllis I've ever seen or looked up online. It had a more lavender pink to it and flowers didn't quite match. Honestly I looked up Crinum lilly and that's what I was thinking of to begin with ( but couldn't remember name) they're really common here in Florida and I saw a crinum lilly online that looked exactly like the flowers these bulb had but I could be very wrong ! if ur saying Crinums bulbs are a different shape than maybe it isn't a crinum lilly ?? I'll check the out hippeastrums though :) thankyou guys for all the info ! I was thinking crinum- it definitely seems it could be but if the bulb doesn't fit - u must acquit- lol - little bit of humor :)

I recently posted on seed stratification on my local FB group, which falls under the same topic of cold treatment. Years ago, I used to place bulbs in paper bags in the crisper of the refrigerator to winterize before planting them in the garden in March. Very familiar with the topic of forcing bulbs and other cooler climate plants, like holiday cactus. We get some beautiful holiday cactus in our local garden centers, people buy them, then wonder why they never bloom again. It's a matter of education.