The gulf coast is the perfect place for crinums, and many should bloom relatively soon after planting if you buy mature bulbs from reputable sources. I've had good luck with many sellers, including ebay sources, but I would avoid the TyTy companies based on tons of bad anecdotal references on the web. Lushlife is owned by Jenks Farmer, who is an incredible horticultural guru and was responsible for integrating crinums into the SC botanical garden; I've never bought plants from him (I have all of the ones he offers already), but have corresponded with him and would highly recommend him as a source for plants and information. There's lots of info on the web, so I won't duplicate it here, but if you can find the book, "Garden Bulbs for the South" by Scott Ogden, it's an invaluable reference on the subject of crinums and a myriad of other plants that would be perfect for your landscape; I loved the original edition so much that I replaced it with the new edition that came out a couple of years back - it has even more info than the first. Here's a link to a blog entry I wrote about my crinums last summer, in case you're interested. Here is a link that might be useful: crinum blog entry 2008

I found this link where you can buy one...they are somewhat rare. http://cgi.ebay.com/Bulb-of-CRINUM-ASIATICUM-PROCERUM-Red-Green-Plant_W0QQitemZ180148722546QQcmdZViewItem hope this helps!!

I wish I had one to trade you. Those giant red crinium are beautiful. I just bought a regular crinum lilly today Will be excited to see it bloom. Good luck with your search.

hi all, was curious if anyone was growing this in zone7?? i had sent one to my mom and sister. wonder if they should raise it for the winter so it doesn't rot?? thanks, cliff