Eucomis

They're fantastic, how long do they take to flower for you from seed?

Some (like the one in the last photo) bloomed the following year. The red ones took 4 years for the first flowers.

Longer here I should think if they're anything like the daylilies ;-), I have around 12 seedlings pricked out from your seed but more are popping up all the time so I won't be discarding the pot just yet.

Wow, those are very exotic!

I do like those, I think you have just solved one of my garden mysteries for me, they look like some that I have which had been nameless for the last couple of years so many thanks for sharing....

Thanks :] These have a fantastic long season - from the time the flower stalks come up until the seed pods open.
Simbad: Next year, put them in a large pot (I have 5 in a 1 ft X 2½ ft pot that do very well [2nd photo]), and as long as they don't freeze and get lots of water, they should do well.

I grew E.Sparkling Burgundy from seed (which looks like your 3rd and 4th photos) and they flowered in their 5th year and every year since, beautiful flowers and burgundy coloured leaves. I keep mine in pots and over winter in a cold greenhouse.

Since I live in a warmer area and grow most of these in the ground, my biggest problem is snails during the winter. I have to fill in the holes left by the foliage and stalks with dirt.