Looks like an allium but I didn't kow they came in red. Let us know when you figure it out!

I think it's some kind of Haemanthus (often called blood lily).... but it might have been renamed to Scadoxus katharinae.
Don't know much more than that but at leat it's a start for google!

Here is a link that might be useful: blood lily

This is Scadoxus multiflorus which is related to Haemanthus and in fact at one point in time they were in the same genus. The bulbs are very different between the two genus and it is sort of surprising they were ever together. These are great plants and if you like this one you should get the one called 'Katherinae' as it is just a much, much larger plant in general.....a really great variant of H. multiflorus :o) Dan

Let me correct myself. Katherinae is a subspecies of S. multiflorus not a variant. You do not have Katherinae....if you saw them side by side you would not mistake them as katherinae is a much larger plant :o) Dan

thanks everyone I now finally know. joe