# Red Bulb Flowers in Texas
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Texas Tulip
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The Texas Tulip (Tulipa praecox), also known as the Fire Tulip, has red petals with a yellow-edged black throat. Texas horticulturist Chris Wiesinger, author of "Heirloom Bulbs for Today," says, "this traditional red tulip thrives in the south." It does well in U.S. Department of Agriculture Plant Hardiness Zones 5 to 8 with reports of it blooming in Zone 9 areas of Houston. It needs full to half-day sun January to May and likes poor soils with good drainage. Plant the bulbs about 3 inches deep.
Red Spider Lily
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The Red Spider Lily (Lycoris radiata) grows in almost any soil across USDA Plant Hardiness Zones 6 to 10. After its introduction from Japan in 1854, this Lily spread across the Southern United States. The Texas version produces larger flowers and more bulbs than modern varieties. The plant flowers in early fall on a stalk from 12 to 16 inches high, providing blooms the size of softballs and naturalizes readily, according to a Texas based bulb nursery, Southern Bulbs.
Texas Red Crinum
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Greg Grant, author of "The Southern Heirloom Garden," describes crinums as, "big and brash, take it or leave it." Crinum Ellen Bosanquet is hardy in USDA Plant Hardiness Zones 7 to 10, rated very reliable and does well in almost any growing medium and amended clay soil. Fragrant, large, burgundy-colored flowers bloom from summer to early fall. Southern Bulbs lists Ellen Bosanquet as "a must for any traditional Southern garden."
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