?Plant named after a town?

My friend has a plant which she thinks is named after a town.... something -chester. We can't find it in any books. It grows from a large red bulb which sits mostly above the compost in its container and it has agapanthus-like leaves. It has just produced 2 substantial, red, lily-like blooms on thick stems. It stands about 20 inches high. Can anyone help with the name?

 

Vallota .... the Scarborough Lily perhaps ....

Not one of my best photos of it but a recent one as i'ts just finished blooming here ....






I brought these bulbs from the UK and have had them for give or take 30 years ..... seriously .....

 

Thank you, Lady of Leisure. That's it! A very good photo, too. Regards, Lindy.

 

Evening Lindy

I'm pleased my guess away from 'chester' to 'borough' was correct. :thumb: There's a history to it which I've put up somewhere here but you can find on the net ....

It's truly a delightful plant which, as I said, I've had for around 30 years .... (think I bought the original bulb in Woolies in Aylesbury in the early 80s) first in pots in the UK and now living outdoors here for some eight years.

It always blooms in August ... it was the 'thing' ..... it bloomed for t'other half's birthday. I've been surprised it blooms here in August in the ground as things like Freesias which bloom in the late Summer in the UK bloom here in February.

If anyone would like to try this delightful, beautiful plant please PM me and I'll see what I can dig up and send for next year.