Robin,
I like the fired red too
It is also very impressive how quick the flower stems can emerge from the bulbs if temperature and moist are fitting.
Keeping them alive 10 and more years is not difficult. In spring, after end of frost, I put the pot outside on the terrace in semi-shade, give fertilizer (potassium phosphate) and water them when required. In September I stop watering but put the pot on a from rain sheltered position until frost.
Then the pot is put in my cellar for bulbs dormancy. I do not water at all, remove the leaves when wilted and all is bone dry.
When the first flower stems appear and reach ~10cm I bring up the pot in a warm room. After carefully watering, within a couple of days I get the red firework!