can you identify this unusual plant?

[blackgrass]

I got this plant from a garden centre that was closing..it had no label..so had to wait for it to flower before trying to indentify it...looks like a science fiction plant..but seriously I thought it may be some type of orchid because of the leaf shapes.
http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/1209/dscf0818pv5.jpg

[Miranda]

Looks like it could be Haemanthus albiflos. They're from Africa and are quite tender.

It needs to be planted in a free draining soil with added leaf mould. It will do best in full sun and should be kept indoors for the winter. Let it rest over the winter by reducing watering and don't repot it often as it flowers best if the roots are a bit congested.

[blackgrass]

Thank you so much Miranda for pointing me in the right direction...yes, now I can see this plant on many web-sites. Amazing that I have never seen it before...maybe because its not as showy in a colourful way, that I`ve never seen it stocked at the usual garden centres...apparently there are other colours in this genus.