Scilla Madeirensis

Jude Haverington tylus.seklos@gmail.com
Wed, 24 Sep 2014 15:18:44 PDT
No, they are big and beautiful!

On Wed, Sep 24, 2014 at 6:17 PM, Dee Foster <dee@deeandbill.com> wrote:

> Yes, apology emails go out tomorrow. Because it's Rosh Hashanah, the bulbs
> won't be air-freighted out of Israel til next week, and then they'll ship
> them out to everybody concerned.  In the meantime I guess I'm the proud new
> owner of 10 S. Peruviana bulbs!  If they set seed or bulblets, I'll be
> sending them off to Dell for years to come!  I guess that's not such a bad
> thing after all!
>
> On Wed, Sep 24, 2014 at 3:10 PM, Jude Haverington <tylus.seklos@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Wow - good to know - thank you for being vigilant. Did they offer a time
> > frame for contacting (us) about this?
> >
> > Best, Jude
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Sep 24, 2014 at 6:04 PM, Dee Foster <dee@deeandbill.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Well, there has been a mistake!  I just got a call from Hans at
> > Longfield,
> > > and they freely admit they have shipped Scilla Peruviana in a warehouse
> > > mix-up.  They are getting more of the correct bulbs from Israel, and
> will
> > > be shipping them in the next few weeks.  I had talked to Hans on Monday
> > > about my concerns that they were the wrong bulbs, so to be safe, he
> > > e-mailed Israel.  They in turn sent him back some photos, and the
> mistake
> > > was uncovered!  He said they'll be contacting anyone who bought the
> bulbs
> > > with an e-mail apology, and will be sending the correct bulbs as soon
> as
> > > they can.
> > > I'm very pleased with their customer service!  Anyone can make a
> > > mistake-it's all about how you handle the correction, and I think
> they'll
> > > prove top-notch.  I'll keep you posted as this moves along.
> > >
> > > Relieved,
> > > Dee
> > >
> > > On Wed, Sep 24, 2014 at 12:18 AM, <hpovey@talk21.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > To all who have purchased bulbs from Longfield Gardens I would like
> to
> > > > reassure all members that these are the real thing. I have been
> > involved
> > > > with this project for over 12 years to bring this wonderful plant
> into
> > > > commercial reality,from buying seeds from a collector,to growing a
> > > > flowering bulb,then multiplying by seeds germinated in agar, then
> > Tissue
> > > > Culture propagation and finally to be grown in the soil by a
> > professional
> > > > bulb exporter in Israel. It is a great plant and flower. The only
> > > downside
> > > > can be occasional flower bud abortion during the dormant phase in
> which
> > > > case the flower will not appear in the first year,but will in
> > subsequent
> > > > years.This is not common,but can occur as with many bulbs.
> > > >
> > > > Hugh
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > ________________________________
> > > >  From: Dee Foster <dee@deeandbill.com>
> > > > To: pbs@lists.ibiblio.org
> > > > Sent: Tuesday, 23 September 2014, 23:28
> > > > Subject: [pbs] ScillaMadeirensis
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > To all:  I just received my bulbs from Longfield Gardens, and they
> are,
> > > > disappointingly, beige bulbs, not the “amethyst purple” color
> > advertised
> > > on
> > > > their website.  I spoke with their head  horticulturist who explained
> > > that
> > > > they had been grown in the ground in Israel, and that they would
> color
> > up
> > > > if grown above ground (which I thought was pretty much the only way
> > they
> > > > grew-above ground).  Does anyone have experience with this bulb to
> know
> > > if
> > > > this is true?
> > > > I feel badly about this, as I was so amazed to see this bulb at such
> a
> > > > reasonable price, that I posted about them to this website, to let
> > others
> > > > know.  Now I feel bad that I may have led other members down this
> path?
> > > > Hopefully they are the right bulb, but does anyone know if it’s
> likely
> > > > that these very, very plain beige bulbs are going to color up when
> > grown
> > > in
> > > > the sun?  It’s not that I’m upset about them not being a pretty
> color,
> > > it’s
> > > > that I don’t see how they can be S. Madeirensis if they aren’t a
> deeply
> > > > colored  purple-ish bulb?
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Dee Foster
> > > > Newport Beach, CA Z10b --where I’m starting to think about how to
> save
> > > the
> > > > bath water if they put us on rationing….
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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