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…. > > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.ibiblio.org http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/