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…. > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > 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/ > > > _______________________________________________ > 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/