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/