Scilla Madeirensis

Jude Haverington tylus.seklos@gmail.com
Wed, 24 Sep 2014 15:10:16 PDT
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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