Thanks Blanca, wasn't sure if it was RC's variety, or created by someone else and carried by them, so that's why I was asking.

Kristi, the Amazone link you provided is actually a florist, not a bulb seller, I had found that as well in my search. Took a little further reading for me to figure it out.

I've purchased from Van Bourgondien's wholesale site in the past, and have had no complaints with quality or price.

For a while I was on Stokes' mailing list, but I think they've dropped me, as I've not received anything recently.

Other than that, Kristi, the rest of the sites you mentioned are new to me.... I'll check them out. Sorry about not posting on your M&Z thread.... I was looking at their site, and drooled all over my keyboard and shorted it out ;-) hehehe

Michele, please post photos of your order when you receive it. Since that seems to be a new site to some of us, I think we'd all be interested to see the quality and size of bulbs you receive.

Thanks, all, for the great contributions!!

Remember...most of these companies won't ship until October. If you wait til then to see what Michele's bulbs look like, they could be sold out. This hobby sure is a gamble!
:-)
K

Hi Kristi,

Sorry I thought that the seller "greentreasures03" was the only eBay merchant offering Tosca.

Best,

Blanca

Yep, I got my Tosca from eBay last March. The seller is based in Holland though :-). Since then, he/she has stopped selling.

Tosca is sooooo beautiful! You've got to see it with your own eyes to appreciate its beauty. I just love the small starred green throat that changes to shining dark purple red which then gradually breaks into veins reticulating on creamish petals. It also has a thin picotee line along its petal edges. Simply breathtaking!

The scape is big and strong. My Tosca bulb has produced 2 small bulblets.

You can see my earlier post regarding Tosca in the Gardenweb forum by doing a search or by clicking at the link below.

Best regards,
Hatta

Here is a link that might be useful: My post on Tosca

Any chance of you selling those Tosca bulblets? Your Rock n Roll is pretty nice too.

Hatta, your description is wonderful! They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but sometimes a two dimensional photo just can't capture the subtle nuances that you describe. I think you just clinched it for me that 'Tosca' will be at the top of my purchase list this year.

Isn't "greentreasures03", on ebay, Mariava?
By the way I bought some seeds from her and they are excellent, recommendable 100%.
Mariae.

Kaboehm: Thanks for the info about Stokes Tropicals, which I had never heard of before. I just ordered San Antonio Rose and Brazilian Stripe from them.

Hey folks, just an FYI, this thread was in no way an attempt to "out" anyone, as in order to be "outed" one would have to have something to hide. And if someone is hiding something, its none of my business.

We all rely on the experiences of our fellow gardeners to make the best use of what is often time very limited funds. Reviews of other retailers and eBay sellers is a vital part of the communication in this forum.

If there's a list of sellers that is off-limits to be discussed in this forum, please email me privately about it.

Thanks!
Phoenix Ryan

Oh, one last thing, does anyone happen to know the lineage of 'Tosca'?? Denver Ryan thought he read somewhere that there was some 'Papilio' in there, and if this question has been answered on a different thread, I apologize in advance for asking it again. Thanks!

Frank, do you mean something like this?

photos by Hadeco

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i wish i can get 'few' of them but bloomingbulbs won't ship small quantity bulbs oversea. Any volunteer who would help to get my bulb and redirect them to me? (plead from CHAD attack victim stranded on a small island)-Ha. :)

happy garden fellow hippeastrumolic.

David I did make a order form bloomingbulbs already but they said I could add on to the order if I needed to. If you really want those bulbs after all Ryan did do get us our mcquire bulbs at least I could help you to get some from BB. Just let me know if you want to go on my order and I will add yours on to mine. I am recieving seeds from all over the world through the mail, if you know what I need to do with bulbs I will be more than happy to help.

These are the ones I ordered, if you are interested in any of these we could go for the buy 5 each price if you noticed the minis are very cheap when you buy 5 or more. Let me know if I can help. Becky

Amaryllis - Regular - Papilio
SKU: 90810
1 $13.38 $13.38

Amaryllis - Mini - Fanfare

Amaryllis - Mini - Lemon Sorbet

Amaryllis - Mini - Zombi

Amaryllis - Mini - Bellisimo

Amaryllis - Mini - Baby Doll

Amaryllis - Mini - Trentino

Allium - Bulgaricum

Hi kinghaven, can I add on to your order? I really wanted these. The first 3 were previously available from RC but not anymore. :(

Bright Sparks ($4.54)
Zombie ($4.54)
Alfresco ($5.03)
Pasadena ($7.78)
Red Lion ($9.21) Jumbo

I called and I can add what we need to, so coralred if that is what you want no problem. If anyone else is interested I can wait until monday and then just add what we need. Just post what you want and if we can come up with 5 of each item we can get a much better price than for singles. If we even get close and it is something I have on my list I can break down and get one or two more! Becky

Becky, let me know, I might be able to help by taking a Papilio and a Zombi, to help you get to your 5 quantities.

Phx Ryan

kinghaven, thank you so... much.
if we can get up to 5 nos, i would like
Alfresco - 2 nos (2x2.69),
zombie - 2 nos (2x2.20),
baby doll - 2 nos (2x2.20),
lemon Sorbet - 2 nos (2x2.20),
bellismo - 1 no (1x2.20),
trentino - 1 no (1x2.20)
i'll let one to grow to large bulb, one use for basal plate cuttage propagation. he.he.

otherwise, i'll just order
Alfresco - 1 no (5.03),
zombie - 1 no (4.54),
lemon Sorbet - 1 no (4.54),

Coralred, i don't mean to be rude, if i can suggest, probably you would like to consider normal size red lion, as big bulb shipping is more expensive. furthermore, you can fatten them up with fish compost. i have red lion bulblet to share if you like. you may also like to take a look at lemon sorbet, quite interesting color. would you like a photo from hadeco?

(i guess hatta would be interested too, pls hold for a while, i'll inform him to see whether he is interested)

thanks again kinghaven.
David

hehe.... look at you guys order all those bulbs... the illness is complete. LOL

Nice selection!

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Hi David,

At first I saw the smaller Red Lion but for an extra $2 for a 36cm size blub compare to 26cm, it seem much more worth to get that. :D

coralred. let try this again. how can you resist a refreshing lemon sorbet?

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David- those groups shots are sensational! Exactly the effect I was thinking!!! WOW!!! Thank you for sharing them!

I would be interested in learning more about the steps you take in 'fattening up' the bulbs. Mine seem to shrink over time, but they aren't fertilized regularly. I normally use water soluble Miracle Gro.

Again, thanks for the beautiful photos and please keep 'em coming!

-Frank

The lemon sorbet is so yummy. OK, will go reconfirm my to-get list.

Anyone know where to get Pink Diamond?

SIMPLY IRRESISTIBLE!

Give me some time to think and do some 'financial analysis'. I hope I will be able to decide soon :-)

Thanks David, and Becky too!

Hatta

a little compilation:

From Becky (kinghaven)
Amaryllis - Regular - Papilio 1 no.
Amaryllis - Mini - Fanfare 1 no.
Amaryllis - Mini - Lemon Sorbet 1 no.
Amaryllis - Mini - Zombi 1 no.
Amaryllis - Mini - Bellisimo 1 no.
Amaryllis - Mini - Baby Doll 1 no.
Amaryllis - Mini - Trentino 1 no.
Allium - Bulgaricum 1 no.

Coralred
Bright Sparks 1 no.
Zombie 1 no.
Alfresco 1 no.
Pasadena 1 no.
Red Lion - Jumbo 1 no.

david_tky75 (if total quantity >5)
Alfresco 2 nos
zombie 2 nos
baby doll 2 nos
lemon Sorbet 2 nos
bellismo 1 no
trentino 1 no

PhoenixRyan
(possibly)
Papilio 1 no
Zombie 1 no

Add one more Zombie.

From Becky (kinghaven)
Amaryllis - Regular - Papilio 1 no.
Amaryllis - Mini - Fanfare 1 no.
Amaryllis - Mini - Lemon Sorbet 1 no.
Amaryllis - Mini - Zombi 1 no.
Amaryllis - Mini - Bellisimo 1 no.
Amaryllis - Mini - Baby Doll 1 no.
Amaryllis - Mini - Trentino 1 no.
Allium - Bulgaricum 1 no.

Coralred
Bright Sparks 1 no.
Zombie 2 nos.
Alfresco 1 no.
Pasadena 1 no.
Red Lion - Jumbo 1 no.

david_tky75 (if total quantity >5)
Alfresco 2 nos
zombie 2 nos
baby doll 2 nos
lemon Sorbet 2 nos
bellismo 1 no
trentino 1 no

PhoenixRyan
(possibly)
Papilio 1 no
Zombie 1 no

I am off to a dog show until Monday so when I get back if everyone is done i will do the order. I will make up any of the minis on my list so that we will have 5 for the better pricing if that makes anyone want to order, at just over 2 dollars a bulb how can we go wrong? Becky

Becky, go ahead and turn those from possible to "YES" LOL

David, the CHAD enabler, has done a great job this morning!!

You can add a 'Lemon Sorbet' and add two of 'Pasadena'.

Phoenix Ryan

Hello, if you don't mind I would like to join you in this order.
I would love;

Pasadena 2
Fanfare 1 (if you need one more for the 5 quantity price add one more, cause it will be the same price as buying 1)
Lemon Sorbet 2
Zombie 1
Baby Doll 2
Alfresco 2
Amico 1

Mariae.

From Becky (kinghaven)
Amaryllis - Regular - Papilio 1 no.*
Amaryllis - Mini - Fanfare 1 no.*
Amaryllis - Mini - Lemon Sorbet 1 no.*
Amaryllis - Mini - Zombi 1 no.*
Amaryllis - Mini - Bellisimo 1 no.*
Amaryllis - Mini - Baby Doll 1 no.*
Amaryllis - Mini - Trentino 1 no.*
Allium - Bulgaricum 1 no.
*Becky will make up any of the minis on her list so that we will have 5 for the better pricing.

Coralred
Bright Sparks 1 no.
Zombie 2 nos.
Alfresco 1 no.
Pasadena 1 no.
Red Lion - Jumbo 1 no.

david_tky75
Alfresco 2 nos
zombie 2 nos
baby doll 2 nos
lemon Sorbet 2 nos
bellismo 1 no
trentino 1 no
add fanfare 1 no

PhoenixRyan
Papilio 1 no
Zombie 1 no
Lemon Sorbet 1 no
Pasadena 2 no

Mariae
Pasadena 2
Fanfare 2
Lemon Sorbet 2
Zombie 1
Baby Doll 2
Alfresco 2
Amico 1

Total:
Papilio 2
Fanfare 3
Lemon Sorbet 6
Zombie 7
Bellisimo 2
Baby Doll 5
Trentino 2
Bright Sparks 1
Alfresco 5
Pasadena 5
Red Lion -Jumbo 1
Amico 1

Kinghaven(Becky) - extra order
Fanfare 1
Bellisimo 3
Trentino 3

I am hoping the Pasadena will turn out like the below. Pix from elizabeth_jb.

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OK ... I have been thinking hard over the weekend :-) The price is simply irrestible.

Here is my order, 1 bulb for each variety, total 10 bulbs.
1) Jewel
2) Pasadena
3) Zombie
4) Trentino
5) Fanfare
6) Lemon Sorbet
7) Molto Bello
8) Little Star
9) Bright Spark

10. Alfresco

Thanks Becky and David!

Hatta

Photos from Hadeco

Babydoll
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Fanfare
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Moltobello
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Trentino
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Rozetta
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Frank, what's your order so far?

From Becky (kinghaven)
Amaryllis - Regular - Papilio 1 no.*
Amaryllis - Mini - Fanfare 1 no.*
Amaryllis - Mini - Lemon Sorbet 1 no.*
Amaryllis - Mini - Zombi 1 no.*
Amaryllis - Mini - Bellisimo 1 no.*
Amaryllis - Mini - Baby Doll 1 no.*
Amaryllis - Mini - Trentino 1 no.*
Allium - Bulgaricum 1 no.
Kinghaven(Becky) - extra order
Bellisimo 3
Trentino 2

Coralred
Bright Sparks 1 no.
Zombie 2 nos.
Alfresco 1 no.
Pasadena 1 no.
Red Lion - Jumbo 1 no.

david_tky75
Alfresco 2 nos
zombie 2 nos
baby doll 2 nos
lemon Sorbet 2 nos
bellismo 1 no
trentino 1 no
fanfare 1 no

PhoenixRyan
Papilio 1 no
Zombie 1 no
Lemon Sorbet 1 no
Pasadena 2 no

Mariae
Pasadena 2
Fanfare 2
Lemon Sorbet 2
Zombie 1
Baby Doll 2
Alfresco 2
Amico 1

Hatta
Jewel
Pasadena
Zombie
Trentino
Fanfare
Lemon Sorbet
Molto Bello
Little Star
Bright Spark
Alfresco

Total: (56)
Alfresco 6
Amico 1
Baby Doll (Becky) 5
Bellisimo (Becky) 2 + 3
Bright Sparks 2
Fanfare (Becky) 5
Jewel 1
Lemon Sorbet (Becky) 7
Little star 1
Molto Bello 1
Papilio (Becky) 2
Pasadena 6
Red Lion -Jumbo 1
Trentino (Becky) 3 + 2
Zombie (Becky) 8

Rozetta is amazing... is anyone getting one of those? I realize it is probably too late but if there is no min I think I'd like to get one, especially if it is a Hadeco bulb.

Rocky Ryan

Where'd you all see Rozetta on the BloomingBulb site? Did I miss it?

Alana-- i was referring to the photo above-- last pic is labeled Rozetta. Its a pretty amazing photo. I did a quick search and could not find it :o/

Ryan

Hi Ryan, yes I agree - it is amazing. I just wasn't sure where you all were seeing it to purchase. I'd hate to miss out on a retail opportunity! Alana

if i done my math correctly, the price tier is:

Alfresco 2.69
Amico 4.54
Baby Doll (Becky) 2.2
Bellisimo (Becky) 2.2
Bright Sparks 4.54
Fanfare (Becky) 2.2
Jewel 7.78
Lemon Sorbet (Becky) 2.2
Little star 4.54
Molto Bello 4.54
Papilio (Becky) 13.38
Pasadena 4.85
Red Lion -Jumbo 9.21
Trentino (Becky) 2.2
Zombie (Becky) 2.2

Total exclude shipping

Kinghaven (becky) 37.58 (excl allium)
coralred 25.69
david_tky75 25.18
phoenixRyan 27.48
Mariae 35.02
Hatta 37.74
Grand Total 188.69 (excl allium)

Normally how do you guys and gals pay the buyer? Through Paypal?

Paypal is generally easiest on the coordinator. And the participants can pay with Paypal even if they don't have their own Paypal account, without divulging any personal information such as checking accounts or credit card numbers. But I will defer to whatever is easiest on Becky. Becky, if you do opt to use Paypal, please remember to add 3% to cover any fees.

I don't have a Paypal account, maybe I will just send Becky a bank draft.

I suggest Paypal. It is soooo convenient. Could just do it from my laptop with an internet connection. The payer is not charged a transaction fee, but the payee is and that is why Phx Ryan is suggesting the 3% mark-up.

So, Coralred, I suggest you register with Paypal. You need a credit card though.

Hatta

Hello, I was trying to send Becky an email so I can mail her the money, if that is Ok with her, but I can't find it.
Becky, can you send me an email with it?
Thank you very much, this is so great, I can believe it! I am happy...

Ok Hatta, I will go read up how to register for one first.

I am back and ready to order if everyone is sure they are done. I will wait until this evening just to make sure no one misses out on anything. My email is kinghavenkennel@comcast.net. I will put this on my card and then everyone can just pay me the easiest way for them. I am so excited to be getting such great prices, we should always do this!

Thank you Becky for making all this possible.
Next time, i suggest we put it in a proper post (instead off me/us hijacking Ryan post). probably more members can join in and perhaps we can get even lower, greater price. Doubles as cheap as giant store discount bulb - how great is that!

Yes, I think it is a good time to start a new thread. No offense, Phx Ryan :-)

I may want to consider increasing my Molto Bello to the max of 3 bulbs in order to reach the discounted price level of USD2.20. Any takers for the other 2 bulbs so that we can reach 5 bulbs?

One more thing, how could any of you miss the high bloom numbers of Little Star? At the Hadeco website, this cultivar is stated to produce an average of 7 blooms per scape! Good for Hippeastrum hybriders out there!

Hatta

Add 2 more Zombie for me for a total of 4. Going to give one of each to my colleague and relative.

For many years, I have given family and friends gift baskets filled with Amaryllis bulbs for Christmas. I can think of no better way to help my family in Wisconsin shake the winter blues than a big basket of blooming Amaryllis. I just make sure when I order them I have them delivered to each person, as I'm not sure I'd ever be able to part with them if they came to me first!! LOL

Becky- Has this order already been placed or is there still time? Thanks!

-Frank

I had a few others email and ask if I would wait another day so if anyone wants anything else just add it to the list, will wait until tomorrow and whatever the count is we will make it the final. Just dont want anyone to miss out on anything. I know i keep moving the order date but it will not make a difference in price so no big deal. The best way I guess is to just email them the whole list from here so there will be no mistakes. becky

Ladies and gentlemen,
i start a new post for our bllomingbulbs.com order.
Becky, i'll compile the list and let everyone to confirm. :)
Best Regards, David

Here is a link that might be useful: bloomingbulbs group order