Hum. . . .I only recently potted my bulbs from Royal Colors, so we shall have to wait and see and keep our fingers crossed!
I am still seeing that it is best to deal with the bulb specialist more so than "general merchandise nurseries" or the box stores. At least when they have a problem come up they only have to go directly to their supplier and not through a broker or other middleman to get final resolution. Plus, they pass the savings on to us and ship large healthy bulbs or at least quality blooming size bulbs when dealing with the lower grades of bulbs. I mean, really, do we have to have "Grade A" bulbs all the time? I would rather have the younger bulb which often turn out to be healthier and quicker to respond to favorable culture.

I had wanted to avoid discussion here, but replacements are even possible from the box kits, I have found.
K

Well, I see we lost a bunch of posts from here too!
What is going on with this site????
Tally HO!

This is a re-post:

ORDERED: Honeymoon
RECEIVED: Orange/Red one possibly Golden Medal
SOURCE: flower_girlnflorida(Ebay)/Amaryllis Bulb Company

ORDERED: Santos
RECEIVED: Santa Cruz
SOURCE: Easy to Grow Bulbs

ORDERED: Grandeur
RECEIVED: Lima-ish variety
SOURCE: Easy to Grow Bulbs

I have a lot of newly purchased bulbs with scapes out. Hope they won't make it to this list. It would be very interesting to see who the "TOP 5 or 10" of the "MOST HIPPIE BULB BOO-BOOS COMPANIES" of 2009. Hopefully this list would make them reconsider their suppliers or how they run their business and STOP pinpointing the blame to others. It really is getting old and getting WORST!!!

Kristi (((hugs))) Thanks for doing this girlfriend!!!

What: White Christmas
Got: Probably Aphrodite
Where: Lowe's about $6

What: Christmas Story
Got: Double white
Where: Home Depot, I think

What: ? supposed to be red
Got: Candy Floss
Where: Walmart

What: Apple Blossom
Got: Unknown pink, very pretty
Where: Houston Garden Center, one of those giant bulbs

Also purchased box bulbs: orange sovereign, apple blossom, minerva & oskar that were what they were supposed to be. Waiting on several to bloom, Susan, Star of Holland, giraffe, others.
Tally HO!

Just a note, my Rainbow which I listed a couple of posts above, turned out to be a Red Lion, Contacted flower-girlnflorida (Ebay) and she is willingly sending me another bulb. I didn't realize she was selling for the Amaryllis Bulb Co.
Donna

I think I may need to add one more...

WHAT YOU ORDERED (wanted): Apple Blossom
WHAT YOU GOT: Minerva?
WHO DID YOU ORDER IT FROM: Gift

Again, no complaint... it was a gift. But for the record, that's three mislabels out of four bulbs.

Bolero, the one that turned out to be candy floss was labeled Bolero.

Looks like almost every vendor is on the list this year.
Tally HO!

Hey rebecca47 -

Regarding La Paz and Emerald, my experience was EXACTLY the same as you described. Except since I ordered them through Van Englen (JS' sister company) I now have 6 mis-labels instead of 2. The dark red (for La Paz) was drop-dead gorgeous and a keeper in my book. The other (for Emerald), I'm not the least bit thrilled about and I'll be asking for my money back.

I'd be interested to know how you determined the fault was with the Holland supplier. I'm guessing that was their excuse.

kabohem/Kristi was right - this is a useful recource. I recommend it become an annual thread!!!

We should collect the data and present an award (in the form of a new thread here and a direct e-mail to them) announcing the name of the bulb supplier with the worst record for mis-labels for 2009!!!

Hey mariava7 -

RE: "It would be very interesting to see who the "TOP 5 or 10" of the "MOST HIPPIE BULB BOO-BOOS COMPANIES" of 2009. Hopefully this list would make them reconsider their suppliers or how they run their business and STOP pinpointing the blame to others. It really is getting old and getting WORST!!!"

Absolutely!!! Sure do like your style.

And...it is going to continue to get worse until we start complaining. I will be writing letters to three suppliers regarding mislabeled bulbs from my 2009 order. I ordered 30 blubs in 2009 - 10 were mislabeled and not even close to what I ordered. I didn't buy a single bulb from Home Depot/Lowes/Walmart in 2009 because of my experience with mislabels from 2008.

33.3% WRONG ain't getting it. I don't care if they are pretty flowers. END RANT

MikeP

Ordered - Amaryllis Papillio (Butterfly) - their description
Received - Exotic Star - no question about it
Supplier - Easy to Grow Bulbs.com

Their advertisement pictured what we all know as H. papillio. Three-bulb order, 100% wrong, to a first-time buyer. What a way to build your business.

Ordered - La Paz
Received - very pretty dark red - a keeper
Ordered - Emerald
Received - a nothing special flower, mostly white with red edge
Supplier - Van Englen

Two 3-bulb orders. Six mislabels total from this outfit.

Ordered - Bogata
Received - a dog of a flower, absolutely good for nothing except practicing bulb surgery or scaling/chipping. Even the "pretty flower" bunch wouldn't plant this one.
Supplier - Amaryllis Bulb Company

Another 3-bulb order. Two out of three of the bulbs were what I ordered.

Ordered - 'Suzanne'
Received - 'Apple Blossom'
Supplier - Lowes

ORDERED: Papilio
RECEIVED: La Paz
SOURCE: McCLURE & Zimmerman (MZ Bulbs)

Note: Told you guys there ain't no pink scaped papilios...YET! LOL!!!

WHAT YOU ORDERED: Minerva
WHAT YOU GOT: Some funky solid reddish-orange
WHO DID YOU ORDER IT FROM: Smith & Hawkins (late spring 2009)

WHAT YOU ORDERED: Dazzler
WHAT YOU GOT: Some really disorderly double white with red
WHO DID YOU ORDER IT FROM: Smith & Hawkins (late spring 2009)

I complained and received a full credit!

And...the double was really pretty haphazard...closest thing do disliking a bulb I've had.
K

ORDERED: Piquant
WHAT I GOT: Minerva
WHO DID YOU ORDER IT FROM: Lowe's (Box 2009)

ORDERED: Piquant
WHAT I GOT: Minerva
WHO DID YOU ORDER IT FROM: Lowe's (Box 2009)

ORDERED: Full House
WHAT I GOT: NoID that resembles Minerva vaguely
WHO DID YOU ORDER IT FROM: American Meadows 2009

ORDERED: Zombie
WHAT I GOT: Harlequin ( I am happy about this)
WHO DID YOU ORDER IT FROM: John Scheepers 2009

ORDERED: Santos
WHAT I GOT: Santa Rosa ?
WHO DID YOU ORDER IT FROM: Brent & BeckyÂs Bulbs 2009

ORDERED: Papillio X 2
WHAT I GOT: Exotic Star X 2
WHO DID YOU ORDER IT FROM: Easy to Grow Bulbs 2009

So farÂ.

ORDERED: HERMITAGE
RECEIVED: PIQUANT
SOURCE: McClure & Zimmerman (MZ Bulbs)

WHAT I ORDERED: 'White Christmas'
WHAT I GOT: 'Jewel' (one of the very few varieties I dislike!)
WHO I ORDERED IT FROM: Got it from a nursery. They got it pre-labeled from Van Zyverden. I got my money back. I understand that they did, too!

Sometimes good things do happen!
Kevin : )

What I bought: Baby Star
What I got: Fairy Tale
Where I got it: A nursery in Rhode Island

No complaints on this mistake Fairy Tale is beautiful.....

WHAT YOU ORDERED: Piquant
WHAT YOU GOT: No idea... ??? Color's right for a Piquant from what I've seen, but there was no striping/"star". I'll post soon after the second scape blooms (should be any day now).
WHO DID YOU ORDER IT FROM: Lowe's box (2009)

WHAT YOU ORDERED: White Giant
WHAT YOU GOT: reddish orange NOID
WHO DID YOU ORDER IT FROM: Box kit from Randall's (the Minerva and Red Lion I gave coworkers were correct)
K

What: Ludwig Dazzler
Got: Apple Blossom
Who: Local store (Simple Pleasures Bulb Co supplier)

What: Prelude
Got: Vivaldi (happy about this)
Who: as above

My first new one for this year that's blooming and it's mislabeled.

What: Snow White
Got: Little Angel (http://emaryllis.com/page.aspx)
Who: flower_girlnflorida(Ebay)/Amaryllis Bulb Company

SummerPerson

Last year I bought got a mislabeled bulb from flower_girlnflorida from Ebay and I took a picture of the "Red Lion type" I recieved instead of the Rainbow that I ordered and she sent me another bulb at her cost. You might give it a try if you can send her a picture..unless of course you're happy with the bulb you got..which sometimes I am with a mislabel...

WHAT YOU ORDERED: Red Lion
WHAT YOU GOT: Amigo
WHO DID YOU ORDER IT FROM: Wal-mart.

'Red Lion' is always 'Amigo' at Wal-Mart, I wonder if Saad-Asaaf thinks the lessers wont noticed.

I also saw some 'Red lion' bulbs at HD which had bloomed in the box and they were also 'Amigo'.

Saad-Asaaf = Saad-Assaf Flower Bulb Nurseries, Israel (link below).

Here is a link that might be useful: Saad-Assaf Flower Bulb Nurseries

SA supplies bulbs to Walmart, I wouldn't contact them about the mislabels, I've talked to them last year about them. They supply 'Amigo' I think as their 'Red Lion', 'Amigo' is much prettier in my opinion and quality bulbs.

Saad Assaf also supplies ETGB many of their exclusives such as 'Ruby Star' and 'Opal Star'.

ETGB = Easy to Grow Bulbs (link below).

Here is a link that might be useful: Easy to Grow Bulbs

WHAT YOU BUY: Black Pearl
WHAT YOU GOT:???
WHO DID YOU ORDER IT FROM: Local nursery. It was the last one in the open box and they could NOT guarantee that it was the right one. That is the problem with open boxes, people can mix up the bulbs.

I looked at the Saad-Assaf Flower Bulb Nurseries
web site. It's interesting that Israel has the perfect climate to grow Amaryllis.

What are some of the other major places that supply Amaryllis bulbs? Are some or many of the Amaryllis bulbs sold here in the United States grown in the United States?

I only ordered one bulb this season.

WHAT YOU ORDERED: Naughty Lady
WHAT YOU GOT: Looks like Santos
WHO DID YOU ORDER IT FROM: Amaryllis Bulb Company

I expected that I might get Santos after reading some posts that said other people got it instead of NL.

What I really wanted was Ludwig's 'Voodoo' which can be sold as NL with the full approval of the KAVB since Ludwig sold their rights to Voodoo (and their stocks) in the 1980s.

On the ABC site, the picture is the stock picture of Ludwig's 'Voodoo'.

The bulb is looking more like 'Piccolo' or 'Little Star'. I don't think it is 'Santos' primarily because the white stripe doesn't extend to the tip of the tepals.

Still, I have seen pix of this one posted as Naughty Lady, so it may be what is sent out under that name, but it isn't 'Voodoo' IMO.

Raydio????????????????????????

Flowers for you buddy!
(((HUGS)))

{{gwi:446078}}

Maria,

That's the 4 flower papilio hybrid you're selling, what do you think the parentage is? I'm assuming some kind of semi-trumpet thing.

Ooooh, thanks Maria, old friend! They're lovely!

Long time, eh?

R.

Sure has been a long and winding road too buddy!
Nice to see you back!

Josh...I'm tired of thinking.
I just enjoy their flowers and dab some pollens here and there.
Perhaps the experts can share their thoughts???

Maria~

Forgot to say how wonderful it is to see FOUR blooms in the umbel!!

Wish I still had mine...

R.

HOLY #%1&!! Is that your 3-4 umbell papilio?? I wish I'd seen THAT picture when you had them!!! Is it???

Donna

Donna,

I'm not Maria but that is for sure it.

WHAT YOU ORDERED (wanted): Aphrodite
WHAT YOU GOT: I don't know
WHO DID YOU ORDER IT FROM: Box kit sold to benefit breast cancer--at least the bulb in it was pink! I thought it might be Aphrodite when the scape started to grow as it got leaves along with the scape which was something someone here mentioned as a trait of Aphrodite, but it was not to be. Does anyone know if this is actually a named bulb? No scent and no red spots like Appleblossom. Thanks.

{{gwi:371382}}

WHAT YOU ORDERED: La Paz
WHAT YOU GOT: Lima
WHO DID YOU ORDER IT FROM: John Scheepers

What you Ordered: Dancing Queen
What you Got: White Nymph
Who did you order it from: Sam's Club

What you Ordered: Red Lion (bought for a dollar)
What you got: Clown (HAPPY surprise! since I tried to get this one last year at Lowes.
Who did you order it from: Lowes (the new display)

What you Ordered: Dutch Belle
What you Got: Red Lion
Who did you order it from: Food Basics

times 2

WHAT YOU ORDERED: Gervase
WHAT YOU GOT: Something yellow/green
WHO DID YOU ORDER IT FROM: Eden's Blooms

WHAT YOU ORDERED: Garden Amaryllis Pink
WHAT YOU GOT: Red
WHO DID YOU ORDER IT FROM: Walmart (Van Zyverden)

I mentioned to Eden's Blooms that they sent me the wrong bulb, but they didn't respond. They were very helpful with all of my previous questions and concerns though. The 9 other bulbs I got from them were correct.

The Walmart bulb was only 2.98, but I'm still sad that it's not pink. I don't have any pink hipps yet. It looked similar to Apple Blossom on the package.

WHAT YOU ORDERED: Purple Rain
WHAT YOU GOT: Royal Velvet
WHO DID YOU ORDER IT FROM: MZ

WHAT YOU ORDERED: Rembrant van Rijn
WHAT YOU GOT: Some NOID red/orange
WHO DID YOU ORDER IT FROM: ETGB

Interesting thread, Kristi. Most of my scapes haven't opened yet, so I don't know yet, but I found this also rather entertaining mislabeled bulbs from box kits at Emaryllis.com.

Here is a link that might be useful: mislabeled bulbs

WHAT YOU ORDERED: Lagoon
WHAT YOU GOT: Pink with a white star
WHO DID YOU BUY IT FROM: Agway

Bought locally as a loose bulb, no box, tag held on with rubber band. I thought it might have been an in-store mix up and asked the staff if they had carried a variety with a white star. The woman who ordered the bulbs showed me the catalog they got the bulbs from. Nothing with that color pattern in the catalog. Based on online photos, I'm thinking it might be "Exposure."

I've bought a total of eight bulbs there in the past two years and this is the first mislabel.

Same result for my Lagoon.

I got a Lagoon and Best Seller as gifts - thought it and Bestseller might have been switched, but both were Pink with white star.

K

Ordered: Tosca
Got: Double record
Supplier: Royal Colours.

I'm not complaining - the DR was very fine

Lila888 - you ordered La Paz and got Lima - I guess their GPS system needs recallibrating.