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gg5 said:Melissa yep!! Kevin glad you did that! If nurseries are getting their stock from other than the hybridizer, then yes easy to be wrong (and most are getting from sources other than hybridizers) I think also it is easy for these plants to get mixed in if the nursery isn't careful with separating stock plants. And also when they pull the order it is easy to make errors there too!

I have a lot of Amaryllis, and we have that same problem - big time. Bulbs go through about 6 different people when shipping, and if any of them make one mistake, then your order will be wrong. They are also shipped in bulb form when dormant, so since there is no actual flower to look at, that is another time when mistakes can be made. I think the same could apply to semps, as many of them turn plain green at certain times in the season. Even if the nursery has the best intentions, mistakes can be made.