Rick, I am not the least bit offended or upset by your statements. My whole point regarding the Taliense bulbs was that I was not expecting large bulbs for those either. As a matter of fact, I was only expecting two blooming size bulbs. I do realize that it would not likely be as big as a hybrid bulb.That said, it appeared I only possibly got 1 blooming size (maybe) and a bunch of extra small. Had they been advertised as four inch pots with a bunch of small bulbs my expectations would not have been as high.
We agree with the first case of sargentiae being a debacle. I know that those bulbs can be quite large and were advertised as so. When they were shipped (for real) I was very satisfied with the quality.
As for the parryi bulbs I did state that they are my first stoloniferous bulbs. I did say that they were very small as well. I wish I had taken a picture before planting. I also did not say in my follow up that one appeared to be rotting. That's also why I did say that time will tell.
All in all, their customer service was excellent. I left a message on a Saturday afternoon and was called back on a Monday afternoon. The rep on the phone was polite, apologetic, and very accomodating with a substitution and re-shipment. Prior to this order, I had only received lily bulbs from B&D lilies and The Lily Garden. All experiences with these companies (product and service) were excellent. Maybe I was a little spoiled. I did not complain back to them about the parryi. Truthfully I am not a complainer with this kind of stuff. Also if the first order of sargentiae was not so upsetting I might have reacted differently. Either way, customer service was excellent and product may be good or not so good. That is why I'm not sure if I would use them again at this time. Again, I am not upset by any of what you have said Rick. I hope I don't come off as unrealistic or a brat but I feel like you should get what is described and paid for.
