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Company Profile   Bloomingbulb.com Mailing Address: 3120 State St. Medford, Oregon 97504 (United States) Phone: 1-800-648-2852 Fax: 1-800-419-8813 Paper Catalog Cost: n/a » E-Mail them » Visit their website Recent reviews: Past month Past 6 Months Past 12 Months Positive 0 1 4 Neutral 1 1 1 Negative 0 2 5 This company offers a variety of bulbs. This company specializes in: Bulbs: Spring-blooming Plants: Daylilies Other helpful information: Accepts retail and wholesale orders

Company Comment, posted on May 30, 2006:   BloomingBulb.com was formed to market top quality flower bulbs, perennial plants and other horticultural products exclusively over the internet, at the most economical prices for the consumer. As we have a long history in the plant industry, both importing and exporting plant products, we're able to offer a wide variety of plant material from growers throughout the U.S. and The Netherlands. In order to keep our marketing/advertising costs to a minimum we do not print or mail catalogs, instead we constantly update our web site by adding new items when they become available or deleting items as they are sold out, thereby keeping our offerings current. We also encourage our customers to order on line as this saves them money ($10.00 per order) and saves us time by not having to re-enter orders manually. All of this helps us to be more efficient and, by being so, enables us to pass savings on to you in the form of lower prices. Our product, in most cases, is shipped directly from our sister company in Michigan which specializes in the handling of perennial plants & bulbs. This affords us the ability to monitor and maintain the quality of the material we offer and, in turn, to back everything we offer with a 100% guarantee. We also have the ability to ship internationally, but because of the special agriculture inspections and shipping costs associated with shipping internationally, it is very difficult to remain price competitive with smaller orders. However, we can be very competitive with larger quantity requirements, so please contact us for special price quotes on your needs. The staff at BloomingBulb.com wish you an enjoyable and economical gardening experience. Please let us know if we can be of help. Happy Gardening! The staff at BloomingBulb.com

Feedback History and Summary   64 positives 4 neutrals 7 negatives

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Rating Author Content Neutral kimberliw Jensen, UT (1 review) November 10, 2009 I am going to remain neutral at this point. I ordered 25 daisies, and 210 lilies. Bloomingbulb did not charge my card until about a week before they shipped which I thought was great. They did send me an email when they shipped but it went to my junk mail. I'm not sure why,their order confirmation came thru just fine. The daisies were quite moldy when they arrived but I disinfected them and planted them. Half of them showed green before they got froze. The lily bulbs were a little smaller than the ones I purchased from another company but there was very little mold. I planted them all right away. I'm expecting a great show next year. We'll see, I'll try to remember to update my review. Negative Shooflygeaux Independence, LA (2 reviews) July 11, 2009 I ordered 15 Majestic Red Callas. Most were cut up but they were of a decent size. All but 2 rotted. ..and the two did not bloom. I e-mailed them per their replacement policy. No answer. The third phone call had bulbs replaced. They were chopped on worse than the first. They also rotted but for one that actually bloomed...white...not Majestic Red. I let them know but never had a reply. The bulbs were planted near my Pacific Callas that thrive,bloom and multiply each year so it wasn,t the soil or inability to plant correctly. Shooflygeaux Negative oldrose1 Idaho Falls, ID (3 reviews) June 24, 2009 I've bought a few bulbs from Blooming Bulb, and they have all been adequate. Not large, but all looked alive and most came up. So when I saw they were selling a David Austin rose I had wanted for some time at a good price, on June 10th I ordered it on-line. June is tricky here. Except for one warm spell (lasting about a week) we've had nothing but rain & cold this year. But winters seem to become summer suddenly in June, so it pays to be careful. I have had excellent results having bare-root roses shipped to me across the country via 'stage coach,' (or so it seemed. ) in June. It was slooooww & there was no expeditedshipping offered. After more than three weeks, those roses arrived-and their roots were in great shape. They were wrapped in moss, which was covered with plastic & still damp. The roses all lived. Blooming bulb said in the ad that the rose would ship mid month. I called them before the rose shipped to decide if I should choose to expedite shipping. I told the man in customer service about my previous experience. I was told that the rose would be shipped from Oregon - to me in Idaho. I told him that if they, BloomingBulb, packed the roots of the rose well as those I had gotten from across country in June, it should do fine coming at the regular shipping rate. He agreed. This call was on Monday, the rose was here by Friday. It was packed in lots and lots of crumpled white paper, and- nothing else. No moss. No plastic. Just a few thin canes, mostly the tan of dead canes. There was some green. I would not have panicked about those, but given it time. But the roots were dry as dust. Just placed in the crumpled white paper. I soaked the rose right away, planted it in the prepared hole, watered it in good, mounded damp earth over it. I don't hold out much hope, but I am treating it like it had a hope. I called BloomingBulb the following Monday, and was told they ALWAYS ship bare root plants this way, and never had any complaints(?) so they (the plants) must all live! Guess what folks! BloomingBulb has a working magic wand which touches all the bare root roses/shrubs etc they sell-or maybe they don't sell much? I really WANT the rose to live-and yeah, to bloom. I'm going to treat it like it might. But if it does, it will be the only bare root rose with DRY UNPROTECTED roots I've ever had that does. And I will be checking into tthat wand. Positive eyfng San Gabriel, CA (8 reviews) June 08, 2009 I placed an order of 35 begonias this spring. 5 of them didn't not grow, I got the refund within a week. All others are growing well. I am waiting to see the flowers. I have to call them for refund because they don't reply my email. This place collects payments 6 weeks before the shipping date. I didn't get an email notification for the shipment. I just had to keep checking with them. They packed the bulbs in paper bags, quiet nice. Overall, the products are healthy. Negative shubbard Oologah, OK (1 review) May 07, 2009 I odered 200 Ixia bulbs, 200 Brodiaea queen fabiola bulbs, and 15 peony roots. I rcvd immediate email confirmation. I was having laptop issues, and actually order twice by mistake. this was on a sat/sun, saw the debit twice, so called on Monday tothem. The gentleman I spoke with was very nice, saw what I had done right away, and cxld the "wrong" order for me, issued the credit. the credit came thru just couple days after. The bulbs all came packaged in plastic-like envelopes- groups of 25 for Ixia, and groups of 10 for Queen Fabiola.Each envelope is labeled with planting insructions aswell as height, name,planting depth & width. all look good- none are wet or black/moldy. all dry and of correct size. I have never ordered these before, so I dont know, but they look good to me. I like the fact that each enevlope is clearly labeled, and how many bulbs inthere- will help a great deal when we are out in yard planting. the peony roots are 3 different varieties, 5 each of Sorbet, Sarah Bernhart, and Festiva Maxima. The Sorbet and Sarah's are Huge! They have 2-3 or more eyes- big sprouts ( better hurry), and all look very fresh. the Festiva Maxima are a little smaller, 4 out of 5 have 2 eyes, and just one has only 1 eye, but they still look healthy, just not as large as other 2 varieties. they were all packaged in plastic bags with wood shavings. orders were shipped about a week apart- and on time per the shipping schedule on the email confirmation. Everything has been very easy, very clear, and on time. The roots/bulbs all look healthy, and the prices could not be beat! I am a happy camper.., uh gardener..I cant wait to see these grow and bloom! I will order from this company again. I love the specials, overstock sales- right in my budget! ( which is zero, but, take it out of groc budget anyways.. lol) rather plant than eat anyways right! Hope in future they will add free suprises with their orders- that would be fun. My first order- I give them A+ thanks, Sue Hubbard On August 7th, 2009, shubbard changed the rating from positive to negative and added the following: most all of bulbs never came up at all, small amount that did died right away. 1 peony root that was small- 2 eyes to begin with- never came up. emailed company 3 times. no reply. they do not respond or honor their quarantee. Positive plantgnome Coram, NY (26 reviews) April 04, 2009 Received my three Canna bulbs, nice sized with eyes, having never planted Canna before-I was hoping for a detailed planting instruction with the products. I googled it to find out how to plant. Other than that I am satisfied so far. will report back when they start blooming. Negative susandonb1141 Whitman, MA (Zone 6a) (3 reviews) March 05, 2009 I ordered and paid for a seed planter and I was told it would be shipped Friday Feb 27th. I never received any shipping confirmation so I called them on March 3rd, they had no informationa nd the attendant sounded like he didn't know what he was doing. I was told someone would call me back the following morning with info. I got no call and called them late in the day I was then told they would find out what the status was on the order and call me, again I got no call but got an email with a tracking number that did not work, so I called again. I was again told they would call me back. I was called back and told the item was shipped only today and I was given a correct tracking number. A partial refund was offered and hopefully is in the process. I will probably not place another order with this company. Positive veryzer Sycamore, IL (1 review) February 21, 2009 I ordered a rilona amaryllis but received an appleblossom amaryllis instead. I contacted bloomingbulb to inform them of the mistake but was never granted a response of any kind. On March 11th, 2009, veryzer changed the rating from negative to positive and added the following: Scott contacted me, apologized for the lack of correspondence and gave me a refund for the bulb. Though I would obviously have appreciated a direct response to my emails rather than following a negative review, I am willing to give bloomingbulb the benefit of the doubt. Negative lsterrell Memphis, TN (3 reviews) December 29, 2008 This is the second year that I ordered in April, paid in August, and when my requested delivery date in November arrived, a large portion of the bulbs that I had ordered and paid for were "out of stock." In addition, many of the bulbs were dried out and moldy. This happened to me last year, and Scott assured me that it wouldn't happen again. Well, it did. I was issued credit for the missing and bad bulbs, but it was too late to order the bulbs that I wanted from any other source. Positive lemonwater Mountain View, CA (8 reviews) November 26, 2008 I just received my first order from Blooming Bulb and I am very happy with what I received. All of my bulbs are healthy and firm (no mushy or moldy ones!). Despite purchasing them at the end of the season sale, they're all of good size, and most are actually pretty large. They even threw in a few extra tulips and daffodils! Shipping was a little later than I expected by a few days, but that's something I expect given the end of the season sale, and given that I ordered so close to Thanksgiving. Not a big deal! Blooming Bulb just became one of favorite places to order bulbs from. I was a bit skeptical about receiving such great bulbs for so cheap but I'll be ordering from them again in the near future! Positive 1AnjL (AnjL) Fremont, CA (Zone 9b) (7 reviews) November 19, 2008 I have ordered for 2 co-ops with blooming bulbs and was very satisfied with both shipments, they were prompt, all ordered items were shipped, and all healthy bulbs....look forward to doing business with them again! Positive Jnette Northeast, WA (Zone 5a) (7 reviews) November 14, 2008 This company was the vendor for our co-op buying of amaryllis bulbs and the product was outstanding. We had a very large order. Out of my order of 15 bulbs that I had ordered for Christmas gifts, one had a cut from the shovel. The host on the co-op contacted the vendor and he replaced it. I can't say enough about this transaction with this company through the co-op. It was my first purchase using a co-op, and because of the customer service and product from this vendor I hope to participate in more. Jeanette Smith Positive goofybulb El Paso, TX (Zone 8a) (17 reviews) October 20, 2008 My first order with Bloomingbulb was through a coop. We had a nice selection to choose from, and I am very pleased with my Amaryllis bulbs. Nice size, plump bulbs, packaged individually in paper bags, labeled and with planting advice. The prices were good, and shipping to our host was quite fast. I bookmarked the site and I will come back. Positive lakesidecallas Dandridge, TN (Zone 6a) (15 reviews) June 08, 2008 Great selection and wonderful prices! I'm very happy with the bulbs I purchased from them- ordered twice this year! I might suggest that they and other companies not pack their bulbs in plastic bags- even with air holes it seems to promote green mold. Supposedly it doesn't hurt the bulb, but it does look icky when you open the bag! Positive bobbi_s Richland, WA (Zone 7a) (14 reviews) May 04, 2008 This year I was looking for bargain prices as well as good bulbs, and a good selection of items for sale. I purchased the following from Blooming Bulbs: Hardy Gladiolus Nanus (50), Pineapple Lily (Pink), spiraxis, and some ixia. I was very pleased with the shipment, and the prices. The shipping costs were low, and they even gave me a discount. I will be ordering from them again, and they are easy to contact to ask for assistance. Thanks! Positive Kimberly1 Indianola, IA (3 reviews) April 26, 2008 I ordered about 80 bulbs and when they showed up about a third of them were rotten or moldy. I e-mailed them and they replaced them so fast I almost couldn't believe it. Within about 3 days I had a box of nice big healthy replacement bulbs. I have nothing but good things to say about a company with such good customer service. They are awesome! And the prices ain't bad either! Positive FdLNursery Olympia, WA (4 reviews) April 18, 2008 I have ordered from this company four or five times in the last couple of years; two of those orders were placed and arrived within the past two months. I am currently getting ready to place my order for fall bulbs. This company has some really good prices for increases in quantity. Plus, not only do they mark their bulbs down at the end of the season, but you get 25% off if you place an advance order out of season. All of the bulbs I have received to date have been of excellent quality and of very good size. Whenever I am looking to buy bulbs, this is always the first place I look. To date, I have ordered Cyclamen, asst'd hardy Gladiolus, assorted Oxalis, Ixia, asst'd Fritillaria and asst'd Allium. They have all done very well. Thanks for the great job! Positive cynthsmthrmn Gilmer, TX (Zone 7b) (8 reviews) March 27, 2008 I have ordered from Blooming Bulb for the past two seasons. Last fall - 60 bare root silver mound Artemisia and 3 daylilies. The Artemisia started sprouting almost immediately and the daylilies were huge tubers...I was so impressed with those I ordered 20 more this spring. They arrived a couple of days ago and are just as impressive. Thanks Blooming Bulb! Positive autumn4vajb Lenoir, NC (Zone 7a) (9 reviews) March 18, 2008 Ordered 100 lily bulbs. Great price, fast shipping, and really big fresh bulbs. Would order from again. Thanks Positive acebrd Watchung, NJ (1 review) March 13, 2008 I ordered bulbs from them and they came in the time they said they would come.Bulbs were healthy and in good shape and healthy and of good size Since I've just planted they won't be up for a few months so I'll update my post after I see how they do. Positive MiniPonyFarmer Gilmer, TX (Zone 8b) (7 reviews) November 21, 2007 I ordered a large number of bulbs in several separate orders over the course of 2007. Each time, my order was filled correctly and the company communicates quickly and often. I have emailed questions to the company, always with a fast reply and courteous service. One batch of bulbs was partly mildewed. I emailed the company and they immediately credited my bankcard for the order. All of the other bulbs were in excellent condition, so I considered this an isolated occurrence. I'll definitely be ordering from Blooming Bulb again in 2008! Positive Depsi Orofino, ID (Zone 6a) (3 reviews) November 19, 2007 Wonderful experience from the original phone call which was answered by a very friendly and patient fellow named Scott to the peony roots. When I recieved them the roots were fat and nice looking but two of the five had eyes knocked off them so emailed them yesterday & recieved a message this morning from Leah Robinson stating they will have a replacement shipment in the mail this morning....Very good customer service..I'm very pleased and wouldn't hesitate to use them again this spring..Deb/Depsi Positive jessmerritt Roswell, NM (Zone 7b) (35 reviews) November 13, 2007 I just received my first order from Blooming Bulb and I am pleased. The bulbs shipped in less than a week from the day the order was placed and my credit card wasn't charged until they were shipped. All bulbs are accounted for and healthy! Positive nevadagdn Sparks, NV (Zone 7a) (114 reviews) November 08, 2007 At end-of-season sale prices, Bloomingbulb's offerings are good value for the money. The bulbs are all much smaller than those sold by my favorite suppliers, but the prices are that much smaller, as well. With crocus corms as low as 2 cents each, I honestly wouldn't expect 8-cm corms. I also ordered Narcissus 'Thalia' bulbs for 13 cents each. The bulbs are small, but healthy and certainly exceed my expectations at that price. Ordering, timeliness of communications and shipping were all good. If I have any complaint, it's that the bulbs are in 5-bulb packages rather than bulk packages. It's going to be a pain to be opening 60 little packages. Positive 75751 Fort Mill, SC (Zone 7b) (40 reviews) October 18, 2007 Purcashed top quality tulip bulbs. Delivered as specified. Very pleased. Will order again in the future. C&NN Positive rebecca101 Madison, WI (Zone 5a) (10 reviews) September 25, 2007 I ordered about 100 bulbs from them this fall. The bulbs arrived looking great and at a good time for my zone. Their selection is so-so (kind of random), but if they have something you want, the price is great. Neutral rucereus Carpentersville, IL (Zone 5a) (14 reviews) September 13, 2007 Received my order yesterday, 100 daffodil ice follies, 100 muscari grape hyacinth, and 25 tulip bulbs. The bulbs look great and the prices were the best I found any where. I'm still waiting for the lillies that I ordered, they were probably shippped separately due to the fact that the shipping on them was free!! On October 6th, 2007, rucereus changed the rating from positive to negative and added the following: I'm changing my rating to negative. I spoke too soon about the Daffodil Ice Follies bulbs. When I went to plant them at least 1 in every bag of five were either dried up or mushy. I've e-mailed the company to let them know. I've learned a valuable lesson, you get what you pay for.I thought the price was too good. On October 8th, 2007, rucereus changed the rating from negative to neutral and added the following: I received an email from Leah explaining they have had this problem with their Ice Follies Daffodils.She said she would send replacement bulbs and sorry for the inconvenience , but I'm not so sure that the bulbs I did plant are going to come up. They were quite small.I'll change my feedback to neutral, but wouldn't buy from them again. Positive shihtzumom Pearisburg, VA (Zone 6a) (7 reviews) August 10, 2007 Excellent customer service! Leah and Scott are friendly, willing to help, glad to replace any bad item received, one of my favorite companies. They go the extra mile to do what is needed to make you happy. Kathy Positive surf4grrl Rocky Point, NY (1 review) May 15, 2007 Blooming bulb is quite possibly the best bulb company I have dealt with. I ordered a shipment of canna and calla bulbs in March and the package arrived damaged, but I decided to try and plant them anyway. The bulbs that were undamaged are simply gorgeous, but sadly about 6 bulbs were lost. I sent an e-mail, explaining what happened - and they sent replacement bulbs out almost immediately - no charge. I am extremely happy with the service and the products (& very happy I found an excellent bulb supplier) - & I look forward to doing business with them again next year! Positive 4paws Citra, FL (Zone 9a) (7 reviews) March 24, 2007 I just completed a 4000 bulb glad and lily co-op with BB, and Scott was very helpful and responsive all the way through the nearly four month long process. Although four of the lilies we ordered early were not available, the product we received was of excellent quality and well packaged. I'm looking forward to future business with this company. Their prices are reasonable and incentives to buy more (as if those are really needed for DG gardeners!) are substantial. Thanks, Scott! Check out these bulbs! http://davesgarden.com/forums/t/699581/ Positive flowerjean Central, IL (Zone 5a) (5 reviews) March 05, 2007 First time ordering from Bloomingbulb. Was very happy with what I received -- plants were healthy and grew well. Positive Rain1950 (Zone 8a) (1 review) November 24, 2006 Given that I purchased during a fall close-out sale; I was very impressed with the size and qality. Bare root Daylilies are already showing green, Lily bulbs were very large, and the Siberian Iris clumps contained from 3 to 6 plants. Communications were excellent and delivery was fast. Positive jaxcat Jacksonville, FL (3 reviews) September 07, 2006 This is an excellent company to do business with. Had most of their plants to thrive and the ones that didn't they gladly refunded my money. Their liles are breathtaking in beauty. Positive menkids Meservey, IA (Zone 4b) (1 review) April 23, 2006 I ordered 100 "Endless Love" (Pure white) Asiatic lilys in 2005. When the lilys bloomed....it appears I was shipped the South Pacific LA instead. Not what I ordered...but the bulbs were of good size, all bloomed, wintered well...and have been quick to divide. This spring I probably have 130 plants. I also ordered 25 of their mixed their Orienpet Lilys, and recommend ordering. The bulbs were quite large and was a great mix. I am pleased with the selection which included American Dream, American Flame, American Heritage, American Style, Golden Stargazer?, Golden Gleam(my favorite), and Luminairies. I cant wait for these to bloom in 2006!! Positive doss Stanford, CA (Zone 9b) (39 reviews) April 21, 2006 I ordered astilbes on special from them this spring. The price was outstandingly low. They are in the ground and all are growing. Nice fat bare root plants and they've really taken off. As good as the ones I've ordered from expensive vendors, and a wider selection of cultivars than most. Positive declfi Fenton, MO (Zone 6b) (29 reviews) April 02, 2006 Great bulbs and service Positive Mud_Blood Sayre, OK (Zone 7a) (1 review) March 24, 2006 This was my first order from Bloomingbulb.com and I couldn't be more pleased. I ordered oriental and trumpet lilies and the bulbs were really big and very healthy... no soft spots or mold. I will be ordering more from them next year! On June 18th, 2006, Mud_Blood changed the rating from positive to negative and added the following: Unfortunately I have to change my comment to negative because my lilies are starting to bloom and they are not what I ordered. I dont think I'll be ordering from bloomingbulb.com again because I have to wonder if a company that cares so little about sending the right cultivars to their customers, what else do they not care about (ie diseased bulbs). On July 12th, 2006, Mud_Blood changed the rating from negative to positive and added the following: After being contacted by Scott, I am GLADLY changing my rating back to positive. He said that they were working with the grower to prevent any more mixups and offered to make it right by giving me a refund or a store credit. I chose a store credit and will probably buy more than what I have credit for because I believe that any company with 1st class customer service deserves a second chance. My previous remarks were much too harsh and I would like to take this opportunity to publicly apologize to Scott and everyone at BloomingBulb for my rash words. Positive vossner Richmond, TX (Zone 9a) (86 reviews) February 24, 2006 I bought dahlias and lilies (oriental/asiatics) and items look great. They had an offer for free shipping and I double-checked that I was not charged. Also, Salome daff bulbs I got in the 2004 coop were a bust. They sent replacements (daff Replete) and they are growing absolutely great. The coop bulbs must have been a bad batch. They made good, though. I'm satisfied and will purchase from them again. On February 28th, 2006, vossner added the following: Did not realize right away that lilies arrived rotted. So I immediately called them and a replacement order is being shipped tomorrow. Positive soulgardenlove Marietta, GA (Zone 7b) (7 reviews) February 23, 2006 Just got my first shipment of bulbs in and they look great. I feel confident that if anything were to go wrong with them, Bloomingbulb will make it right. I do wish they were able to give greater price breaks for ordering smaller quantities of different varieties, instead of them giving greater financial incentives for ordering large quantities of the same variety.. but I guess that's my problem! Susan On May 16th, 2006, soulgardenlove added the following: If you order bulbs from Bloomingbulb, you must take the bulbs out of the plastic wrap as soon as they arrive and put them in paper bags if you can't plant them immediately. I had kept mine in a cool dark place for a short time before planting them and when I went to plant my lillies, the bulbs had turned to rotted mush. I called immediately to get them replaced and told the CSR about what had happened and she stated that I had waited too long to plant them. I reminded her that they had a 100% guaranteed satisfaction policy on their web site and that I had already left them positive feedback on Daves. I said that I surely could not have been the first to call about such an occurance (I wasn't) and that they should pack instructions advising the buyer to remove them from the ventilated plastic and wood shavings, as they must be kept in a cooler at BB which contains moisture which starts the rotting process when they are no longer cooled and kept at room temperature. A replacement was sent and I immediately changed them out of the bags and into breathable paper bags with the shavings until I planted them out. I was surprised to find that there were already bugs flying out of the bags when I opened them, which isn't a good sign, but the bulbs were still firm. I have them planted and so far, so good. I know exactly where they are and some are poking out of the ground. I am looking forward to a good show. Positive nichelob_lite North Highlands, CA (6 reviews) January 20, 2006 I am absolutely happy with Bloomingbulb. I ordered some lilies from them and they were great. They were also very inexpensive. Nowadays companies charge too much for everything and this was not the case. I am very pleased with them.

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