Hello Folks,
I'm completely new here on ATP, so I hope this works.
I've been following this thread for a long time lurking around on the net. I found it useful and wanted to provide my experience with LA Sellers. Those were:
mljomo - ordered 4 plants
Abundantdaylilis - ordered 4 plants
Blueridge - ordered 7 plants
All the plants were exactly what I ordered plus some extra fans on a couple. All the plants were in great condition when they were shipped to me. There were bonus plants in addition to extra fans in the orders. I'm in Texas, and the costs I paid for shipping came very close to the actual cost it took to get them here by USPS. I figure with the time, labor and packaging the suppliers broke even probably. I hope :). Some of the plants from Florida arrived with a scape showing. On one plant none of those managed to develop. Two others put up scapes from other fans that have gone on to bloom. Mostly all the plants have done well and most have bloomed or are showing scapes now.
A couple have thrown tantrums before they started growing, but those tantrums weren't due to the quality of the plant when it arrived. I am pleased with my experience and would order from these suppliers again without hesitation.