I believe Barbara has nailed the point.. " If you receive bulbs this Oct, they have already been forced. Just plant them and they will immediately put up flowers. They will bloom in Dec or Jan this first year... Its getting them to rebloom for next Xmas that is the real problem..." As for nurseries downplay the issue, I never thought about receiving Am bulbs from nursery directly. Never know which nursery (the place, zone) grow the bulbs I receive from vendors (e.g., HD)? So how do they downplay the re-bloom issue? Can you ask to copy their re-build process/timeline? Just curious. Yeah, still they may come from far different zones? Exact copying be most likely impossible? Thanks for insight.
