cyps in pots 2013

[Maggi Young]

I have written to RHS Customer Services- enclosing photos of the pathetic little offerings.

Even if the plants were healthy, I think my friend would have difficulty growing on such babies and there is nothing in the RHS ad. to suggest how young the plants are and I believe that is vital for plants  like cyps which can hardly be expected to grow on like a plug plant of a sempervivum!
As can be seen from the growth rate possible from a 7 cm pot, as shown in Ian's photo above, I think it is possible that there will be many people being mislead as to what they might receive, as far as size and development are concerned and the dismal state of the plants is just not acceptable.

[mark smyth]

The plants sold from the leaflets in the Garden have nothing to do with the RHS. Thats what I was told when I complained about poor quality Hepaticas several years ago.

[Maggi Young]

I don't care who supplied the darn things for sale - they were sold under the aegis of the RHS who are always keen to stress their superiority in all things horticultural and who should know better!


Edit :  ... and they arrived in a box with RHS label  and RHS tape all over it!

[David Nicholson]

Agreed, they can't abrogate their responsibility.

[Neil]

Maggi


You have two routes

1The Consumer Protection (Distance Selling) Regulations 2000 just notify them you want to send them back, you need to tell them that you want to send them baack this must be done within 7 days.

The  Sale of Goods Act 1979 14 (2) Where the seller sells goods in the course of a business, there is an implied term that the goods supplied under the contract are of satisfactory quality. 

I would use route 2

[Maggi Young]

Thanks Neil,  I am aware of the distance selling regulations, but I agree this is a case of the goods not being fit for purpose.
In posting the pictures here, I hope to save others from having the same problem.

 

[Neil]

Don't know how I had already posted half of it so here is the rest

I would use route 2 personally as depending  on the RHS's T&Cs you may be liable for the cost of returning it under option 1.  Option 2 they are responsible or the return cost and replacement and as you have already complained it makes more sense.

Its amazing that if you quote this law (and it also applies in Scotland with some minor differences) and as they are not complying  with it you then you will go to Trading Standards, how quick a company will accept they are in the wrong.

[Botanica]

Incredible ..This website present nice flowering cypripedium and when the customer see the result of 15 £ (In promotion ! ).. What a terrible view !

I have much nice young plant and i dont pay that ..I  bought around 200 young cypripedium and they are better than that.

Tomorow, i send you new photo of my youngs plants, I will soon have my first leaf and many cypri wake up (in indoor only).

At tomorow.

For good inspiration, look this link http://www.flickr.com/photos/duckuly/page143/

Botanica (CypriAddict)

[Botanica]

Picture of my young plant of cypri ..the first leaf grow ! 


Have a good day !

[Maren]

John, you said it very well. Let's face it, those plants pictured will never make it.

Selling plants like that is irresponsible and gives the trade a bad name. When one supplier markets moribund cypripediums,  then everyone else is tarred with the same brush.

[Jeff Hutchings]

I would suggest the cyps were deflasked last spring and spent a not good first summer in pots. there have been a number of mail order companies selling this size at the price for some years. Indeed one outfit sent them out 3 in a 5 cm pot and when I emailed them said "they test grew all new plants"..... Yes, when it dies it does not help encourage the general gardener to grow them.

I gave up trying to grow newly deflasked cyps in my nursery some years ago because of all the problems.

This is the same with the way some of the garden centres were selling the big cypripediums last year. One garden centre asked a colleague of mine to make comments on why their plants appeared to be suffering. He said yes and was led into the tropical house!!!!!!

Jeff

[angie]

Wow Maggi. I am glad that I never saw the so called bargain.
So many people are going to be disappointed with their purchases.

I knocked some of my plants out of their pots today as I was a bit concerned about the amount of wet weather that we have been having. All is well and hopefully I will be able to get them to flower better than last year.

Angie 

[Tony Willis]

This is the same with the way some of the garden centres were selling the big cypripediums last year. One garden centre asked a colleague of mine to make comments on why their plants appeared to be suffering. He said yes and was led into the tropical house!!!!!!

Jeff

I tried to buy some of the 'gone over' ones at my local garden centre and they had gone from the sales area. I asked where they were and was told they were being 'dried off for the winter'

I do not think I need to look for them this spring.

[Botanica]

New buds growing ! Yes 

[Maren]

Hi, Botanica,
are you sure these are cypripediums? the shoots look very etiolated. Do you keep them quite dark?