The bulbs we ordered will be shipped this fall after the August harvest. Daan surprised us with the fact that many of the bulbs we see in U.S nurseries have already been sitting for a year in improper storage at distributor’s warehouses by the time they make it to the store shelves. That’s why you’ll often get a lot of duds or bulbs that fizzle out within a year. Daan recommends ordering direct from the growers to get the healthiest bulbs. “It’s better for you; it’s better for me,” he joked. (As you can see here, Daan knows international importation restrictions and ships all over the world — we put in a pin for Chicago after placing our order.)