The Pearl Collection -- Information regarding the origin and marketing

The Pearl Collection
The “Pearl Collection” as sold by Faraway Flowers for the 2010 spring delivery has generated a considerable amount of interest into the background of these bulbs. In conjunction with one of my customers, I have been doing some research on the origin of these bulbs.
Several years ago, Dr. Robert Griesbach of Wisconsin sold some stock of bulbs to a Dutch firm for propagation and introduction into the commercial marketplace. These lilies were selected because they were tetraploids and for their garden presence. Among these bulbs were a series of “Pearl” bulbs named after his granddaughters:
• Jessica Pink

• Justine Orange

• Jennifer Spotted yellow

• Caroline Orange-red

• Gracie Salmon-orange
(The above information was acquired directly from Dr. Griesbach.)
Pearl Jessica was sold by a Canadian firm in 2009. Apparently the stock was not true to name as the resulting flowers were not that similar to the flower picture and description. As a side note, I purchased a group of bulbs from another source that were supposed to be “Satin Slippers.” Upon bloom, these bulbs turned out not to be “Satin Slippers” but had an uncanny resemblance to the photo of Pearl Jessica. Pearl Jessica does not appear to be available from the supplier this year and in no longer in production.
Pearl Justine is currently also being marketed as Pearl Justien by another firm. This is the name given by the Dutch firm that is distributing the bulbs and is confirmed based on sales material distributed by the company.
Pearl Jennifer is apparently marketed correctly based on my information.
Pearl Caroline is currently marketed as “Pearl Carolina.” Based on the description and other information received, this has been sold to me as “Pearl Lorraine.”
Pearl Stacie is most likely the bulb intended by Dr. Griesbach to be “Pearl Gracie.” This information is once again based on pictures, sales materials, and description.
To the best of my knowledge, these bulbs have not been registered. And I further would like to note that the sales material seems to be riddled with spelling discrepancies which leads me to believe that that it may be related to translation errors.
In addition, there appear to be other lilies marketed under the “Pearl” name. However, I do not know if they from Dr. Griesbach’s program. But I am sure they were not part of the original ones named for his granddaughters.