Hi Verena, There are no limitations on carrying legal plants (i.e., no drugs, etc.) out of the USA. However, you must check with German authorities on what they require for you to bring plants or bulbs into Germany. They will probably insist that your plants and bulbs be accompanied by an official Phytosanitary Certificate, issued by the country of origin of the plants you are going to import into Germany. In this case, that would be the USA and the issuing agency would be the local agents of the USDA, at the place where you obtain the bulbs. This could get to be a little complicated, depending on where you obtain the bulbs in the course of your travels. Good luck! Jim Shields in central Indiana (USA) At 02:35 PM 2/20/2007 +0100, you wrote: >There is an ongoing discussion about importing bulbs and seeds into the >US but does anyone have information about taking them OUT of the US? >I´m probably boing to visit Texas this spring and would like to >buy North American Plants there. It would not be nice if I was >arredsted when trying to fly back home with them. > >Thank you in advance >Verena > >Konstanz, Germany ************************************************* Jim Shields USDA Zone 5 Shields Gardens, Ltd. P.O. Box 92 WWW: http://www.shieldsgardens.com/ Westfield, Indiana 46074, USA Tel. ++1-317-867-3344 or toll-free 1-866-449-3344 in USA