Dear all, Sand plants can easily stay out of the ground for 2-3months. I just had a look at the remaining stock; The fleshy roots are still solidly attached , but the buds are beginning to move. Some times Eremurus are offered in February, these plants are very likely to fail. Packing is no problem when they are tightly packed in wood shippings or polystyrene. Well stored in controlled conditions they conserve well from July till Octobre, but not beyond. But the best products is when conserved in the ground, and lift when required. (but rooting is bound to start in October) Kind regards Lauw de Jager http://www.bulbargence.com/ South of France (zone 8 Olivier) Coord. Geogr.(GPS): 43°42' 43" N 4° 32' 12" E > Eremurus might not ship very well, because the tuberous fleshy roots are > fragile and not strongly connected to the central axis. I remember getting > a shipment from Turkmenistan which were all rotted due to breakage of the > roots from the central axis. They had been about 18" across before they > broke. I'd be interested to know how such a geophyte could be packed for > intercontinental shipment without damage. Or are only smaller ones usually > shipped