Hi George, Paul et al, I had the same problem here in Australia when ordering seed from New Zealand. I received a message from our quarantine saying that they would not accept seeds marked "Lillium hybrid", they had to be identified with a species name. That is because not all species are allowed into Australia and this is the only method quarantine use to identify plants. When I contacted the club in New Zealand, they informed me that they could not possibly identify the parents of any hybrids. Moreso, they were not interested, nor about to take on this task anyway. So, I didn't get my seeds. Since then, I have always requested that all seed packets show parents of the hybrids. Thus, you have to choose carefully when ordering from o/s, otherwise it can be a very expensive exercise. Even though I rang our quarantine dept. and argued the point, they said "rules are rules" Although I was disappointed, I do support Australian quarantine regime 100%. By going into their website, you can easily find which species are allowed into your country. Regards, Bill Richardson, Ixiaking, Gippsland Australia. -----Original Message----- From: pbs [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net] On Behalf Of Paul Machado via pbs Sent: Thursday, 11 June 2020 9:19 AM To: Pacific Bulb Society Cc: Paul Machado Subject: Re: [pbs] Sending seeds ourside the United States Hi George, Yes, New Zealand and Australia do have strict requirements for seed importation. Some seeds are not allowed as they are considered noxious weeds! Check those individual countries Dept. of Agriculture to see their requirements. When running the North American Lily Society seed exchange for 11 years we only had one issue with Australia because a packet of lily seed did not say "Lilium" on it. Even though the packet did say "hybrid trumpet lily" they would not let it pass. Requirements are getting more restrictive each year both importing and exporting seeds! Hope this helps! All the best, Paul Machado On Wed, Jun 10, 2020 at 3:59 PM Greg Ruckert via pbs < pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > There are special requirements to send seed to Australia. > > Greg Ruckert > > Elite Bulbs > > On 11/06/2020 8:12 am, George Goldsmith via pbs wrote: > > Is there literature that describes the requirements and process for > sending seeds from the United States to other countries? I seem to recall > a discussion last year or so about some of the difficulties of sending or > receiving seeds - or of the seeds getting through customs - but I don't > remember the process being laid out. > > > > Thanks to any and all who might provide some information. > > > > George Goldsmith > > Diamond Bar, CA > > _______________________________________________ > > pbs mailing list > > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > > -- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus/ > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…