Hi all, Yes, with NALS seed exchange we had a general statement that covered all such seed depending on its division as follows: Division 1 derived from the following species and their varieties: L. amabile, L. bulbiferum, L. callosum, L. cernuum, L. concolor, L. dauricum, L. davidii, L. lankongense , L. leichtlinii, , L. lancifolium (L. tigrinum), L. pumilum, and L. wilsonii ( L.. maculatum ) Division 2 derived from the following species and their varieties: L. *martagon*, L. *hans*onii, L. *medeoloides* and L. *tsingtauense.* Division 3 derived from the following species and their varieties: L. candidum, L. chalcedonicum, L. monadelphum, and L. solvitzianum Division 4 derived from L. bolanderi, columbianum, grayii superbum, humboldtii, kelleyanum (shastense), kelloggii, pardalinum,parryi. canadense, michauxii, michiganense Division 5 derived from the following species and their varieties: L. longiflorum, L. formosanum, and L. philippinense Division 6 derived from the following species: L. *henryi*, L. *leucanthum*, L. *sargentiae,* L. *sulphureum* and L. *regale* Division 7 derived from the following species: L. auratum, L. speciosum, L. japonicum, L. rubellum and to include any of their crosses with L. henryi Division 8 Consists of crosses involving L. auratum, L. speciosum, L. leucanthum, L.henryi, L. regale, L. sargentiae, L. longiflorum, and L. martagon Division 9 Consists of any true lilium species All the best, Paul Machado On Wed, Jun 10, 2020 at 6:02 PM Bill Richardson via pbs < pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > 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/… > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…