Could someone please tell me a company that could arrange for some of my house hold plants to be shipped to Florida USA. I know the plants have to have a phytosanitary certificate, however these are very old plants that used to belong to my Grandmother so they cannot be bare root. The plants i wish to ship a few Christmas cactus, a Hoya plant, Bearded Iris, and a wedding rose ( not sure what variety it is, but my grandmother called it either a june rose or wedding rose as family tradition is to give part of yours to your daughter or daughter in law at their wedding). I know that some plants are prohibited in Florida. But since my fiance can find Christmas cactus, hoya and bearded iris for sale at shops i know these are not prohibited. I understand roses do not to well in Florida but i plan on keeping the wedding rose in its current large pot rather then putting it in the soil. I have tried to get information about how to go about legally taking my plants to the states, but i was wondering if anyone knew of a nursery or company that can handle all of the process for me. I have heard that border guards have distoryed plants when people try to take them across the boarder. Given these some of these plants are 60+ years and sorta family heirlooms i want to know the best way to go about getting them to Florida.
You can bare-root all of those. You should be looking to see what the USDA requirements are and attempting to meet those yourself. Florida will also have its own hoops to jump through. If you are told at some point you simply cannot bring a particular kind of plant in, regardless of what approach you take then you are stuck with leaving that plant behind. The tropical plants and iris may not have many restrictions but the rose could be a hot potato. If it is a named cultivar - and you know or learn later what that cultivar is - then there is a high likelihood that another specimen purchased later in the states would be the same clone, effectively making it the same as bringing in the same propagule you currently possess. Unless it is an older cultivar having come to be represented by more than one clone over time or a cultivar that consists of more than one clone for other reasons. Depending on the details of the situation you could be looking at hundreds of dollars and perhaps months of time (as in post-entry quarantine) before the operation is fully completed - even without engaging a commercial party to assist you. And for the moment, anyway, I can't think of what kind of operator there would be to do this for you, or how a business becoming involved would be an improvement over learning what to do and doing it yourself.
Hello, Since we live in Canada, you must look at his from our perspective. During the long weekend you can check out the info at: www.cleanplants.ca On Tuesday when the offices open again, you can contact Hedy Dyck-Industry Development Manager (Nursery, Garden Retail and landscape) of the BC landscape Nursery Association at 604-575-3505 hdyck@bclna.com She is the go to person for information like this and will be able to direct you to the right companies to assist you. Also check out our website at www.bclna.com Good Luck
Thank you for all your information. I had an idea that it would cost me, a $200-$300 per plant to get them to the states, but given these plants are at least 60 years old and where willed to me by my grandmother i wanted to try everything in my ability to take them with me when i move.
I would suggest contacting the USDA if you have questions about specific types of plants: http://www.aphis.usda.gov/plant_health/permits/faq/plants4planting_faqs.shtml Which is where I found the following question regarding houseplants: Q. Can I bring my house plants with me when I move from Canada to the United States? A. Yes, in most cases. For further information contact the Canadian Food Inspection Agency for certification of the plants. Canadian Food Inspection Agency http://www.inspection.gc.ca/plants/...-certificates/eng/1299872808479/1299872974262 Good luck.
