"sherm" wrote
MadCow wrote:
sherm writes
I have a black flower bed and would like to be one of the first to get
these bulbs here in the u.s.a.

ISTR anyone who sent you plants from here would have to get them
officially inspected and given a health certificate (and I'm sure our
government charges for it) and you'd need an import licence.

Importing Plants, Seeds, and Bulbs into the U.S.A.
The importation of plants, seeds, and bulbs into the United States of America
requires that the shipments be accompanied by an official phytosanitary
certificate issued by the country of origin. Failure to have a phytosanitary
certificate will result in the plants, seeds, or bulbs being returned to the
sender or being destroyed.

You may need a USDA plant import permit as well. This is certainly true for
plants, and it helps in the case of seeds and bulbs. Permits are issued free of
charge upon application. Go to http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ppq/ for more
information.

as i understand it you do not need to have them inspected there, it only
speeds things up for me in customs here to have them certified before
sending. the problem is not in export but rather in importing things.
sherm

Found this at http://www.shieldsgardens.com/info/ImportExport.html :
Importing Plants, Seeds, and Bulbs into the U.S.A.
The importation of plants, seeds, and bulbs into the United States of America
requires that the shipments be accompanied by an official phytosanitary
certificate issued by the country of origin. Failure to have a phytosanitary
certificate will result in the plants, seeds, or bulbs being returned to the
sender or being destroyed.

You may need a USDA plant import permit as well. This is certainly true for
plants, and it helps in the case of seeds and bulbs. Permits are issued free of
charge upon application. Go to http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ppq/ for more
information.

Jenny