Galanthus phyto requirements
Jane McGary (Sun, 27 Jan 2008 13:45:26 PST)

Regarding obtaining Galanthus, the address of Hitch Lyman's Temple Nursery
has been provided. He does have a good list, but the prices are very high
and he ships plants only "in the green," i.e., in growth, a practice that I
believe arose because Galanthus bulbs, when stored dry, often deteriorate.
It is, however, quite feasible to ship the bulbs dormant in late summer, as
long as you keep them slightly moist (I use very slightly moist vermiculite
in plastic bags -- I think plastic didn't exist when the "in the green"
rule was made).

I think the requirement for a CITES certificate is usually applied by Dutch
shippers not to each variety, but to each genus involved in a shipment, so
one certificate should cover all Galanthus ordered. At least, that was my
experience, and I paid $50 per genus.

It might be useful for those interested in Galanthus to collate a list of
the species and varieties they're growing in their country, such as the US
or Canada, and set up an exchange that didn't involve national borders and
CITES.

Jane McGary
Northwestern Oregon, USA