https://nativeyardatlas.com/tags/planting-restrictions/ Recent content in Planting-Restrictions on NativeYardAtlas.com Hugo en-US Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://nativeyardatlas.com/native-status-and-provenance/buying-plants-and-seeds-across-us-canada-border/ Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://nativeyardatlas.com/native-status-and-provenance/buying-plants-and-seeds-across-us-canada-border/ <h1 id="buying-plants-and-seeds-across-the-uscanada-border">Buying Plants and Seeds Across the U.S.–Canada Border</h1> <p>For a cross-border order, identify the exact item before relying on a seller’s shipping statement. Plant-health admissibility, CITES trade controls, and permission to plant at the destination are separate checks.</p> <p><img src="https://nativeyardatlas.com/native-status-and-provenance/buying-plants-and-seeds-across-us-canada-border/cross-border-checks.svg" alt="Three distinct checks for a cross-border plant order: import requirements, CITES if the taxon is listed, and destination planting restrictions." loading="lazy" decoding="async"></p> <h2 id="gather-the-shipment-details">Gather the shipment details</h2> <p>Write down the scientific name, live plant or seed form, every named seed-mixture component, country of origin, ship-from country, destination, intended use, quantity, and lot information if available. If you are buying seed, note whether it is represented for propagation. In Canada, CFIA guidance includes propagation seed attached to materials such as seed tapes, mats, and lawn-patch mixes, as well as pet-grazing pots and microgreen seed. Identify the actual species or crop kind; a marketing name such as “catgrass” is not a species name.</p>