https://nativeyardatlas.com/tags/seed-import/ Recent content in Seed-Import 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> https://nativeyardatlas.com/find-and-source/canadian-native-plant-shipping-import-questions/ Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://nativeyardatlas.com/find-and-source/canadian-native-plant-shipping-import-questions/ <h1 id="can-canadian-nurseries-ship-native-plants-across-borders">Can Canadian nurseries ship native plants across borders?</h1> <p>Sometimes, but a seller’s checkout option does not establish that a plant or seed may enter the destination country. “Native” describes an ecological relationship; it does not decide shipment eligibility. Before ordering, identify the exact commodity and check the current route requirements.</p> <h2 id="build-a-shipment-fact-card">Build a shipment fact card</h2> <p>Write down the scientific name, seed or live-plant form, plant part, soil or growing medium, source country or regulated area, destination, intended use, quantity, and route. A change in species, origin, medium, or destination can change the result. Ask the seller who obtains required documents and who handles inspection, but verify the answer with the authority for the destination.</p>