Forwarding/Sending plants from online stores or nurseries (Europe)

[stephanos_petrou]

Hi everyone,
Does anybody know of any way i can have plants forwarded/sent from their country? I wish to purchase some plants i have found from online stores but they will not send to Cyprus, even though we are in the E.U. Most of the time they don't even bother to answer my requests for info on why they don't send to Cyprus or when they do they say it either takes too long or is to expensive. I especially want to order from Italian and Dutch web stores. If anybody can help me or offer me a better solution i will be grateful.
Best regards,
Stefanos

[msk0072]

See this webstore
https://www.canarius.com/en/
They send to Cyprus for sure

[stephanos_petrou]

Thanx, will have a look.

[Hil]

Most stores don't ship live plants abroad, but there are quite some suppliers of seeds that do.

Live plants, roots or cuttings:
https://flora-toskana.com/en/
http://frutalestropicales.com/en/
https://www.canarius.com/en/
https://backyardlarder.co.uk (small site for perennial vegetables)

Seeds:
https://www.nickys-nursery.co.uk
https://www.jungleseeds.co.uk
https://www.chilternseeds.co.uk
https://www.baobabs.com
http://www.rarexoticseeds.com
http://www.tradewindsfruit.com
https://www.samenchilishop.de
http://www.weberseeds.de
http://www.rareplants.de
http://www.sunshine-seeds.de
http://tropengarten.net
http://seedgardenofeden.nl
https://www.onsseeds.com
http://b-and-t-world-seeds.com
https://www.worldseedsupply.com

The only one I have experience with so far is samenchilishop, seeds arrived by air a few days after ordering. They are currently being soaked 

[lebmung]

Which plants do you wish to order?
The cost by airplane to Cyprus is high and most plants might die by the time they arrive.
If you order from Italy expect for your package to be broken and plants to be dead. Italy has the worst shipping service in the world. Their handling of packages is the worst. Also they charge a lot. I had orders from Italy and all came damaged.
I suggest you take a plane and put the plants in baggage,  this is what I do sometimes.

[stephanos_petrou]

Thanks for the help everyone. I am most interested in the finger limes but also many others. I have found many Italian stores with great variety but unfortunately i have not found one to deliver to Cyprus yet. Lebmung i have thought about  so and i am planning to in the future. Being  impatient i want one as soon as possible .

[Hil]

Frutales Tropicales from Spain, which ships abroad, currently has only one variety of fingerlime for sale.
According to their website they are working together with a farm from Australia (http://www.caviarvegetal.es/en/) to make more varieties available in the future. They look amazing, but apparently there hasn't been an update on it since december 2015.

[lebmung]

Thanks for the help everyone. I am most interested in the finger limes but also many others. I have found many Italian stores with great variety but unfortunately i have not found one to deliver to Cyprus yet. Lebmung i have thought about  so and i am planning to in the future. Being  impatient i want one as soon as possible .

A grafted finger lime like 30 cm high in a 12 cm pot costs around 45€ plus shipping by EMS 35-40€.
I think it's quite expensive, just my opinion.