How to Mail a Marigold?

My sister is moving to Utah from Alaska and is recieving Marigolds as a mother's day persent from her son. How can she transport them safely. Thank you in advance.

How to Mail a Marigold?
Is she taking them with her by car? plane? or is she going to mail them?





For mailing she will need to secure the root ball and dirt area with a bag. I would suggest the water saving crystals to be hydrated and added to the bag. Then rest the plant can be secured in the box with crumpled paper. Mail it such that the Post Office knows it is a plant and it will have a guaranteed arrival in Utah.





Before mailing you should check the laws regarding this marigold species. Can it leave Alaska? Is it legal to have in Utah? Both states have plant lists which are not permitted for taking from the wild as well as receiving from other states.





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I would think you should be able to carry them on to the plane but it is best to check with TSA first. Just because a plant is legal in one state does not mean it is legal in another. This is how the noxious weeds lists were introduced. Plants don't always have a native predator in the new locale so the legality of transferring plants from one state to another is not based on buying the seeds in the store and planting them. Check with the seed catalogs. You will see many plants that can not be shipped to certain states. Hawaii and California have quite a list. Other states I see a lot are AZ, UT, ID, WA, and OR.