Posting Salvia plants internationally?

[Infinite I]

Hello folks a friend of mines was wanting me to send him a Salvia plant, only problem is im in the UK and he is in Vietnam. I have a couple of cuttings and just recently potted 4 cuttings. Im wondering does anyone have experience of sending Salvia plants in the mail? I know salvia can survive some difficult conditions but being shipped half way around the world with no light? Thoughts advice or expereinces posting plants would be great. cheers

 

[jamie]

Id guess it depends on how fast you can ship it. I have never shipped it anywhere but I have ordered it a few years back and it took at least a few days if not more..it was yellow on arrival but was able to bring it back..I would suspect a rooted cutting would be able to survive longer..then again they seem to like less light before they root so...

 

[Infinite I]

This is what im not sure of, sending a plant or a cutting. I read bad things about sending a cutting. Doubt it will work its a long way away and I sent some crystals to the US the other week, it took 3 weeks after them telling me it would take a week. Im sure the US postal service is more efficient than the vietnamese tbh cheers for the info fractal

 

[rOm]

I was ask also this for a salvia cutting or plant, now make me think a rooted plant cut on the base will survive and grow from roots again eventually. these plants are sensitve but want to live. i might try that but am afraid of the mail getting lost like it happened sometimes.
hard to send sally in such conditions really.