Yeah, that's what I"ve decided don't order from them again!! Thanks for tip Barath, how's Southern Ca. treating you!
Great so far -- not quite settled yet, so everything is in containers, but growing much faster. Hoping to plant my collection of fruit trees and vines in the ground soon.
As for Passifloras, I managed to get P. laurifolia to flower outdoors here this summer, but it didn't set fruit despite hand pollination. (The vine is about 5 years old with a thick and woody trunk, in a 40 gallon container. I had been growing it indoors in the bay area.) I think P. nitida is closely related, but I don't know if it is easier or harder to fruit. P. laurifolia is the best passionfruit I've eaten (had it in Maui) but it's considered strictly tropical. I'm still working on tracking down seeds of P. popenovii which is its highland relative.
Of course Mike's passionfruits probably are even better, and maybe someday we'll get to try some of those types here.