Hi jblaschke-

There seem to be several pretty knowledgable P. growers on ebay-if you enter 'passiflora vine' or 'passiflora plant' in the search, you can then go their ebay store to see what they offer, or contact them directly. I've seen P. Amethyst there quite often, but don't know exactly what they are selling.

Peter

Here is a link that might be useful: ebay passiflora

Are you sure your looking for Amethyst and not Amethystina? Amethyst really doesn't produce fruit and if and when you do have luck doing so, they are usually empty. Amethystina on the other hand is a true species and will fruit but you usually have to hand pollenate it.
Mark

You know, I thought that "Lavendar Lady" and "Amethyst" were the same thing. However, I checked in my "Passiflora" book by Ulmer and MacDougal, and it says that "Amethyst" is the old variety, and "Lavendar Lady" is a hybrid developed by Patrick Worley in the 80s. Just FYI. Amethyst will set fruit, but Lavendar Lady won't, apparently.
I got my "Amethyst" plant from Logees, you could try there. Mine hasn't flowered yet, so I don't know if it's mislabeled, but you could give them a try. Also, there's an auction on eBay right now.

Here is a link that might be useful: Logees Amethyst

Go To Logee's they have a good Selection; the Stores Like Lowes & Home Depot never label the passionflowers Correctly; I have been buying them from their for years; and I don't think I ever got one that was labeled correctly. The nice thing about buying in these types of stores; is that you get good, large plants; I usually try to find the ones that need a little help; or just don't look as nice as the rest; I then get them to mark them down 50%. And I know I can always get them back especially when their in Gallon Size Pots and have a good Root system.

There are a few good nurseries online where you can get Amethyst; try Logee's and I will post the other nursery I have to look it up on my old computer.

Thanks for the comments. I replied last night, but my post seems to have vanished into the aether.

Yeah, Worley really screwed with people when he released a hybrid that looked almost exactly like Amethyst, and then went and gave it a long-standing synonym for Amethyst as its name. I really wonder what he was thinking?

And I have since found an Amethyst--at least, I believe it to be one. All the identifiers match the specific descriptions, although the only real fool-proof distinguishing feature seems to be "If it sets fruit, it's an Amethyst."

And thanks for the suggestion of Logee's. I've been looking through their selection and my checkbook is itching something fierce!