Just as an update. H & R plants arrived Wednesday as usual. Ordered Thursday, pulled and packed, picked up by FedEx on Monday, they called me with a tracking number and said plants will be there Wednesday! Sure enough, Wednesday 1:51pm they arrive fresh, securely packed and 9 of the 23 are in bud or spike!
In my experience, they are simply the BEST.
Total bill for 23 plants, shipping and handling, $215.