We definitely got a more immature specimen of this plant, but we can't complain because of how many leaves this little guy has! This plant did alright with shipping, there was some leaf damage but it's mostly the roots that you gotta worry about, and this plant's roots are delicate. We had more issues with root rot after the first 24hrs of soaking this plant, then we did when it arrived. Either its roots dried out more than the other plants or it reacted poorly to the liquid fertilizer added to the water. Since then it's been recovering in a pot of plain old distilled water and been doing well. Based on our experience we would recommend keeping a close eye on this plant's roots and treat them a little more delicately than some other types of philodendron.