I bought one of these during the sale in August. I had heard Melanochrysums were really finicky and especially so when theyíre shipped. But for $15 I was willing to take the gamble. The leaf size were pretty small for the full-size specimen, but there were 6 of them. Only one yellowed off after a couple days. It had pretty dang good roots for an imported Philo, and I didnít have to remove very many of them. Itís currently living in moss. This was one of the first plants in my order to give any new roots, both soil and aerial, and itís the first (and only, so far) to put out a new leaf! For that, I think itís worth it despite the smaller size.