Mini Succulents, Pack of 5

Such an awesome set! It arrived 1 day early for me and it came in perfect timing for my event. Other brands wouldn’t ship to me although advertised that they would. This brand was packed with care and intention. All the succulents arrived in tact. No bugs and looked beautiful. The plants were perfectly watered and sturdy. Highly recommend!

These plants came beautifully wrapped. I would not hesitate to purchase more. I also thought the price was very good. This picture I added was as I was unwrapping them, so not the best picture, but I think you can see how beautiful the were right out of the packing.

I have ordered succulents online from several companies, but I had a couple of bad experiences with one of my favorites, so I decided to take a chance on Costa Farms. I knew the plants would be tiny, which is ok...but at least one looked more like a pup that had been hastily yanked from the parent plant, and appeared more as half of a plant rather than a whole plant. Still, I could work with that. I know that these succulents go through rough treatment in shipping, so I am also prepared for the possibility of bruised and beaten plants (some of which these were). But that's the risk of ordering online. Half of the plants were dry and the other half were soaked. The dealbreaker for me was BUGS. When I pulled the first plant out of the shipping box, the bugs came out with it. In FORCE. They were tiiiiiiiny, fast-moving insects (they looked like white mites of some sort but not mealybugs--however, I'm not yet an expert at identifying the differences). What I do know is that there should be no creatures of any sort enjoying existence at the expense of plants that I paid for. (And they were a bit on the pricey side.) I tried and tried to get photos of the bugs, but they were so tiny and fast that I didn't succeed. I should have taken a video, maybe. But...I am disgusted. I contacted Amazon, following the directions from Costa Farms, and requested a replacement, so we will see if that gets shipped, and without extra passengers. I am really dreading the pricier succulent from Costa (Whale Fin Sansevieria) that should arrive in a couple of days. I know I should have taken the more cautious approach with a new company, but I just got too excited to wait (this was, of course, ordered before the arrival of the bug infested plants). So if the Whale Fin fails and the replacement tinies (should they be shipped) are unhealthy, that's it for me and Costa Farms. Also, lesson learned: open the box and do initial inspection outside, awayyyy from your house if at all possible. At this point, I am going to be walking them to the next block over and opening them on the street (we live in a cul-de-sac) to lessen my stress that any bugs will find their way to my backyard plants or, far worse, my indoor succulents. I'm just so sad about this! What a huge bummer! Update: the Whale Fin failed, but that's for a different review. The six little replacements, which did indeed ship, also failed. I did remember to open them outside this time. It looked like they had drowned before I even opened the box. NOT because of transit; the box was totally intact and dry, as was all of the paper packing. I met the UPS delivery driver at the door and received my package directly from their hands. I'm not sure who is responsible for packaging Costa plants, but please stop drowning these fragile 2-inch plantlets. Why would you give these little would-be beauties so much water, then tightly package them without giving them any time to dry? I understand that you don't want them to dry and die on their journey, but succulents are far more tolerant of not receiving water than they are of a full pre-packing soak. Most of them were so fragile and wet that they fell apart in my hand. You can see in one of my photos how oversaturated the root system was for that plant. Another photo shows black roots. They are not dark because they are covered in dirt; I worked on this one for a while in search of healthy roots. Finding none, I was forced to throw it away. Similar situation for all. In a couple of cases, just touching the plants caused leaves to fall. I was left with what looked like half or a third of a plant, and a roughly treated one, at that. So disappointing, especially since, from what I could tell (identifying succulents missing most of their leaves is tough), there was some variety among the six, including a couple that I don't already have. On the other hand, there were two that looked like offsets (for example, the aloe in my second order and the haworthia fasciata in the second order). They came with just a few leaves each.

Most of these plants were great, however 3 of them did not survive. One was a rose type cactus and the other two were very weak looking succulants. Otherwise the rest were great!

I have always liked plants of all kinds. I liked the idea of raising succulents; I have been told I have a green thumb! It is a challenge for me to see if I also do with growing succulents in my house! I like the different varieties; they came two days earlier, and I am excited about seeing them thrive!

Pros: Pot was cute, plant was alive. Cons: Barely alive...looks better after two weeks, so we'll see. Biggest issue...plant was not pink as shown, just green. Bought specifically for color. I can buy a potted succulent for 8 to 10 locally. Definitely not worth the price point.

This unique combination came in today. Came with a simple instruction card for watering and light needs. All the plants were in great condition. Purchased 2-3.5 inch. Beautiful succulents. One looked a little worn down but I’m sure it’ll bounce back. Only downside I found with this was they didn’t come labeled so I have no idea what kind they are. I’ll do my due diligence and do some research to figure it out.

Small cute little plant pack of 6! They arrived well packaged and healthy. :)