I was hoping to get these ginger plants for the garden in my Hawaiian home. I have 2 homes, one on the mainland. I had first ordered 4 different plants and, based upon the indicated time of arrival, they would arrive while I was on island. Well, the merchant unilaterally decided to send then early, so I wasn't present when they arrived. When I arrived, they had been sitting in the package on my porch for 4 days. They are very fragile anyway, but these were also now wilted. I planted them but they all died. I returned to the mainland, then came back to Hawaii ... this time, because they are so fragile, I ordered just a pack of roots, again, relied on the asserted time of arrival, but, alas, they arrived late and after I had again left the island. SO, the lesson here is they are extremely fragile, and one can't rely on the merchant's representations regarding shipping. For me, I'm done with this merchant and will go somewhere else.