The only issue I've had with the plants isn't at all the sellers fault. However it seems my local mice or rats have taken a liking to eating these guys. Got so bad I bought Tom cat brand poison to save the plants. I'm a organic purist too so for me to break down and buy literal poison is super rare but I like these plants. Guess it's a testament to their nutritional value and or medicinal value. Tried several natural "poisons" to stop them but nothing worked and they had gotten too smart to get caught in traditional snap traps.