Ordered 7/18/19 and got it today (7/24/19)...It is beautiful (3 stems) lots of leaves..... No caudex showing yet, so will return as the caudex shows....to give more for the review........so far it is great.
I didn't realize how delicate this plant is when I ordered it in Phoenix in July and when I took it out of the box it looked a little wilted and sad from being shipped in the heat. About half the leaves were browning probably from the heat, and I didn't have high expectations but I figured it was my own fault for buying it in the middle of summer. Over the first week I took off several leaves, cut one whole vine (out of 3 coming from the soil), and pruned other little pieces of the plant as it withered. There's not a lot of care information for this plant so I just put it under a grow light for 12 hours per day and near a humidifier that runs for 8 hours at night and I water it when dry. It's been about four weeks and I can't believe the transformation. Every little leaf node where the leaves fell or had to be pruned now has a little cluster of 3-5 leaves. It is growing so fast! The leaves are bigger every day and I have been loving watching this thing grow, especially because I thought it wasn't going to make it.
I have really enjoyed this plant and its unique caudex. After receiving it and allowing it to grow on its own for a while without training it the vines got really long, but slightly out of hand. I cut it back pretty severely and it grew again within a very short amount of time. I decided to train it on a little trellis and it has grown really well. I decided to cut it back again as the leaves were looking pretty upset and dropping. I gave this plant 4/5 stars because I only wish there was a more detailed description of plant care. Otherwise, it has been a really interesting and unique plant.