I got some on eBay that came in smelled horrible and melted after planting. In a five days it started growing new leaves and looking good. I left town for 10 days and no one fed the fish my pacu cleaned it out unfortunately. I was really looking forward to see its progress when I got back. They were Like 10 plants for 10.00 shipped and I got plenty of extras. Seller was in Alabama showed them in aquariums but I’m sure they were wild collected which is likely better to adapt to your pond.