My dragon's breath box arrived looking like it had gone through the trash compacter, but the plant inside only had minimal damage to the leaves. I've had this plant for 2 weeks or so, and it's unfurling a new leaf! For an alocasia, this plant is extremely hardy. Shipment during the winter and cosmetic damage to a couple of leaves didn't disturb it at all. I know other alocasias that would just wither away at the thought of traveling to the other side of a shelf.