This plant was packaged very well, but was not 5”, it was 3”, but still a beautiful little plant and very healthy.This would be a perfect gift if you wanted to send it to someone.Wasn't 5" was more like 2" was wrapped in tissue paper nothing plant friendly wasn't worth the money!!This ivy came very well packed, was in perfect condition, and after a few hours after a refreshing "drink" and sitting on a windowsill with indirect light, let itself down and relaxed. It's now been a few days (don't want to repot it too soon) and it is doing well! It's looking healthy and I'm looking forward to watching it flourish!Certainly not as shown. I received a less than 2 inch pot with a shriveled plant that I'm hoping to nurse back to health, but I would not recommend this itemHad ordered from this company before and said that I would be making more purchases and I sure did! I got 2 more plants. The pink one looked a little rough but hopefully will pull through.Plant was so small & many leaves already dried up & off in package. Re potted in one week & plant doing terrible. Dropping leaves like flies! Would never buy from Etsy again. $20.00 down the drain. Very disappointed.The plant was wrapped in a brown bag inside a box with Styrofoam pellets, but the soil had all come out of the planter. I tried potting and babing it, but it still died.