With a bit of a shimmy and a shake - and a gentle bend here and there - it came to lush fullness right out of the box.  The colors and shades are accurate enough to fool the eye, even upon the closer inpection of a double take.  I completed the illusion by nestling the pot into a terracotta dish to catch the flow-through from the years of watering to come.  I can smell the ocean.  Really.