As usual they come flattened out & takes some time to fluff. Quite a few stems coming off base, take your time or you'll pull leaves flowers off when arranging. They can simply be pushed back on, so not to big a deal. In the end you have a nice variety of flowers that look good in a vase. I'll be using these on front step pots & they look very real from a small distance. Had I paid more attention, I would have gone a different route since although the mix is pretty I wouldn't have planted real ones of these varieties together. Good ourchase overall