Costa Farms Money Tree Live Indoor Plant, 10 Inches Tall, Pachira Aquatica Bonsai-Style Real Plant, Pet-Friendly Real Houseplant in Decorative Pot, Desk or Office Decor Gift

UPDATE: I reached out to Costa about the horrendous state my plant was when it arrived. They were kind in their response, and immediately sent out a replacement plant. It arrived yesterday, and it is in perfect condition, save a couple of (expected) broken leaves from shipping. It's fully alive and well, and looks waaaaaaay better than the first plant I received (which continues on its death march - I'd hoped the small part that appeared still alive would fight to live, but alas and alack, it's continuing to die off). I am VERY happy with the replacement plant, it looks very healthy (no brown leaves, no funky smell) so I'm very confident it will continue to thrive. Major kudos to Costa's guarantee - they do indeed honor it, so for those that have also had the bad luck of getting a bad plant, be sure to reach out to them and they will make it right. Changing my rating to 5 stars. Thank you, Costa! Original Review: Disappointed that the money tree arrived half dead and sickly. Half the leaves are shriveled - but not dry shriveled like they were out of water too long, but wet shriveled like they were kept in the dark with too much moisture for too long, if that makes sense. The healthiest of the leaves were broken clean off. The plant overall looks super sad and definitely not good. I reached out to Costa to find out what my options are since this is not returnable to Amazon, but Costa supposedly has a guarantee. I've gotten radio silence on their end. Not happy. Will revise this review if I ever hear from them on this fiasco. I bought 3 plants at the same time from Costa - the other two are perfect, this one is the problematic/dead one. Such a bummer!

The money tree arrived today in perfect health. It is beautiful. when you unpack it, it easiest to open the top and bottom of the box while over the sink and raise the box. Gently remove the paper protection and plastic around the bottom. The plant is pet friendly, but it is always best to pet proof the dirt by placing river rocks over the dirt. If you use polished stones check to make certain that don't have minerals that could be harmful to the plant or cat. Water your money tree roughly every 1–2 weeks, but only when the top 2–4 inches of soil are dry.

Over the past 10 months, I have purchased 3 Money Tree plants (in Jan, Apr, Oct of 2025) AND ALL HAVE DIED! Furthermore, I have purchased a total of 14 plants and trees through Amazon (and in some cases The Home Depot). All grown by and shipped directly from COSTA FARMS. Unfortunately, with the exception of two plants (one of which is still struggling), ALL HAVE DIED WITHIN WEEKS OR A FEW MONTHS OF ARRIVAL. Please note that I have successfully maintained healthy houseplants for over 40 years, so this experience is unusual for me. The plants from COSTA FARMS always arrive looking beautiful, pretty much like the photos used on the Amazon site above used to sell you the plant, but soon after arrival, they begin to deteriorate—losing leaves and declining rapidly. I suspect this may be due to intensive fertilization during cultivation. Then go into shock once they leave the facility at COSTA FARMS which leads to their death. Notably, the plants never COMPLETELY die within the 30-day return window, making it difficult to claim a refund. THE PHOTO I HAVE PROVIDED OF THE MONEY TREE WAS TAKEN LESS THEN 30 DAYS AFTER IT ARRIVED AT MY HOME. IT LOOKED LIKE THE PHOTO ABOVE ON THE AMAZON SITE TO SELL IT WHEN IT ARRIVED. And disappointingly this is also EXACTLY what the 2 previous Money Trees did soon after their arrival after being grown and shipped directly from COSTA FARMS. Unfortunately for the first 2 I missed the Amazon 30-day return window because I wasted time following COSTA FARMS instructions trying to save the plant. So I was out the high cost of the plant. So, BEWARE, if you purchase a plant through a vendor that works with COSTA FARMS and that plant or tree is shipped directly from COSTA FARMS and you notice the plant or tree showing signs of decline within the first 25 days, I HIGHLY recommend based on my numerous and repeated personal experiences with COSTA FARMS plants and trees, that you begin initiating a return or refund request immediately because your plant or tree will die soon. Otherwise, you risk losing both the plant and your investment. My attempts to resolve these issues directly with Costa Farms have repeatedly been unsuccessful. They consistently refer me back to the third-party vendors (Amazon or Home Depot) and have refused to replace or refund any plants, citing their policy. I am therefore convinced that COSTA FARMS is just running off of SCAMMING CONSUMERS. I have talked with them directly numerous times and NOT ONCE have they been willing to replace their unhealthy plants. They hide behind the 3rd party vendors (Amazon and Home Depot are 2 I have used) that they go through so they can successfully SCAM THE CONSUMER and refuse to accept responsibility in any way. They have always REFUSED to replace or refund my $$$ claiming it's their POLICY to make the consumer (me) request refund through the 3rd party vendor (Amazon in this case. Home Depot in other cases of mine). Fortunately, this time I was ON TOP OF THE RETURN WINDOW and as it was now obvious my Money Tree was definitely dying – I requested my REFUND within the 30-day refund window with Amazon. But I did talk with COSTA FARMS first – who again REFUSED to stand by their product. Based on my repeated negative experiences, I advise caution when purchasing plants supplied by COSTA FARMS online. I’m convinced that despite following all care instructions and having a long history of successful plant care, I have been disappointed multiple times with plants from COSTA FARMS. Another disappointing plant that I recently purchased and is currently dying (I purchased through The Home Depot - but was grown and delivered to me directly from COSTA FARMS) is the Boston Fern. It started shedding its leaves off the vines immediately. I’ve successfully grown Boston Ferns for the past 25 years. But there is nothing I can do to help this one. (I’m providing a pic of this Boston Fern too for your reference. It was DOUBLE this size when it arrived at my home approx. 45 days ago from COSTA FARMS). It is definitely dying. I again called COSTA FARMS (today 11/17/25)- which finally prompted me to leave this REVIEW regarding many of their plants because of the FACT that they are ONCE AGAIN refusing to stand by their poor-quality plants and are refusing to replace or refund me the high price of it. Citing their company policy, they instructed me to contact The Home Depot for the refund.

I tried canceling the order when I realized it would not be coming on the expected date since I would be working all day and didn't want it sitting on the front porch in a box for 8 hours. I wasn't able to cancel, it did sit on the front porch for 8 hours, and when I opened it, it was so nicely packaged and looked absolutely amazing coming out of the box. There were some bugs on it but I'm assuming it's from sitting outside all day. There were two large handle holes, also used for air, on the sides, which had me relieved. I've never ordered a plant online until recently and wasn't sure what to expect. I did do my due diligence on researching what plant to order from Amazon from all the reviews and found this one to be the best and I wasn't disappointed. There are some brown spots and white spots on the tree but I'm hoping they'll go away over time. As long as it doesn't die. It's my first plant in many, many years for a reason. I simply couldn't make them last. I'm hoping to turn that around with this one as I'm a strong advocate for the environment and want to do my part in helping it. I'm also hoping this is a start to large garden one day. Regardless, point being, it's an incredible plant as you can tell from the pictures. The packaging was extremely well done and the plant arrived in great condition. The only complaint I have is the pot that it came in. Sure it's nice looking but it has no drainage holes. The pot itself also is much smaller than what I feel is described. I bought another pot online, an 8" self-watering pot for $14, and it looks great in it. I wanted to buy a slightly larger pot anyway to put the plant in to give it more room to grow. From what I've read these plants can grow pretty large, given the space to, and the time, many years for sure. Also, while I was repotting the plant, first time doing that also, they were all connected at the bottoms by a rubberband that I decided to cut off to better get the old soil off to replace with the new one and also I just feel like that would potentially hold it's growth back. It definitely looks healthier than it's first few days. Now that it's been out of its box a bit longer and given fresh air and sunlight. However, today's the first day that I repotted it and I'm hoping I didn't mess anything up. I have a small room, with some roommates, and I'm going to make sure my room has enough air circulation by keeping a window fan in the windowsill blowing all throughout the day with my door open. Room can get a bit stuffy at times. When winter hits I may need to get a humidifier for my room also. For $32, I can't say that it's not worth it, especially for someone who doesn't own a car (all about that environment-friendly life, to the best that I can). The packaging is surprisingly exceptional, the plant itself is beautiful, it arrived a day or two later but that's not a big deal for a really nice plant. I would just like to see them ship plants in a pot with drainage holes, especially self-watering ones. It may cost a bit more, or a bit less, who knows, it would just be really nice, or at least being given the option to. 5/5. Great plant, great company, and again, I really cannot say enough how great the packaging and delivery were, along with how beautiful the plant is. If it dies, it'll definitely be from my end but I'm definitely going to do everything that I can to make sure that doesn't happen. It's also actually five of them intertwined, which seems pretty obvious when you think about it but I didn't, and didn't notice it until I was repotting it. Love this plant. Buy it. Just buy it now and support this company.

My Money Tree is very lovely, in perfect health, I won’t buy from any other seller besides Costa, when you receive a plant from Costa loves and really cares you can know the plant in the box has been carefully grown and the package is well packed.

The leafs of the tree were over saturated and wilting due to the amount of water the shipper added in soil however as expected since they had no knowledge of when the package would be received by customer. Had to do some pruning to avoid rot, other than that the pot, and quality of my tree are in solid condition. Now it’s just managing to keep the oversaturated soil in the indirect sun so the tree has a chance to recover from its journey to me.

First picture is the day I got it, second picture shows the new growth after 1 month (seemed leggy but just be patient!!), and the last picture is after 1 year!! Same pot, didn’t change the soil at all, didn’t trim anything. Thoroughly soak whenever the top 3 inches are dry, let it drain from the holes. I did put some rocks in the bottom of the decorative pot to slightly elevate the inner nursery pot so it could drain a little better. At the 1 year mark however I did notice one of the trunk stems had rotted, it was mushy. In the photo the rotten stem is there (I hadn’t noticed yet) but because it was rotted there were no leaves on it, so this is still how full the tree looks missing one stem! I must have done something wrong considering it lasted a year, not at all the shippers fault. I think it was maybe the soil - It had gotten weird where the edges would appear wet but the middle was staying dry still. At that 1-year mark when I removed the mushy stem, I completely removed all of the old soil (was afraid of the possible rot lingering in there) and I re-potted into a chunky mix of fox farm ocean floor, perlite, and orchid bark. Happy to report there was NO band or tie under the soil, which is perfect. Will update in another year!

Very late review. Purchase was in 2023. Paid around $60 for what I thought was a decent tree woke up the next day and the leaves were all wilted. Not too long after that all the leaves fell off and the whole tree died. I don’t know if it was something I did or didn’t do but maybe something happened in transport because every plant I bought died just not as rapidly. Will probably purchase again

This plant is already sprouting new shoots. Arrived healthy and looks good.

The are very few leaves on the plant, and smaller than the picture , not worth it

The plant is beautiful and arrived in good condition.

I got this plant just 4months and few days ago. I followed all the instructions that came with the plant. Infact I even downloaded the app that came with it. The leaves died gradually. This is very disheartening. Please potential buyer, be guided. A piece of advice.

I recieved the plant. The packaging was nice and secure, however, the plant looks like it has some kind of disease already. There are spots on the leaves, and many leaves are dried with yellow tips. Some branches were broken (maybe during the delivery). I was so disappointed as the plant does not worth the money I spent ($106)!! I contacted the seller and he simply said this is what it is and just cut off the damaged/dried leaves. I saw many good reviews about this order thats why I trusted it but when I saw my plant, I was very unhappy and regretful. I'm not even sure if the plan can make it with this condition and I have to throw it out after some time... unpleasant experience.