My First Frost Hostas arrived with large roots and some had small sprouts. I watered them well and planted the next day. They grew very fast from little sprouts to plants in just a few days with visible growth everyday. I was amazed with how well they grew and with the amount of roots on each plant. I have bought mail order Hosta roots before and found them to be very slow growing, less growth in two years than these had in a weeks time! They have also out preformed many of my Hostas purchased from nurserys already growing in pots. I am very pleased and highly recommend these.