Read a lot of the reviews and honestly I took a chance but was prepared for the worst. My mom received 75 long stem roses. They were not all the exact same length, however, that was stated in the details of the product. They were all within 1-2 inches of each other. As stated. She followed the instructions of cutting the bottoms of the stem under water and they all lasted 7 days or longer. The color was exactly as described give or take diff lighting conditions on each persons lap top or cell phone. We ordered yellow-with reddish orange tips. They were delivered to Florida. Not sure if this makes a diff in terms of freshness. Only negative, they arrived with no food packet. Just add about a teapoon of sugar to the water. And change water often.