Hedge bought on a whim-any advice?

Update!

O.k., it's been almost a month and this stuff has been in my 40g tank with some other plants and snails, no substrate except for the cup or so of potting soil I threw in originally. Been throwing some fish food and dog food to feed the snails and the hedge looks just as good as it did when I bought it. I saw the pic in Foster&Smiths and it looks like the same thing. So last night, I put it in my main tank. Didn't seem to have any roots, just the white strings along the stem.
So far so good...???? We'll see.
 
I don't think so. After all the bad news I discovered, I really expected it to deteriorate so really didn't watch it closely.
 
It's done! The stuff deteriorated over the weekend. Just for "FYI sake" I wanted to conclude the thread. Thanks again for all the advice!
 
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