Rosettes, Bulbs, and Ground Cover Plants
Bucephalandra motleyana
Bucephalandra motleyana
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature22–28 °C
- pH5.5–7.5
- Adult size15 cm
- Difficulty★★☆☆☆
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Araceae
- Origin
- Borneo
- Size
- 5 – 15 cm
- Temperature
- 22 – 28°C
- pH
- 5.5 – 7.5
- GH
- 2 – 12 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★★☆☆☆
- Light
- low – medium
- CO2
- Not required
- Fertilization
- low
- Growth
- very slow
- Position
- attached to rock or wood
- Substrate
- DO NOT bury the rhizome
- Propagation
- rhizome division
Notes: An elongated-leaved Bucephalandra with iridescent sheen. Very slow-growing but hardy.
